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Offline leigh_harty

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Re: Successful roadtrip - not so sucessful purchase !
« Reply #30 on: 05 September 2011, 19:18 »
Its not got a failing flywheel or there abouts has it?

A work mate had (key word here) a facelift vectra on a 07 plate and went through 4 flywheels in about 6month. Warranty didnt cover him for the last one.. £1000+ bill over xmas isnt good.

Needless to say he got rid and now drives a mondeo that works.
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Re: Successful roadtrip - not so sucessful purchase !
« Reply #31 on: 05 September 2011, 19:25 »
DMF are a nightmare on any car! couldn't you have done the conversion?

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Re: Successful roadtrip - not so sucessful purchase !
« Reply #32 on: 05 September 2011, 19:31 »
DMF are a nightmare on any car! couldn't you have done the conversion?

When I spoke to him he said there wasn't one.  :undecided:
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Re: Successful roadtrip - not so sucessful purchase !
« Reply #33 on: 05 September 2011, 19:33 »
That's a nightmare. Hope you get it sorted and it starts to fulfil its primary function as a car and not a money pit.
I hear only horror stories about the DMF wheels/ clutches and g/boxes in those and how much of a pita they are to get out from the taxi guys.


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Re: Successful roadtrip - not so sucessful purchase !
« Reply #34 on: 05 September 2011, 19:34 »
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Re: Successful roadtrip - not so sucessful purchase !
« Reply #35 on: 05 September 2011, 19:34 »
egr valves are common on these aswell to go think there was a recall on them as a mates astra was done free

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Re: Successful roadtrip - not so sucessful purchase !
« Reply #36 on: 05 September 2011, 19:37 »
That's sh!t :sad: How has the dealer washed his hands of these issues? :undecided:
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Re: Successful roadtrip - not so sucessful purchase !
« Reply #37 on: 05 September 2011, 19:44 »
Is Rhys going to be compensating you?

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Re: Successful roadtrip - not so sucessful purchase !
« Reply #38 on: 05 September 2011, 19:55 »
Is Rhys going to be compensating you?

For what?  He bought it  :rolleyes:

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Re: Successful roadtrip - not so sucessful purchase !
« Reply #39 on: 05 September 2011, 19:58 »
And you can all stop laughing now  :kiss:

No point rushing into this 'stopping' malarky.  :grin:

I understand the Polo's still OK?  :lipsrsealed:

Polo may be sold now  :lipsrsealed: (probably should have kept it!)  :laugh:

Hope the Fectra doesn't give you any more sh*t and yes i was too p155ed to really remember about it until now!