fiatstinks
New member
Is what FIAT really stands for. My wife purchased a bright yellow sporting in 1998 and very proud of it she was too. Within 6 months thiefs had broken into the car (nothing stolen because there was nothing there) but had damaged the locks and creased the door. One re-spray and new locks and £100 from us as insurance excess. 6 months later the same thing. The problem is that with yellow being a translucent colour there are very few bodyshops(ie none)that can match the colour. When one takes into account the fact that the bumpers are (a) plastic and (b) supplied painted to the factory there are now three or even four different shades of the same colour.
More worryingly are the number of major and minor items that have gone wrong with the car in the last 12 months that surely cannot be mileage related: -
Speedo cable (the second)
Washer bottle - at £80 inc labour to replace a ludicrous sum
Electric window motor
CV joint
Fuel tank!!!!!
and all this to a car that is barely 4 years old.
Notwithstanding any warranty issues (the car when bought came with a measley 12 months - they are now 36 months)FIAT UK does not want to know.
FIAT is a poorly financed company that has sadly lost its way (I wonder if it ever knew the way) and one which I will now go out of my way to denegrate.
More worryingly are the number of major and minor items that have gone wrong with the car in the last 12 months that surely cannot be mileage related: -
Speedo cable (the second)
Washer bottle - at £80 inc labour to replace a ludicrous sum
Electric window motor
CV joint
Fuel tank!!!!!
and all this to a car that is barely 4 years old.
Notwithstanding any warranty issues (the car when bought came with a measley 12 months - they are now 36 months)FIAT UK does not want to know.
FIAT is a poorly financed company that has sadly lost its way (I wonder if it ever knew the way) and one which I will now go out of my way to denegrate.