Don't Get Done, Get Dom (car related)
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Hilarious. 'Not fit for purpose'. When will these consumer goons stop playing this card.
Fair play to BSM Newcastle for fixing a problem that wasn't there though. They're one of the better dealers around these parts (their Sunderland branch is utter dog s
t in every respect, however)
I own a 1.0 Corsa with the same engine as the one in that wife's car and I have the same 'symptoms' but I just put it down to me buying a cheap car with a gutless engine.
Fair play to BSM Newcastle for fixing a problem that wasn't there though. They're one of the better dealers around these parts (their Sunderland branch is utter dog s
t in every respect, however)I own a 1.0 Corsa with the same engine as the one in that wife's car and I have the same 'symptoms' but I just put it down to me buying a cheap car with a gutless engine.
Just watched a recorded DOM .This time it was on windows. OK, the lady didn't get her shutters taken into account, but she must have realised that swivel windows and internal shutters are a no no . She was complaining that she would have problems tilting the windows to clean them. Mrs WM? suggested the lazy Bucket lady just went outside with a bucket and chamoise.
Yodafone said:
I remember been give one of these as courtesy car, it had 10 miles on it, used it to go to Nottingham and remembered sitting at 70mph on the A34 and losing speed on the hilly sections, they are so under powered, had to drop to 3rd on some parts!!!
So arguably they're not fit for purpose.NPI said:
TRUENOSAM said:
Having worked in a few dealerships I can say this happens very often.
I even had to paint the brake disc bells and calipers on one customers vehicle. Totally f.o.c as the threaten a letter to head office or the press etc
Do dealerships routinely give in to threats like that?I even had to paint the brake disc bells and calipers on one customers vehicle. Totally f.o.c as the threaten a letter to head office or the press etc
EuroFighter said:
LOL.
Depending on her driving style the 1.2 might be better economically. But, like you said, she might write to Dom to complain about that!
With the 1-litre, your constantly 'ragging it' to get any power out of it so the stated 55mpg realistically will not be achieved. Many people (probably like the woman on TV) assume that small engines always have the best fuel economy, but this is not always the case.
I had a Kia picanto 1.0 as a long term courtesy car in the early 2010. I would have preferred a mid 90s Corsa as it would have been a significantly better car in all respects. The Kia was so slow, built like a pug 205 and was thirstier than the Octavia Vrs I owned. I've never wheel spun a car so much ever and as I was given it dirty it wasn't cleaned at all during the time I had it.Depending on her driving style the 1.2 might be better economically. But, like you said, she might write to Dom to complain about that!
With the 1-litre, your constantly 'ragging it' to get any power out of it so the stated 55mpg realistically will not be achieved. Many people (probably like the woman on TV) assume that small engines always have the best fuel economy, but this is not always the case.
Edited by EuroFighter on Tuesday 22 April 18:37
Back to the show: no way would the dealers have swapped the car if they hadn't gone to the BBC. The look of anger on the husbands face when he realised they were f
king idiots was priceless. They should also rename Escape to the Country to Rich, Retured (or retiring) and Retarded. There was a couple on there recently who f
ked about looking at houses that were circa 1.2M, not too far from their current place and had to have a lawn for croquet. The result: "we like our own house but would like more land around it but thanks anyway". Currently watching this pile of st on I player.
The car featured throughout as being 'unfit for purpose' blah blah blah was white. When Littlewood went to the house of these numb-nuts the Corsa parked on the drive was silver.
Why?
What did they originally buy? A silver Corsa or a white one?
Also the wheels shown on the cars featured as being the 'wrong car' were alloys in one shot & cheap stty wheel covers in another somewhat goes on?
Anyway. The numb-nuts freely admit that they didn't do any research, they dont know what they test drove & yet they get a new car?
The mind boggles.
t on I player.The car featured throughout as being 'unfit for purpose' blah blah blah was white. When Littlewood went to the house of these numb-nuts the Corsa parked on the drive was silver.
Why?
What did they originally buy? A silver Corsa or a white one?
Also the wheels shown on the cars featured as being the 'wrong car' were alloys in one shot & cheap s
tty wheel covers in another somewhat goes on?Anyway. The numb-nuts freely admit that they didn't do any research, they dont know what they test drove & yet they get a new car?
The mind boggles.
NPI said:
So arguably they're not fit for purpose.
The thing is they are not really designed for journey's like that, as around town it was ok, just got to remember to change gears later and use more gas.To be fair to it, it did start to feel better when it was run in but still needed foot flat on the floor steep inclines on the A34 to not lose speed.
I put 1500 miles on it in that week, really teachs you to keep momentum and plan which I never had to do in something with almost 5 times more power, so in a ways it makes you a better driver.
I'd suggest a lot of folks on here never drove a Rover Metro 1000. It talked the talk, till it hit a few thousand RPM, when it reverted to it's elder relative BMC engines and farted. Change up and it was like a 1960 derv engine. I hired one once ,and then next time I hired same class got a Micra. What a difference. It reved ,it went.
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