John_K
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OK, so I know I'm not technically a Ulysse driver any more (but that's only because you can't get them in America without paying somewhat over the odds to get them imported), but I did have one for over a year in the UK, and had my (un)fair share of problems in the beginning also....
As people have said in numerous threads though, the experiences we see reported here are no different really to those experienced by other car owners.
As an example, below is a sorry tale from my brother in law who has just had to change his company car.....
As people have said in numerous threads though, the experiences we see reported here are no different really to those experienced by other car owners.
As an example, below is a sorry tale from my brother in law who has just had to change his company car.....
We too have had a change of car. The VW was taken back and we now have a Ford Mondeo Diesel Estate 2.0TDCi 130 Ghia. It's more economic than the VW, has a 6CD changer player, which isn't ejecting the CD's and hopefully will be replaced tomorrow. The rear passanger door has decided to stop opening from the inside so a new handle is also being fitted tomorrow!
When it was delivered a few weeks ago (with 39 miles on the clock) the driver said that there was a slight knocking noise coming from the back. We had a look at the back and thought it might be the spare wheeel cover. However when we took it out for a test drive the slight knock was an almighty banging noise of metal on metal. He called the lease company who sent the RAC out to us very promptly. He found that a huge bolt connecting the subframe to the body had sheared its head. He fitted a temporary replacement. The car was collected by the supplier and given a thorough check, fitted with a proper Ford part, and returned a few days later.
Since then the aforementioned faults have also occured and tomorrow will be the third time the car has had to go back.
It's a pity because apart from this we are pleased with the car. Being a company lease car we did not have a choice, it had to be Ford or Volvo and as we need to tow the caravan our choice was further limited within the price range. Hopefully all will be well after tomorrow.
Having said all that, I'm pleased to say that the only problem I've had with my current car so far is a CD player that didn't like playing certain CDs and that has since been changed under warranty.When it was delivered a few weeks ago (with 39 miles on the clock) the driver said that there was a slight knocking noise coming from the back. We had a look at the back and thought it might be the spare wheeel cover. However when we took it out for a test drive the slight knock was an almighty banging noise of metal on metal. He called the lease company who sent the RAC out to us very promptly. He found that a huge bolt connecting the subframe to the body had sheared its head. He fitted a temporary replacement. The car was collected by the supplier and given a thorough check, fitted with a proper Ford part, and returned a few days later.
Since then the aforementioned faults have also occured and tomorrow will be the third time the car has had to go back.
It's a pity because apart from this we are pleased with the car. Being a company lease car we did not have a choice, it had to be Ford or Volvo and as we need to tow the caravan our choice was further limited within the price range. Hopefully all will be well after tomorrow.
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