trissybabes
New member
Hey all
I'm new here (as you've probably guessed) and just thought I'd pop in and say 'hi'.
I just bought my first bog standard Cinq Sporting at the beginning of September and have had great fun with it - cheap to run and insure etc.
Couple of q's though.
This week, the battery light has stayed on while the engine's running. It's not as bright as when you first switch the ignition on, but it's definitely staying on all the time. There's no probs with the battery, i.e. seems to be charging okay, not flat when I come to start next day, all the electrics are okay.
I wondered if anyone here had seen a similar problem - I've read on Car Survey.org that a few Cinq's had a problem with alternators and I wondered if that was my problem. BTW - the alternator belt seems correctly adjusted and nothing looks to be disconnected from the alternator. (I also had some warranty with the car, so if you reckoned it needed replacing, now would be the time to do it!)
Secondly, any ideas about the lack of a rear wash? It wipes okay, but no water. The water is pumping okay from the bottle under the wing (I had to trim and replace the perished pipe after it disgraced itself on the drive), so the water's leaving the bottle, but just not reaching the back windscreen. Is there a known trouble spot for this? I can't see any wet spots under the car when I've tried to use the rear wash wipe and it's definitely not getting to the back of the car, as I've disconnected the pipe near the tailgate just to see if anything splurged out...
Finally, I read the strand here about the insurance prices some of you guys had.
Eye watering doesn't seem to be enough.
I got my insurance from www.elephant.co.uk (I'm a 29yo male living in Cornwall - fully comp insurance (protected) and it set me back £210. - pop over and have a look).
Cheers all - I look forward to popping by very regularly!
Tris
I'm new here (as you've probably guessed) and just thought I'd pop in and say 'hi'.
I just bought my first bog standard Cinq Sporting at the beginning of September and have had great fun with it - cheap to run and insure etc.
Couple of q's though.
This week, the battery light has stayed on while the engine's running. It's not as bright as when you first switch the ignition on, but it's definitely staying on all the time. There's no probs with the battery, i.e. seems to be charging okay, not flat when I come to start next day, all the electrics are okay.
I wondered if anyone here had seen a similar problem - I've read on Car Survey.org that a few Cinq's had a problem with alternators and I wondered if that was my problem. BTW - the alternator belt seems correctly adjusted and nothing looks to be disconnected from the alternator. (I also had some warranty with the car, so if you reckoned it needed replacing, now would be the time to do it!)
Secondly, any ideas about the lack of a rear wash? It wipes okay, but no water. The water is pumping okay from the bottle under the wing (I had to trim and replace the perished pipe after it disgraced itself on the drive), so the water's leaving the bottle, but just not reaching the back windscreen. Is there a known trouble spot for this? I can't see any wet spots under the car when I've tried to use the rear wash wipe and it's definitely not getting to the back of the car, as I've disconnected the pipe near the tailgate just to see if anything splurged out...
Finally, I read the strand here about the insurance prices some of you guys had.
Eye watering doesn't seem to be enough.
I got my insurance from www.elephant.co.uk (I'm a 29yo male living in Cornwall - fully comp insurance (protected) and it set me back £210. - pop over and have a look).
Cheers all - I look forward to popping by very regularly!
Tris
