johncard007
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An idea I had that I'm so glad I did.
My Panda Cross is coming up to three years old in three weeks so I booked it in for it's last service under warranty to ensure if there were any problems I could get them sorted before its first MOT.
I'm SO glad I did! yesterday the dealer (Stoneacre Stafford) informed me that during its service they noticed that the Lower suspension arm bushes were deteriorating (sealed into the arms) and the prop shaft intermediate bearing seal is deteriorating (integral part of the shaft so the shaft has to be replaced as a whole) and was quoted £200 each for the lower arms and £600 for the prop shaft, £1000 in total. Fiat have agreed to replace the parts under warranty (as they should). I dread to think what the outcome might've been if I had not booked it in within the three year warranty period, I'm pretty sure if I had left my wife to book it in for a service she would've procrastinated until a week or two out of the warranty period. To be honest I was a bit worried as previously I owned an Alfa Romeo Mito 1.4 Veloce which I bought privately just over three years old, three months after buying it the Multi air unit went tits up in the water, as it had a full service history I contacted Alfa Romeo/Fiat about getting it repaired as a matter of good faith, they had no interest at all and quoting me over £1000 for the repair, I ended up going to an excellent Fiat Alfa specialist.
My Panda Cross is coming up to three years old in three weeks so I booked it in for it's last service under warranty to ensure if there were any problems I could get them sorted before its first MOT.
I'm SO glad I did! yesterday the dealer (Stoneacre Stafford) informed me that during its service they noticed that the Lower suspension arm bushes were deteriorating (sealed into the arms) and the prop shaft intermediate bearing seal is deteriorating (integral part of the shaft so the shaft has to be replaced as a whole) and was quoted £200 each for the lower arms and £600 for the prop shaft, £1000 in total. Fiat have agreed to replace the parts under warranty (as they should). I dread to think what the outcome might've been if I had not booked it in within the three year warranty period, I'm pretty sure if I had left my wife to book it in for a service she would've procrastinated until a week or two out of the warranty period. To be honest I was a bit worried as previously I owned an Alfa Romeo Mito 1.4 Veloce which I bought privately just over three years old, three months after buying it the Multi air unit went tits up in the water, as it had a full service history I contacted Alfa Romeo/Fiat about getting it repaired as a matter of good faith, they had no interest at all and quoting me over £1000 for the repair, I ended up going to an excellent Fiat Alfa specialist.