Are all Fiat garages the same?

[sikersh]

Hi,
I recently bought a Punto GT, its had its Timing belt & tensioner replaced at Fiat Thames Motor Group in Slough just before I bought it, thing is I'm up in the North (Oldham) and my belts making a funny noise. I have the invoice and it was done within the last year, so would I be able to take it to ANY Fiat garage in the UK to get it fixed? Theres a few near me so I'd prefer to go there than try and drive it to slough

Si

 

[jimboy]

Hi,
I recently bought a Punto GT, its had its Timing belt & tensioner replaced at Fiat Thames Motor Group in Slough just before I bought it, thing is I'm up in the North (Oldham) and my belts making a funny noise. I have the invoice and it was done within the last year, so would I be able to take it to ANY Fiat garage in the UK to get it fixed? Theres a few near me so I'd prefer to go there than try and drive it to slough

Si

take it back to the original garage. or do the most obvious thing and phone them

 

[sikersh]

take it back to the original garage. or do the most obvious thing and phone them

I would take it back to the original garage but its in Slough which is about 250 miles away, I don't want to drive a car with a dodgy cambelt that far the petrol will cost £120 too in a GT, I may as well get a garage here to fix it! I'll ring Fiat near me on Monday and see what they say.

 

[Hellcat]

There any reputable specialists in the area? Surely having the job done or checked will be reasonable price on a GT?

 

[bassy-alex]

the petrol will cost £120 too in a GT

No-way - you must be exagerating? or paying far too much for your fuel...

 

[dan-the-man]

£120? wouldn't cost no where near that much in my 20mpg car, do you have a trail of fire behind you?

 

[Jai]

even the tub would only need about £50 for the roundtrip.....and she drinks like george best and ollie reed at a jack daniels party

 

[Dobby]

she drinks like george best and ollie reed at a jack daniels party

PMSL!!!

 

[Renegade_8]

Don't bother with Thames Fiat, get it done locally by someone who knows what they are doing. Thames did the camshaft belt on my Tempre TD and the Marea, they will not be doing any more. I already posted about this in here.

 

[jug]

most fiat garages will bleow to a chain (reg vardy for example). if you get the car looked at by a different dealr who is par tof the same chain where the original work was done, you'll have no problem. other fiat dealers wont honour the warranty for a different chain, thats like returning some pepsi bought from asda to safeway, yes they both sell pepsi but they arent the same company.

 

[mountainmachine]

other fiat dealers wont honour the warranty for a different chain, thats like returning some pepsi bought from asda to safeway, yes they both sell pepsi but they arent the same company.

exactly!