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17th April 2019, 17:32 | #11 | |
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I think we can still consider Jaguar to be a British car in character. At least for now. Ditto Rover 75. Over-engineered, expensive and almost British in character in the case of the CLS. That's my aspiration alongside the Sportbrake XFR-S. |
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17th April 2019, 19:17 | #12 |
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I've found the Rover 75 diesel extremely reliable, but other members may disagree. It's sometimes a case of identical cars performing totally different.
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17th April 2019, 19:44 | #13 | |
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17th April 2019, 19:59 | #14 |
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Some real horror stories above. Spares are widely available for our cars, and compared with many other makes, are cheap. My local independent doesn't mind working on the 75 (just another car) and quotes for labour only 'cos I supply the parts. If you take your car into a garage and just say "Fix it" then I guess you're inviting a large bill.
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19th April 2019, 10:42 | #15 | |
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As for Peugeot, have they got their act together now? Was the quality out of The Ryton factory just not good enough? Is it one of the reasons why it closed?
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19th April 2019, 20:48 | #16 | |
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Just two bulbs and water in the boot during the 15 years I've owned it. ( faults. ) All the mechanical bits are original.---- |
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20th April 2019, 20:45 | #17 |
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I have finally taken my 2001CDT off the road to replace the clutch and fix the starter motor. And for daily transport in the meanwhile, I have bought a 2003 1.6L Megane convertible, for £575. Drives lovely, everything works ( these cars were very reliable, unlike later ones). If it breaks - well it wouldn't be the end of the world. But for now, it's a great way to enjoy the summer sun, it even has a nice cammy rasp and an eager, light throttle, like wife's old MGF!
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20th April 2019, 20:53 | #18 |
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PS The worst thing about modern French cars are the dealerships. I've heard many horror stories of poor service, dodging accountability and warranty claims, and charging the earth for spares and repairs. But I would happily buy a good second hand one, that someone else has suffered all the 'new car' pain with. My last Renault Cabriolet was still running beautifully at 140,000 miles. My big mistake was trading it in for a "reliable Audi diesel", which cost more in repairs in 2 years than the Renault had in the preceding 10!
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21st April 2019, 05:25 | #19 | |
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21st April 2019, 07:28 | #20 | |
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Agreed - the only reason we do not hear about poor Rover dealerships is that there are none. Also, the prices mentioned for French car parts above are nothing out of the ordinary for any car - French, German, Korean, Japanese. It's just that we are accustomed to low prices on our cars. Often for poor quality pattern parts. For reasonable parts prices and general motoring experience, you cannot beat the modern Vauxhall e.g. Insignia, Astra, Corsa.... |
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