General Ouch!

[widemouthfrog]

The depreciation of the new/newer car will always make it the more expensive to run. Then you've also got to factor in the interest on any loan taken out to by the thing. The candle gets burnt at both ends.

Look at it this way - if houses were like cars (i.e they lost around 60% of their value 3 years after buying one) would you ever buy a house?

 

[slobo]

Be a shame to get rid of her.






Divorce costs can be high. :slayer:

 

[momoe]

Slobo, thought never crossed my mind! Till now!

She's now gone and slipped one every so gently between the ribs by taking the kids to see a Citroen C8 with remote sliding doors, my kids are 8, 6 and 4 and it's blown them away!

I'm now between a rock and a very hard place. I've researched the car and it's a practical, good value 7 seater, nothing definitive to say it's not a good car.

Citroen forums are pants compared to the Fiat forum, although I've only just started looking trying to get some feedback, seems to be all whinging owners whose cambelts have gone at 65,000 miles and 6 years. (Citroen say 10 years and 100,000 miles - I wouldn't go beyond 5 years on the same belt as belts are a damn sight cheaper than engines)

 

[widemouthfrog]

Have you tried driving one? Very disapppointing. Like sailing through a vat of warm custard.

Lots of electrical gremlins too. Don't be drawn to the dark side, momoe :nono:

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Why a C8? Aren't they a rebadged 2nd gen Ulysse

 

[slobo]

She's now gone and slipped one every so gently between the ribs by taking the kids to see a Citroen C8

Oh well, if she is paying for it, I suppose she has the right to choose.


My missus gets to pick what newspaper we read.

 

[momoe]

Dealer was a bit economical with the truth (and a bit of a lazy f#*kwit to boot), I managed to get hold of the original owner through the t'internet and a few dozen phone calls.

Car had a chequered history, several things wrong with it and I suspected something had happened after the original owner sold it on as the reg. plate changed to a personalised plate and than back again within two months.
I then found out where the re-registration had place and started ringing around car repairers, 3rd call was the charm and hit on Billingham Auto repairs who repaired it after an accident.

Missus satisfied and Multipla lives, for the moment!

 

[pete123]

Good bit of research momoe. must have taken some time though

 

[momoe]

T'internet is a great source of information, while trying to verify mileage I even managed to find out that one of the garages on the svc history was a bit dodgy.
I found the number but they'd moved, I then used yell.com to find businesses in that post code, called one of them and luckily the guy had answered the phone knew a colleague had their car serviced at the garage, he knew the name of the owner (Kevin Green of K and G autotech, Kintore).
A bit of googling found that he'd been done for misrepresentation which was just icing on the cake, if you're buying a car you don't want bad news.

I'm only working part time so I have got more time than most, but in fairness I was on a mission!

 

[momoe]

It's back!

Only driven 3 miles but it's nice to be back behind the wheel, repairs are good and I got a damn good valet as well!

They've managed to lose my spare alloy which they've acknowledged, so the saga isn't completely over, however considering how well I've been looked after in the Santa Fe the Multipla is still good to drive, good feel and very positive steering.

Photo forthcoming

 

[pete123]

Glad to here it u sound like ur having fun r they gonna replace ur spare wheel

 

[momoe]

They can either replace it or give me a cash alternative, I was lucky enough to get the original assessor as the buddy driver for the delivery driver.

He remembered the spare in the boot and amended the handover document to state Multipla alloy wheel and tyre outstanding.

It's got two new front tyres and looks proper smart.

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb452/mprl58/100_3512_zpsc153d323.jpg

I'm just glad I've got the car back, it was very close to being Cat D'd and if I'd dealt with the 3rd party's insurance company it would have been.
Car hire alone was >£4300 which is just plain bloody ridiculous, new wing, front bumper repair, door repair, paint and two new front tyres plus the collection and delivery, I reckon I could have two decent Multipla's for what they've paid out.

C'est la vie or more properly "E la vita"

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Got any before pic's of the damage out of interest?

 

[momoe]

Fraid not, only took photo's of damage to other car.

Imagine a scraped bumper on the corner and side, a rather flat wing (pushed back so it was against the door) and a small amount of damage to very bottom front corner of the driver's door.
Tracking was well out, steering wheel was about 15 degrees out when steering straight ahead. Damaged O/S and N/S tyres, O/S due to accident and N/S due to curbing it trying to avoid.

The O/S wheel took most of it so relatively little bodywork damage, I'll be monitoring the bearing/drive shaft and balljoints VERY carefully for the next few weeks.

 

[pete123]

Looking good actually looks brand new at least the wheel will be sorted