Alpine Part Supply
Discussion
well my car has now been at the (Alpine Approved) body shop for a month, no clue as too when the required parts will be available (front bumper \ wing and intercooler frame). This has made my decision about keeping the car at the end of the 2yr PCP (that will be a no from me, assuming it will be fixed by then!). Great cars but badly let down by a s
te company.
I've notified the finance company that THIER car is now off the road, what are they going to do about it.
te company. I've notified the finance company that THIER car is now off the road, what are they going to do about it.
It's maddening isn't it. The car has been in production at least 7 years and they haven't really changed it at all, so why are parts in short supply.
I hear similar stories about my current car, a MX5 ND4, and they've been knocking those out for 11 years or so.
Are the manufacturers making savings by building cars but not making sure that there are parts available for failures, accidents etc?
After the Alpine and before the Mazda, I had a Bigster and the forums were full of people who's new cars had spent more time in the service centres than on their drives.
OK, it's a brand new vehicle, only been around a year, but still......
I hear similar stories about my current car, a MX5 ND4, and they've been knocking those out for 11 years or so.
Are the manufacturers making savings by building cars but not making sure that there are parts available for failures, accidents etc?
After the Alpine and before the Mazda, I had a Bigster and the forums were full of people who's new cars had spent more time in the service centres than on their drives.
OK, it's a brand new vehicle, only been around a year, but still......
Sign of the times these days, especially for lower volume manufacturers. I own a Giulia QV too and part lead times for Alfa are terrible. Alpine specific parts will be longer lead times too, but at least there are shared Renault/Nissan parts.
Unless you own a BMW etc who hold a lot of stock in country due to their high sales volumes, delays are unfortunately to be expected. Add in supply chain challenges combined with cost pressures, it’s not a surprise.
Unless you own a BMW etc who hold a lot of stock in country due to their high sales volumes, delays are unfortunately to be expected. Add in supply chain challenges combined with cost pressures, it’s not a surprise.
Naturally_aspirated said:
Sign of the times these days, especially for lower volume manufacturers. I own a Giulia QV too and part lead times for Alfa are terrible. Alpine specific parts will be longer lead times too, but at least there are shared Renault/Nissan parts.
Unless you own a BMW etc who hold a lot of stock in country due to their high sales volumes, delays are unfortunately to be expected. Add in supply chain challenges combined with cost pressures, it s not a surprise.
A few years ago the aluminium plate under the oil sump off my Z4 3.0si needed replacing. It took months to get a replacement. I was told there weren’t any in the UK or Europe. Unless you own a BMW etc who hold a lot of stock in country due to their high sales volumes, delays are unfortunately to be expected. Add in supply chain challenges combined with cost pressures, it s not a surprise.
This was a few years after the model has gone out of production.
10 years from now I dread to think what it will be like finding A110 specific parts.
SpudLink said:
Naturally_aspirated said:
Sign of the times these days, especially for lower volume manufacturers. I own a Giulia QV too and part lead times for Alfa are terrible. Alpine specific parts will be longer lead times too, but at least there are shared Renault/Nissan parts.
Unless you own a BMW etc who hold a lot of stock in country due to their high sales volumes, delays are unfortunately to be expected. Add in supply chain challenges combined with cost pressures, it s not a surprise.
A few years ago the aluminium plate under the oil sump off my Z4 3.0si needed replacing. It took months to get a replacement. I was told there weren t any in the UK or Europe. Unless you own a BMW etc who hold a lot of stock in country due to their high sales volumes, delays are unfortunately to be expected. Add in supply chain challenges combined with cost pressures, it s not a surprise.
This was a few years after the model has gone out of production.
10 years from now I dread to think what it will be like finding A110 specific parts.
Safak said:
L1OFF said:
I think 10yrs is optimistic, more like 5 if were lucky.
I know it s not easy, but maybe a French entrepreneur will eventually start producing aftermarket Alpine specific parts. I hope we'll not end up seeing discussions about donor cars to source parts.
Although I don't think the insurance company would wear that.Im not one for moaning but the Alpine is the newest car I've owned & never had a problem with parts supply before. Currently 2 months into a (infinite?) Wait for a suspension arm. MOT has expired so I cant even use it.
What ive ended up with is a very expensive cobweb gathering ornament.
What ive ended up with is a very expensive cobweb gathering ornament.
LarJammer said:
Im not one for moaning but the Alpine is the newest car I've owned & never had a problem with parts supply before. Currently 2 months into a (infinite?) Wait for a suspension arm. MOT has expired so I cant even use it.
What ive ended up with is a very expensive cobweb gathering ornament.
This kind of issue for a car that is relatively new must be worrying for current A110 owners? I was considering buying one but this plus all the various build quality and reliability issues has completely put me off. What ive ended up with is a very expensive cobweb gathering ornament.
wax lyrical said:
This kind of issue for a car that is relatively new must be worrying for current A110 owners? I was considering buying one but this plus all the various build quality and reliability issues has completely put me off.
You can find threads like this on all car forums. They’re brilliant, don’t let a few posts about issues put you off as it doesn’t necessarily represent the experience of all owners.Naturally_aspirated said:
wax lyrical said:
This kind of issue for a car that is relatively new must be worrying for current A110 owners? I was considering buying one but this plus all the various build quality and reliability issues has completely put me off.
You can find threads like this on all car forums. They re brilliant, don t let a few posts about issues put you off as it doesn t necessarily represent the experience of all owners.Gassing Station | Alpine | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff