DON'T use this dealer [non-FIAT]

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DON'T use this dealer [non-FIAT]

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Well the garage i want to DISSAUDE your forum usrs frm using is :

CENTRAL MOTORS
ST GEORGES ROAD
GREAT YARMOUTH
NORFOLK
NR30 2JT

AVOID AT ALL COST!

I live in the pub next door and purchased an R reg cinq from him with 80K on the clock and paid £350 he told me it had dents and dings but was a greta car. being a neighbour i took his word and paid (maybe ovet the odds im not sure? ) within 2 months here are a list of the problems i have found/encuntered:
Fuel Tank was rusted through (I got blamed - not sure how 2 months of driving can rust through a tank)
N/S F + R shocks/springs gone
O/S R shocks gone
O/S R spring snapped
GLASS SHARDS under the read seats EVEN THO car has never been broken into whilst in ownership.
Dodgy Alternator
Clutch cable snapped ( Can happen any time)
half switches and buttons do not work
Rear wiped motor is defective.

I asked him what he ws going to do about this and his response was sold as seen! If i had died through the defects im sure the courts would have taken a dim view.! THEIR VEHICLES ARE DANGEROUS! UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES BUY FROM THERE.

I am 19 and have never kerbed or abused the car in terms of bumps and obstructions so i cannt be held for suspension errors. the wiper motor never worked. the aerial (despite being small) was never replaced even tho he said he would do it onc ei bought the car.

I have not got millions of pounds on my money tree and have lost out i assume. i want to save people in my situation from the same scenario :)
 
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I paid £310 for a n reg sx with 105k, a busted cv joint and rusted through back arch.

Gotta remember that it is a 10 year old car that only cost about 5k new! And above all else its only a fiat so it aint gonna last forever!!!!

You got a good deal mate!
 
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MODS please can this thread be retitled, this is not a Fiat dealer at all, and people could get confused if navigating to last post.
 
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£350 for an r reg cinq with just them few bits need doing, tis a bargain :)

:yeahthat:

C'mon, what do you expect for £350? Even from a backstreet dealer you'd be lucky to get heap with a few months MOT for that price.

All those things you mention are wear and tear consumables that most ten year old cars would need replacing at that age. You have a great opportunity to sort it out and make a nice little car :)
 
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this garage is well known for selling dodgy motors, has done for years.
every town has got them, theres one or two more in great yarmouth.

is the cinq still runnin?
 
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This is stupid, when you buy a car for £350 you should expect all them problems (and more)
 
At that price it's not going to be in the best condition, Didn't you have a test drive?
 
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