what's the story are they even a fiat dealer? seem to be jap cr@p and American junk when googled
Great that makes me feel even better!
I have put a very brief description in the Qubo forum, I'll bring it over here. Just tip of the iceberg really.
I am wanting to know if there is anything I can do.
This is my post over there
i there
I am really really upset and not sure what to do.
I purchased a brand new Fiat Qubo 1.3 multijet my life 6 weeks ago
I went for the diesel because of the low running costs and £20 a year tax, though obviously paid out more for the car to start with. I told the dealer i only did 2,500 miles a year and that the car sits in the garage most of the time.
When it came it had no spare wheel, which I hadn't been informed of. yes I know there is an inflation kit but they don't always work and thats no good to me if I am on the M6 with a flat and the kit doesn't work. Plus you need a new tyre AND KIT! once you've use d the kit That was bad enough but then we got a warning notice saying the engine needed checking.
Booked it into the Fiat garage. meanwhile, we put the seats back, and on putting them back found the wouldn't click back in. I was horrified as my kids have been in the back of this car.
The garage said that they could see someone had tried to bend the clasps to make the seats clip back in, so they obviously knew about it.Plus surely a PDI should have shown it up?
Secondly the PDF filter was blocked. The guy said the car needs to be driven long distances regularly
We don't do that. The guy who sold it to us knew this. It sits in the garage 5 days a week
So looks like we have spent all that money on a car that is just going to go faulty all the time. The guy at the garage we took it to said that the seller mis-sold us this car that he should have explained the workings of a diesel vehicle. Plus about the spare wheel
The dealer is ignoring our emails and I cannot sleep. We have spent a lot of money on this car and I just don't know what to do. can anyone help please? Just how much driving is required to keep the filter working? Its no point us driving long distances for the sake of it,. It defeats the object of saving money!
Thanks
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