So I was super excited today getting a lift to a Fiat dealership in Spain 215km north of me to collect my brand new Panda City Life Hybrid.
The car was a new and shiny and well presented.
About halfway back now driving the new car, I realised that the hybrid was not working. I had hired a new Cross and when the hybrid works the white indicator shows on the display.
Here, lifting my foot off the pedal, nothing happens. And the power flow chart shows it’s using petrol only.
By now it’s too late to drive all the way back, so I stop at the dealer closest to me (about 40km) with my new car with only 150 Km now on the clock and in broken English/Spanish try to be explain the issue to someone who only speaks Spanish. They are not terribly interested and make an appointment for them to see them in two weeks time. The selling dealer is not that interested either, now they have the cash and tells me he will get back to me tomorrow if I must take it into a nearby dealer for assistance.
The reason I bought it from a faraway dealer is than no one has stock for the next two months locally and car hire is expensive.
So the question?
Could it just be some minor thing that the dealer didn’t connect at the pre-delivery service?
Is there anything I can do or check myself?
Can I just carry on driving without the hybrid until the first available local appointment in two weeks?
Do the cars get factory shipped with the hybrid battery connected or is something the dealer does?
It’s so frustrating and disappointing that after spending €14500 in cash in Dpain for a new car, it doesn’t work. Amazing that dealerships let a car go out without a full PDI.
Any help, advice, quick fix, ideas, would be HUGELY appreciated!!!
Today is not the happy day I was expecting!!
Oh, and the stop start is not working either but I guess that’s because the hybrid isn’t… I’m not very technical
The car was a new and shiny and well presented.
About halfway back now driving the new car, I realised that the hybrid was not working. I had hired a new Cross and when the hybrid works the white indicator shows on the display.
Here, lifting my foot off the pedal, nothing happens. And the power flow chart shows it’s using petrol only.
By now it’s too late to drive all the way back, so I stop at the dealer closest to me (about 40km) with my new car with only 150 Km now on the clock and in broken English/Spanish try to be explain the issue to someone who only speaks Spanish. They are not terribly interested and make an appointment for them to see them in two weeks time. The selling dealer is not that interested either, now they have the cash and tells me he will get back to me tomorrow if I must take it into a nearby dealer for assistance.
The reason I bought it from a faraway dealer is than no one has stock for the next two months locally and car hire is expensive.
So the question?
Could it just be some minor thing that the dealer didn’t connect at the pre-delivery service?
Is there anything I can do or check myself?
Can I just carry on driving without the hybrid until the first available local appointment in two weeks?
Do the cars get factory shipped with the hybrid battery connected or is something the dealer does?
It’s so frustrating and disappointing that after spending €14500 in cash in Dpain for a new car, it doesn’t work. Amazing that dealerships let a car go out without a full PDI.
Any help, advice, quick fix, ideas, would be HUGELY appreciated!!!
Today is not the happy day I was expecting!!
Oh, and the stop start is not working either but I guess that’s because the hybrid isn’t… I’m not very technical