adriancole
Sunday 18th June 2006, 10:22
Am now a very happy camper with my T5.
After the initial purchase i had a few niggling problems, which peeved me a bit esp as it was a dealer bought car.
ETM failed, no aircon, loose steering feeling, not as much power as i though / remembered, handling all over the show, crap brakes.
Though looks wise the car is stunning with an immaculate interior.
Back and forth over the last few weeks to said dealer i bought car off resulted in only marginal improvement, though i did end up with a new ETM.
Fed up i decided to take it upon myself to get the car good and am now claimimg most back through the solicitors and courts under the Sale of Goods Act.
Car is now running very peachily....
Add strut brace, new droplinks and the handling been transformed, now it handles more like i thought it should, stearing much tighter through the twisty bits, next i feel is to have less roll and keep the car flatter without loosing the comfort of the ride.....
Also the exhaust, added a new stainless TME catback, whilst a bit noisier pootling round town, it has liberated the top end and the car feels rather more savage in hte acceleration at higher revs.....much more like a turbo now.....
Brakes, new disks and pads all round, and a new caliper on one rear side.
Braking now brilliant.
Also feeling much more confident in its day to day running, all hose clips replaced as well as new hoses where needed.
Brighter bulbs transformed night time driving experience.
All need to do now are the wheels and touch in the stone chips and the car will be totally fantastic.
Thats my storey up to this point in my first two months of ownership
After the initial purchase i had a few niggling problems, which peeved me a bit esp as it was a dealer bought car.
ETM failed, no aircon, loose steering feeling, not as much power as i though / remembered, handling all over the show, crap brakes.
Though looks wise the car is stunning with an immaculate interior.
Back and forth over the last few weeks to said dealer i bought car off resulted in only marginal improvement, though i did end up with a new ETM.
Fed up i decided to take it upon myself to get the car good and am now claimimg most back through the solicitors and courts under the Sale of Goods Act.
Car is now running very peachily....
Add strut brace, new droplinks and the handling been transformed, now it handles more like i thought it should, stearing much tighter through the twisty bits, next i feel is to have less roll and keep the car flatter without loosing the comfort of the ride.....
Also the exhaust, added a new stainless TME catback, whilst a bit noisier pootling round town, it has liberated the top end and the car feels rather more savage in hte acceleration at higher revs.....much more like a turbo now.....
Brakes, new disks and pads all round, and a new caliper on one rear side.
Braking now brilliant.
Also feeling much more confident in its day to day running, all hose clips replaced as well as new hoses where needed.
Brighter bulbs transformed night time driving experience.
All need to do now are the wheels and touch in the stone chips and the car will be totally fantastic.
Thats my storey up to this point in my first two months of ownership