Evening guys, not forgotten you. Right the sorry saga continues. I wanted to post this on Monday night but I've not been here all week.
Can you guess what the outcome was?????????
Here we go, be prepared for a roller coaster of a ride.
As arranged, I was out Firme Dörge in Osterode at 8am to meet the flying doctor but he wasn't there. We'd had a foot of fresh snow and he was stuck somewhere. I said no problem,when he does get here can you ring me and left them my mobile number. 5 hours later I'd heard nothing and fed up with drinking coffee in McDonalds I drove round there and sure enough he had turned up and they hadn't rung me.
Waited for 10 minutes when one of the workshop bods came into to reception and took the keys off me, drove my van into the workshop and there it stood for 10 minutes. Engine off, alarm on and doors locked.
A further 10 minutes passed and the same workshop employee came back in to reception and handed me the keys and said the message from the flying doctor was that it couldn't be done.
How's that then? I enquired.
He told me (the flying doctor) to tell you (me) that any ECU fitted to any Ducao van prior to 2011 is not reprogrammable and that's it.
I then said, he didn't even look at it.
The workshop bod then replied 'Iknow'
He then presented me with a bill for 30 euro which I then proceeded to rip into a million pieces and throw on the floor with the following comment and of course all in German but here's the jist of it in English.
'If I receive from you guys any invoice,or any correspondence what soever demanding payment you will be hearing from my solicitor'
When I got home I sent a stinking email to Fiat Germany detailing what had transpired (nothing) and unbelievably I got a reply the next morning saying they are investigating but I've heard nothing further yet.
If it wasn't for the fact that I like my Ducato and there's nothing wrong with it (apart from the fact it won't go over 110 kmh in 5th and 6th) I'd have set fire to it and left it in their yard.
Right, I'm
off to McDonalds for a cappocino
PS. Here#the firms detailsin case anyone wants to send them a dead fish or a horses head
http://web2.cylex.de/firma-home/fiat-iveco-transporter---wohnmobile-doerge-_-co---f--w--3576589.html
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