Garage Tried it On!!! Caught Them Out

#21

Colin Wilson wrote:

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I had a catalogue of problems (in all fairness the majority were
probably dealer inspired), and I got shut after 6 months as the stress
was causing me health problems.

Christ. It's just a bloody car, and a cheap one at that.

It wasn`t cheap to me at the time. Not everyone has several grand at
their disposal at the drop of a hat - I certainly don`t - and a few
years more down the line, i`m still living on my overdraft !

Sure. So am I. I contract hire because I don't have several grand to
blow on a car and I think buying one several years old on finance is
even dafter than just paying for the depreciation on a new one with a
warranty. I've dealt with a LOT of shit in my life, and I assure you, a
crappy new car (I've had a couple) has never been sufficient for me to
claim that the stress was causing me health problems. I honesly have
never heard something so daft in my life.

Eating badly, not taking care of yourself correctly, abuse, personality
disorders, abusive behaviour from other people, intense pressure from
work and home... I guess these can be valid causes of stress.

A crap car?

No.

Richard

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#22

Colin Wilson wrote:

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LOL, when you phone Fiat customer support you get through to Italy
now, and they don't give a shit.

I had a similar experience with Shitroen over a lemon AX, reg. L682TKD

Hmmmm... from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citroen

" André Citroën's originally Dutch language family name was Citroen-meaning
"lemon", as one of his grandfathers was a lemon seller ("limoenman") on
Amsterdam's street markets. An old-fashioned nickname for Citroën cars is
Citron (lemon, in French)."

Of course, they have a chinese JV making the Citroen Fukang.

http://www.citroen.com.cn/CCW/citroe...onVN?model=FK1

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#23

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I honesly have never heard something so daft in my life.

We all deal with problems differently - I just deal with them badly :-}

It got to the point where I dreaded driving it because I didn`t know if
i`d actually get to my destination.

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#24

On Mon, 3 Oct 2005 03:10:03 +0100, Colin Wilson <void (AT) btinternet (DOT) com>
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We all deal with problems differently - I just deal with them badly :-}

Ah but you may have dealt with some of Richard's well. Such futile
comparison are childish nonsense. Congratulations on not risnig to
the bait. :-)

Andy

#25

Tim S Kemp (news (AT) timkemp (DOT) karoo.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :

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Of course, they have a chinese JV making the Citroen Fukang.

I have a Chinese brochure (in English) for the Fukang 988 - a ZX-wivva-
boot.

It's full of references to "the Fukang car"...

#26

"Adrian" <toomany2cvs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

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Colin Wilson (void (AT) btinternet (DOT) com) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they
For a "lemon", that '93 AX10 has only fallen out of use this year... Last
tax disc expired in May 05.

How do you get that info?

#27

Dave Griffs (dr.clayton(no spam)@talk21.com) gurgled happily, sounding
much like they were saying :

Quote:

For a "lemon", that '93 AX10 has only fallen out of use this year...
Last tax disc expired in May 05.

How do you get that info?

If you know the make :-
www.vehiclelicence.gov.uk -> Vehicle Enquiry.

If you don't know the make, go to the RAC's website first, log in (don't
need to be a member to set up an account) and check what car the plate
belongs to there.

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