Well I spent the thick end of £800 in February having my 65,000 mile stilo JTD brought back to full working order.
It had a stuck egr valve, coked up gubbins, squealing and binding rear brakes and some curious noises from the suspension.
September arrives and it failed the MOT on the suspension bushes, three of which were replaced along with track ends and associated bits for just over £500. I had sort of seen that coming with the report the (different) garage gave in Feb.
So MOT passed and the car, with it's new suspension bits feels amazing, better than new, and returning 58-60mpg on my commute.*
However, the infernal squealing rear brakes are back. My journey from Holmfirth to Manchester Airport is a mixture of roads but as soon as I get on the M60 at Ashton the rear brakes start singing. I can only assume they are binding slightly and reach a critical temperature at this point in my journey.*
Sure enough, when I arrive, the rear discs are too hot to touch.*
Bearing in mind I had new discs, pads and reconditioned calipers back in Feb this is now the third reincarnation of this problem.*
Is the Stilo fundamentally flawed?*
I can't believe I'm supposed to go wire brushing and greasing the pads every few thousand miles.... Am I?
Anyone else have this issue or, better yet, anyone got a silver bullet cure for a once and for all fix?
Any more of this crep and expenditure and I'm trading the yellow beauty (for to be honest its lines still tug at my heart strings) for a new Kia Rio...
And I'm not kidding!
Cheers! Moo
It had a stuck egr valve, coked up gubbins, squealing and binding rear brakes and some curious noises from the suspension.
September arrives and it failed the MOT on the suspension bushes, three of which were replaced along with track ends and associated bits for just over £500. I had sort of seen that coming with the report the (different) garage gave in Feb.
So MOT passed and the car, with it's new suspension bits feels amazing, better than new, and returning 58-60mpg on my commute.*
However, the infernal squealing rear brakes are back. My journey from Holmfirth to Manchester Airport is a mixture of roads but as soon as I get on the M60 at Ashton the rear brakes start singing. I can only assume they are binding slightly and reach a critical temperature at this point in my journey.*
Sure enough, when I arrive, the rear discs are too hot to touch.*
Bearing in mind I had new discs, pads and reconditioned calipers back in Feb this is now the third reincarnation of this problem.*
Is the Stilo fundamentally flawed?*
I can't believe I'm supposed to go wire brushing and greasing the pads every few thousand miles.... Am I?
Anyone else have this issue or, better yet, anyone got a silver bullet cure for a once and for all fix?
Any more of this crep and expenditure and I'm trading the yellow beauty (for to be honest its lines still tug at my heart strings) for a new Kia Rio...
And I'm not kidding!
Cheers! Moo