Hello

[anne_l_Davies]

Hello

I'm new. I live in Manchester (UK) and have an 'N' Reg Fiat Cinquecento. It's called 'Enid'.

I have VERY mixed feelings about Enid. On the one hand, I love her, she's my little baby. She gets me from A to B and from home to work and lots of other interesting places. She's travelled the length of the country with me and, mechanically speaking, has never let me down.

BUT. She has some sort of cosmic link to my bank balance. Any time I ever have ANY 'flesh' in my spending, any money that I could consider treating myself with, she flippin well goes and has some sort of crisis. She churns through tyres like nobodies business. She's gone through two clutch cables in the time I've had her.

And it just seems like every single time it goes wrong there's hassle. No-one ever has any parts in, they all seem to be 'main dealer' or 'special order' only. This means it takes twice as long, and much more money to sort her out. And she's only a little thing, and I need her to get me to work - and I need her to do my work.

I've joined this forum seeking an answer to the latest thing to go wrong with her - I will probably come across as whinging, but honestly, I'm usually quite happy and cheerful, just sometimes my little Enid drive me to tears!

Thanks for reading.

A

 

[dave]

welcome
the cento boys n girls will be along to tell you where to get stronger clutch cables.
this is a good place for bits www.shop4parts.co.uk
what model cinq you got?
are the tyres wearing on an edge or all over?

 

[anne_l_Davies]

It's a Sporting.

The tyres seem to go at the edges more than anything. There also seems to be some sort of issue with 'slow punctures', so there isn't actually a nail in it or anything, but air still manages to leak out slowly over time??

 

[AppleSei]

check tracking and balancing if wear at edges

I have the slow release air on one of my back tyres so bought a new one

The clutch cable is normal for it fail, very poor design on all centos, but at the same time is a cento quirk

Twice brekaing, you are one of the lucky ones!

 

[Helz]

Hello and welcome I had a love-hate relationship with my Cinq when I had one also, was very sad to sell it despite the problems Hope you can get Enid back on track soon!

 

[dave]

if new tyres still leak, they can put a bit of special sealent around the rim

 

[sammiboo]

Hi there welcome to the forum, what part of manchester are you from?

 

[anne_l_Davies]

Tyres - it seesm that if they put weights inside the rim, rather than those metal 'pinchy' things, that the problem ia allieviated.

The clutch cable has thankfully been fixed (it went on Monday night on the way home from work!)

Me - I'm currently in Stretford but in the process of buying a house in Bolton.