SEAT crap man

[millzy]

Well my Seat Leon has gone back to the Dealer for the 4th time

I bought it the week of the Taly national and so far its gone back for

rubbing front calliper- tuns out It was just dirty and a stone stuck
Vibrating front wipers- twice for this
Interior lights not coming on- wiped out all the light and the head lights on buzzer
Fuel tank nozzle corroded and unable to put petrol pump nozzle – this was a 2 day job of striping the tank, rear seat, rear arch, rear suspension and breaks to fit
And now again....interior lights not coming on.

now I’ve been fine with all this and there really good in Cardiff in and out in a day. And I love this car and its my first new one- but the bloody jobs worth I had today wouldn’t give me a courtesy car, so I had to walk to work!! what pees me off more is I just rang now and they where unable to check the car over today...and then asked was I ok with the courtesy car I had....what Courtesy car.

so I now have to walk all the way back to the dealer after work to get a courtesy car that I was intituled to in the fist place.

think I might have some words for the nob jockey I spoke to this morning

[bigred5765]

sounds like a right pain in the ass,

[millzy]

got the miss rubbing it in about her little french car not having and issues

[DCM]

got the miss rubbing it in about her little french car not having and issues

wait till the electrics and stupid stuff starts packing in... then she won't be laughing lol

[millzy]

or when she twat it again in the NCP and I have to fix it

NO do it your self

and while your at it learn to reverse park

[Southwell]

Those interior lights problems sound an awfully close relation to the work you had done :p

[losixxx]

m8
so far on our Brand new focus (bought april) hasnt even done 1000mile's yet

new engine
new radiator
new header tank
2 new alloy's (they had rusted!!!:woot:)
1 new seat belt
new battery

as you can guess im :thumbdown: with ford at the moment

[Southwell]

Ouch lol. How bad are Kias? I was looking at a new ceed which hasnt had bad reviews and 7 year warranty!

[glypo]

That's a shame. SEAT in my limited experience have been awesome. Volkswagen reliability with only the Spanish touching the non-important stuff. Generally nicer (sporty) handling then their VW brothers and much cheaper.

I've had my SEAT Ibiza since new (April 2006) and it's not had a single problem. In fact the only think I don't like is how easily the interior marks... kinda funny as that's the only thing the Spanish done :rolleyes: So my next car with be VW Scirocco, VW chassis and interior there :D

[mark christopher]

m8
so far on our Brand new focus (bought april) hasnt even done 1000mile's yet

new engine
new radiator
new header tank
2 new alloy's (they had rusted!!!:woot:)
1 new seat belt
new battery

as you can guess im :thumbdown: with ford at the momentFord = Fix Or Repair Daily

[Body Paint]

Ouch lol. How bad are Kias? I was looking at a new ceed which hasnt had bad reviews and 7 year warranty!


Yeh, but it'll only be worth 55p in 7 years

I love White Dove. My Skoda had to go back after 3000 miles as the front tyres had worn through to the canvas on the inside knuckle. The tracking was out by a country mile which apparantly was my fault so I had to pay £250 and the cock jockey behind the counter couldn't even tell me what had been done, I had to ring another garage from my mobile in their reception to find out. Probably the same fat twat that messed you about Chris. Think his name was Tim nice but dim.

Needless to say I will NEVER go to White Dove for anything ever again.

[Southwell]

So what do you buy thats well priced, well specced and wont be worth £3.33 in a year?

[PaulRotheram]

vauxhall?

[Northy]

A Ferrari? :woot:

G

[Southwell]

vauxhall?

My uncle bought one and recons he was losing about £200 a month on it :cry:

[dave p hall]

Ford = Fix Or Repair Daily

not wrong with my 95 si fiesta:psweat as a nut:)

[Carver86]

Get a civic type r bought! had one for 2 years and nothing has ever gone wrong. Even went on a 3500 mile round trip round europe in it and it never skipped a beat!

[dave p hall]

Get a civic type r bought! had one for 2 years and nothing has ever gone wrong. Even went on a 3500 mile round trip round europe in it and it never skipped a beat!

that's a nice motor:drool:

[Southwell]

I think this looks like a good deal.

http://www.trade-sales.co.uk/vehicle_summary.aspx?ID=154238

Had a civic, brilliant car, never went wrong but fuel was nuts!

This looks more fun!

http://www.trade-sales.co.uk/vehicle_summary.aspx?ID=152136

[Chrislong]

I love my Focus ST170. Although it has depreciated by 40% of what I paid for it 18months ago - and even then i thought it was a lot of car for the money. Had one issue of rear brake caliper binding which fixed myself. I only had to take to to Ford once for a recall which they completely messed me about with to the point I won't let them have it back to do it.

Bloody government screwing us over on car tax, goes up to £300 asof March 2009. Plus the price of fuel, I only average 30mpg-ish so it costs a fair wack to run.

So im in a dilemma. Keep it, and it costs me more to run than when i first chose it. Or sell it, and then realise the amount it has depreciated - which will probably cost far more than I will ever save in having a far more economical car.

So if you can afford the running costs - something like a Focus ST170, Civic type R or something else hot and petrol (Post 2001 will be affected by the new tax rules) will have depreciated like a rock now. Which is :thumbsup: for a buyer, but :thumbdown: if you made the choice 18 months ago (like me).

[rcracer]

my new ride...its ACE :thumbsup:

http://www.oople.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=14&pictureid=493

[Southwell]

rubbing front calliper- tuns out It was just dirty and a stone stuck


Might be when you did that handbrake turn :woot:

[losixxx]

thankfully my company have changed over to vauxhall for the fleet vehicle's so when the new insignia come's out:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[dave p hall]

my new ride...its ACE :thumbsup:

http://www.oople.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=14&pictureid=493

nice:drool:it's like a big night rider:p:p:p

[phil c]

my new ride...its ACE :thumbsup:

http://www.oople.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=14&pictureid=493
looks nice neil , when do you want it chiping ?

[rcracer]

dont think i will be getting it chipped dude :D

[mobile chicane]

my 18 yr old mx5 starts first time when left for 3 weeks dosent leak and unless I wrap it round a tree isint gonna lose any more money.

its the jap import as well so it has the headrest hair curlers and the motorised compartment for yer clippers ( hairdresser joke )

[MK999]

My flatmate from uni got one of those 1.9 CDTi Astra's as a courtesy car (for a 1.2 Ford KA, decent deal or what? :woot:) and they are indeed a whole lotta fun Southwell, he was spose to come down for the day to meet up and have a look round Reading etc, we ended up driving the Astra around more :thumbsup: Only downside I didn't like much was that it seemed totally gutless at the high end of the rev spectrum, but the low end torque was pretty immense. Personally if anything I've made money on my car, but that's what you get buying a 16 year old Vauxhall Nova and making the flame pink flame red again :woot:

[SlowOne]

Well my Seat Leon has gone back to the Dealer for the 4th time

I bought it the week of the Taly national and so far its gone back for

rubbing front calliper- tuns out It was just dirty and a stone stuck
Vibrating front wipers- twice for this
Interior lights not coming on- wiped out all the light and the head lights on buzzer
Fuel tank nozzle corroded and unable to put petrol pump nozzle – this was a 2 day job of striping the tank, rear seat, rear arch, rear suspension and breaks to fit
And now again....interior lights not coming on.

now I’ve been fine with all this and there really good in Cardiff in and out in a day. And I love this car and its my first new one- but the bloody jobs worth I had today wouldn’t give me a courtesy car, so I had to walk to work!! what pees me off more is I just rang now and they where unable to check the car over today...and then asked was I ok with the courtesy car I had....what Courtesy car.

so I now have to walk all the way back to the dealer after work to get a courtesy car that I was intituled to in the fist place.

think I might have some words for the nob jockey I spoke to this morningIf only everything in life was as reliable as a Volkswagen.... Oh, it is a Volkswagen!!

m8
so far on our Brand new focus (bought april) hasnt even done 1000mile's yet

new engine
new radiator
new header tank
2 new alloy's (they had rusted!!!:woot:)
1 new seat belt
new battery

as you can guess im :thumbdown: with ford at the momentSounds like this car has been stored for a long time before you bought it, as does Millzy's above. Got to be very careful with new car deals at the moment as sales have dropped faster than production, so you might be buying one that's been stored in the open for months...

Ouch lol. How bad are Kias? I was looking at a new ceed which hasnt had bad reviews and 7 year warranty!No idea if they're any good as driver's cars, but I wouldn't buy a car that had to be serviced by a Main Dealer for seven years at any price they chose. Every time you question something they do, or their costs, it'd be "this is necessary to keep up your warranty, sir." And then , at the end of even years...

Yeh, but it'll only be worth 55p in 7 years...I've been screwed over for servicing, and depreciation - ask yourself, would you buy a seven year-old Kia? (Actually, would you buy a three year-old Kia? :D)

So what do you buy thats well priced, well specced and wont be worth £3.33 in a year?Any Porsche - lowest depreciation of any car over the years. Failing that, any Toyota or Honda over three years-old - you know it's going to be good, it's going to cost not much, and it's going to last a long time with reasonable costs.

The fastest way to p**s money down the drain is to buy a new car. My 'RcRacer-car' was seven months old when I bought it, and cost 25% less than list!! :thumbsup:

[Southwell]

Yeah the mrs has agreed she likes the civic, but not the new shape 2.2 litre one :(

[millzy]

No the Turn in the road at EPR was done after they fixed the brakes

and the lights have nothing to do with me, the first time it was a faulty somthing or another this time they think its a fuse

but the blue is gone any way i couldnt live with being on constantly.

What cars you looking at any way Ian, ive had an Ibiza sport 1.4 twice now from white dove, and its pokier than my Leon and dose better MPG, got 43av out of it doing 90 all the way home and a 5r in it last freeking ages.

[Southwell]

Dunno mate. Not sure wether to sell both cars and buy a cheap car or sell one, trade one in for something with a warranty.... Faye doesn't want anything bigger than a leon but i want something with at least some poke in it, but is still cheap to run, tax, insure etc.

[millzy]

Dunno mate. Not sure wether to sell both cars and buy a cheap car or sell one, trade one in for something with a warranty.... Faye doesn't want anything bigger than a leon but i want something with at least some poke in it, but is still cheap to run, tax, insure etc.

Second hand or new?

[Southwell]

Not sure lol. prob second hand

[bretts]

You can get an Astra 1.8vvt SRi on an '07 plate for about £8k ish, or an 1.6 SXi for about £7k ish. from www.thecarpeople.co.uk

[The Hoff]

nice:drool:it's like a big night rider:p:p:p

Err no...