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Becki · Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 5:53 pm Post subject: I am so fed up

I need a rant. My horrid horrid car.

The dashboard went blank, it's digital, can't see a thing. Phoned the warrenty people up, its not covered. Took it to the garage, said they would have it 1/2 day. 3 days later i get it back, it's nneded a whole new dashboard unit it because it's completely burnt out. It's in French. I have to convert KMph to MPH. It's going to renault on Tuesday. The garage I took it to asked renault in the first place if it would need converting and they said no. They have no courtesy car and i'm going to be stuck in Barnstaple all day. To top all that, I've translated a warning message on it and it says it's not reading the tyre sensors. And it's reset the milage back to 0. If they can't fix that (because it's probably illegal) then no-one is going to touch my car with a barge poll.

Rant over, had to let it out, sorry Embarassed

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alison · Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 6:16 pm Post subject:

Asked Ade about the milage and that is correct. You just have to say it had a new dash and the previous milage was .... and it will have to be added on.

TheGirlsMum · Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 6:25 pm Post subject:

My neighbour said he had the same problem with his Laguna so now am abit worried as we have just bought a Laguna estate!!!

Becki · Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 6:53 pm Post subject:

Never ever buy a Renault. Cars are bad, garages are bad.
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kaz · Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 7:00 pm Post subject:

(I loved my Renault)
I think cars of any make can be trouble. Until we could actually afford to get a brand new car with a full warranty we always seemed to pick the 'rogue' second hand ones where if anything could go wrong it would Sad

The first new car we had was an R-reg micra which is still going strong (touch wood) for our daughter on over 100 000 miles (petrol engine).
The next was a renault scenic which I loved - I dislike the ford fiesta I have now Confused

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alison · Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 7:01 pm Post subject:

I love my fiesta!

Becki · Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 7:11 pm Post subject:

I love your fiesta too! I was saying to V, that yours is a L reg and still going strong and mine is a 53 plate and I wouldn't pee on it if it was on fire. I'm begging him to get rid of it.
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Somerset Lad · Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject:

I have a Ford too Ali, an old Sierra Saphire and i wouldn't swap it for a kings ransome, it just keeps going and going. Last MOT. 1 wiper blade, nothing the year before that and so on. Wink

Fits me like a big glove. Wink