Could be, I've just returned to electrical engineering from civils
Sounds like you have found a good un! However if you read back in the threads you will see loads of close shaves with cambelts and aux drive belts changes. the best advice you will get is to get the lot changed-- Both belts, all the idlers and tensioners, and most of all the water pump.-- Then you can toddle up and down the M5 to your hearts content The squeak on start up could well be the aux belt being a bit slack or its tensioner being on its way outWell after almost a year's Croma ownership after a troublesome 6 months with a Stilo MW (EGR valve & skyroof probs) I am a much happier mutlijet owner. Only had to replace Front ARB Anti Roll Bar Sway bar Bushes & Links & driver's door handle and still running sweet after more than 12k miles (service token expired!). Milometer showing 82k on a 56 plate. Now used primarily for a weekly commute to/from the Midlands/South Wales and is just the job for a comfortable motorway cruise. Initially bought to tow a caravan after researching diesel engines I now tow the van with a 2.0 HDI Picasso 90BHP leaving the Croma free for my business use. Slight squeak/whine on start up from a belt but no sign of EGR failure although I am just waiting for the alternator to go. Seen a few more Cromas in the Midlands since starting work in Stafford including a brown/bronze Eleganza and a 2.2 in silver that parks near my office on Eastgate Street by the William Salt Library. About to service and MOT for another year. I have FSH stamps but unsure if cambelt already done so should I be thinking about this now or can I get away with waiting until next year? I am aware of the cons of a failed cambelt but as running so well don't want to waste money unnecessarily. Mry sister's 95 estate (04) Aero running well also as was my mother's Vectra (52) before she traded it for an Insignia (11) so familiar with this secret gem of a GM hybrid!
Anything nice to say about the croma?
Yes - it's being PX'ed tomorrow!
Prepared to be Banned unless the replacement is a Fiat or Alfa. Doubt your budget stretches to a Ferrari
I own my Croma 1.9Mjet 16V built 2008 now more than 4 years. In my opinion a very good car in terms of reliability and costwise. Spacious and powerful. In the last 30 years I drove Fiats, my first one (much longer ago) was a Fiat 850. If you see it now, you can't belief you ones drove such a small car.Yes the Croma has its problems, but no more than any other modern diesel. It has everything I want in a car, including the exclusivity.