CDK
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4000 km. without major issues, yet a number of small ones.
The exhaust rubbers were all torn, so the exhaust pipe touched the road on every bump.
The cabin air conditioning did not work, so we had it checked by the Adria/Fiat service in Slovenia. They removed the gas, pulled vacuum for half an hour, filled it again, repeated the whole procedure when they discovered there was no improvement. The 2nd time also didn't help, so they suggested it was either the compressor or the evaporator valve: both items had to be ordered. We declined politely because of the costs and expensive repair procedure but had them replace the rubber straps holding the exhaust.
Half a day later the A/C suddenly started to produce cold air and kept working the whole trip.
The next evening the left headlamp bulb died. That wasn't the first time, so I didn't have a spare one. Bought two of them the next day but could not do the repair because you must remove the whole light unit and I didn't have the proper tools.
Two days later the right bulb also burned out, so I purchased a 10 mm socket wrench and did the job on both sides.
The next issue was the kitchen sink faucet snapping off at the base. It looks like metal, but it's just chrome plated plastic. Bought a new one that looked identical but wasn't, so that took half a day to get it in place and connected.
And then there was the Thetford toilet that kept on flushing day and night because an electric valve didn't close. A cheap plastic device mounted under the bowl where you cannot reach or see it. Again a part that needed to be ordered (48 Euro), so I plugged the water hose and flushed the toilet with a kettle.
Back home I took the toilet apart, removed the valve and flushed it with a garden hose. It is back in place now and works like a charm
As I said, no big issues, yet even small ones can be annoying.
The exhaust rubbers were all torn, so the exhaust pipe touched the road on every bump.
The cabin air conditioning did not work, so we had it checked by the Adria/Fiat service in Slovenia. They removed the gas, pulled vacuum for half an hour, filled it again, repeated the whole procedure when they discovered there was no improvement. The 2nd time also didn't help, so they suggested it was either the compressor or the evaporator valve: both items had to be ordered. We declined politely because of the costs and expensive repair procedure but had them replace the rubber straps holding the exhaust.
Half a day later the A/C suddenly started to produce cold air and kept working the whole trip.
The next evening the left headlamp bulb died. That wasn't the first time, so I didn't have a spare one. Bought two of them the next day but could not do the repair because you must remove the whole light unit and I didn't have the proper tools.
Two days later the right bulb also burned out, so I purchased a 10 mm socket wrench and did the job on both sides.
The next issue was the kitchen sink faucet snapping off at the base. It looks like metal, but it's just chrome plated plastic. Bought a new one that looked identical but wasn't, so that took half a day to get it in place and connected.
And then there was the Thetford toilet that kept on flushing day and night because an electric valve didn't close. A cheap plastic device mounted under the bowl where you cannot reach or see it. Again a part that needed to be ordered (48 Euro), so I plugged the water hose and flushed the toilet with a kettle.
Back home I took the toilet apart, removed the valve and flushed it with a garden hose. It is back in place now and works like a charm
As I said, no big issues, yet even small ones can be annoying.
