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austde · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 44 Location: Yatton/Bristol

In the process of buying a L400 at the moment part exchanging our old faithful L300.( will be missed as she has been very reliable. pump just started leeking a bit was only quoted about £100 to repair by tom days but we decided to have a change and trade in for a newer model).

There was a few thing they had to do to it and the central locking was stuffed so they replaced the lot with all new parts. Can't be bad!

Not collected it yet so will let you know how we get on.

Aust.
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austde · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 44 Location: Yatton/Bristol

H all.
we got our L400 on Friday and it would'nt start.( no fuel in it.)
anyway got home and had a little look round there were a couple of things but nothing major.

On sat morn it would'nt start again, rubbish glow plugs and again on Sun.
I took it over this morning (mon) to get it booked in for the work to be done and I will be tacking it over tomorrow.

List of jobs include:
drivers mirror flapping around(kept in place by cable tye)
fromt ball joints should have been picked on MOT realy!!!!
side door handle snapped nearly hanging off.
sticky light relay (lights get stuck on.)

other than a few things wich I will fix myself she seems a fine machine.

I will keep you posted.

Aust.
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IanFJ · Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 816 Location: Bristol (Nailsea)

Hopefully just teething problems. I'll keep a look out for you locally.

See you around

IanJ
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austde · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 44 Location: Yatton/Bristol

still waiting to get sorted out, I'm glad its not freezing as she would never start.

If it was up to me I would have done the plugs myself by now but I'm not paying out when its still got warrenty on it.
the mechanic at the place is off ill and he probably will be off all week.

I will keep you posted.
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bigbadugly · Joined: 23 Jul 2006 Posts: 22 Location: BRISTOL

Hi Austde,
Surely these faults should have been fixed & a service done prior to the vehicle being offered for sale?
I looked at several of their Delicas back in July. None of them were particularly tidy, most with flat batteries. The best of the bunch was an N reg low top for £5500. When I asked the salesman if he would fix the 5 or 6 faults I had found & give it a service he walked away laughing.
I ended up buying an immaculate N reg Super Exceed from TMP Imports ( Delica World) in Bristol for £500 less. I have since had a pump seal problem that they fixed in a day under warranty with no quibble. Other than that 6000 trouble free miles.
We are selling our other car as it has hardly been used since we bought the Delica. It is now part of the family. Off to the Lake District next week for a break (in the Deli).
Hope they sort your problems & don't mess you about.
BIGBADUGLY Laughing

austde · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 44 Location: Yatton/Bristol

I have to see how I get on when the michanic is back off the sick.
I would rather do it myself but I'm not paying out as its covered on warranty.

glad to here yours is going fine.

Enjoy your holls next week.

Aust.
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austde · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 44 Location: Yatton/Bristol

oh wonderful Sad

the turbo has packed up today.
took the intercooler pipes off and full of oil.
checked the impeller in the turbo and its nacked!

another job to go on the list then.
I also noticed thet the battery has no clamp on it, that is a n mot fallier!
How *beep* it got a ticket on it then?

I'm tacking it over tomorrow (Mon) and dumping it on them.

I still love my new purchase thou.

Aust.
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austde · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 44 Location: Yatton/Bristol

I had no advisery note on it either.
I have put it on the list of jobs to do thou.

I phoned them up this morning and surprice surprice the micanic is ill again but I hopfully may be getting a loan car from them as I Can't drive ours bercause its dumping exhaust gas and oil int the intercooler fro the turbo.

I got to phone back later when the boss from bristol branch is in.

We will see Rolling Eyes

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Aust.
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Mystery Machine · Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Posts: 1837 Location: Bristol

Hi Aust,

I'd be getting on the phone to the Bristol branch to speak to the boss NOW! Don't wait for him to get to Cleeve - if he's in Bristol, insist on speaking to him!

Read through you post here and make a list of absolutely EVERYTHING that has either gone wrong, is broken or is not right about the car.

Mention to them that MOT's have all advisory's permanently logged, so you can find out if any of the 'adviseable' parts were 'overlooked' on the MOT.

Buying a used car from a dealer has the benefit of comeback - and it sounds like you have a lot to come back about.

If I were you, I would be hopping and even to the point of calling trading standards/watchdog etc....don't let them delay getting your motor in order, it is their obligation to do so and you need to remind them of that!

Sorry to go on, but dealers like this make my blood BOIL!! Evil or Very Mad

Best of luck getting is sorted, and if you want - IanFJ, Atric Fox, Jonny B and myself may just have to pay them a visit on our way tp Sparkford! Twisted Evil

(Artic is the skinniest man I know - but BOY has he got an evil nasty vindictive streak! Shocked

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Best of luck,

Bruce.
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austde · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 44 Location: Yatton/Bristol

don't wory mate I have it all in hand.

the bloke is sorting out for me and its over beening done now.
I tend to try the friendly approach first then if its not sorted then the ***T realy hits the fan.

I already know about the trading standards fit for purpose act and all that and MOT stuff.

We will have to see how he gets on Wink

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Aust.
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bigbadugly · Joined: 23 Jul 2006 Posts: 22 Location: BRISTOL

Hi Aust,
Back now from Hols & Xmas shopping.

How did you get on? Did they fix your problems okay? I hope so. There is nothing worse than aggro at this time of year.

Regards BIGBADUGLY Rolling Eyes

austde · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 44 Location: Yatton/Bristol

Hi mate.
Not all the jobs were done to my satisfaction but they were done.
I suppose that is a garage for you, they don't want to spend money do they?

They only did one ball joint as the other three were not bad enough, but in my book if there knocking they should have been done but there you are. :?
I have decided to do the other joints myself.

The glow plugs were very old and rusty so I asked for a new set but no, only got one.
another job for me to replace the other three so they all have same resistance values.

They had the Deli for 2 days and replaced 1 ball joint a mirror and a glow plug. slow workers or what?

nevermind ay leest it was done. . Shocked

Aust.

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UGLY TOO · Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 0:01 Post subject:

Thanks for info stoped a friend from going thire