Dieselman
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Afaik. It should only have a service at 2 years or 20k miles, so one service is correct.
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you dont ask you dont get!!!!!!! and if you can read the car has been serviced to schedule.....
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Your right. Last Pug I owned was a 1998 406 and I was amazed, and a bit apprehensive, at the service intervals at the time, 20000 miles for oil and filter is normal (for Peugeot, I did an "interim" service at 10000 just to be on the safe side).
I do seem to remember however that the diesel had a more frequent service interval (obviously mine was petrol) but I cant remember what that was.
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We had them as company cars in the 90's and they used to need front pads every service as they wouldn't last another 20K miles. Towards the end of its life (I had one for 120K miles) my car was having front disks every service too as they got juddery which the garage said was due to poor quality disks.
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Correct. Just looked it up 20,000 miles/2 years. Assuming the first service was done by date and not by miles (or the two coincide) then you do have a stronger case for a further complaint.
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IMHO this comes down to what is 'reasonable'. The car in question is 3 years old, not 13 year old. So, what is reasonable for a 3 year old car with FULL official service history and just 25k on the clock?
Well, a timing belt failing is not reasonble at all at the age and mileage. There is a small argument that the car may have been sat idling every day for 10 hours without being driven, thus the mileage would not be a true indictaion of the engine use and thus wear. However, that is really not a realistic argument and I would suggest this is a manufacturing defect and should be pressed as such.
According to Autodata, the timing belt should be replaced every 100,000miles or 120 months (whichever is sooner). In this case the mileage and age just happen to be just 25% of each, so no argument for contribution by the owner as it is not as if the car was 3 months short of 6 years or 7k short of 100k.
The argument for them to repair at no cost is simple in my opinion. The manufacturer advises that the timing belt should be replaced at 100k or 120 months. That suggests that they expect the car will exceed that mileage and time, but that it would be advisory to change at or just before those deadlines. Clearly that is poor advice as this has failed long before what would be deemed reasonable.
And that is the key word in law. Reasonable.
Well, a timing belt failing is not reasonble at all at the age and mileage. There is a small argument that the car may have been sat idling every day for 10 hours without being driven, thus the mileage would not be a true indictaion of the engine use and thus wear. However, that is really not a realistic argument and I would suggest this is a manufacturing defect and should be pressed as such.
According to Autodata, the timing belt should be replaced every 100,000miles or 120 months (whichever is sooner). In this case the mileage and age just happen to be just 25% of each, so no argument for contribution by the owner as it is not as if the car was 3 months short of 6 years or 7k short of 100k.
The argument for them to repair at no cost is simple in my opinion. The manufacturer advises that the timing belt should be replaced at 100k or 120 months. That suggests that they expect the car will exceed that mileage and time, but that it would be advisory to change at or just before those deadlines. Clearly that is poor advice as this has failed long before what would be deemed reasonable.
And that is the key word in law. Reasonable.
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It's French.Say no more.A friend who recovers cars and trucks,on the A!,says that 71% of all the cars he recovers(non accident) are French and less that 8% are German!
I have a Laguna 3.0v6 Auto and it has been the most reliable car we have ever owned. It has wanted for nothing in the 18 months we have had it. Everything works as new and I will be genuinely sorry to sell it once the Merc is restored. I must have one of the lucky ones!
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I think the pads outlasted the discs. I had 4 discs fitted at the 1st service (unfortunately not a company car
) I only had the car about 18 months.
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It has been a while since I had a car that was belt driven as opposed to chain, but 100k between cambelt changes 
As soon as I used to buy one with a belt I would get it changed and if I kept it long enough, I would have it changed every 30k or 2 years.
As soon as I used to buy one with a belt I would get it changed and if I kept it long enough, I would have it changed every 30k or 2 years.
What an awful car. I hope they refund every penny to your sister in law and (dream world situation): even pay her compensation for making the mistake of buying such a **** car.
That type of failure at that mileage is just atrocious. Especially these days.
That type of failure at that mileage is just atrocious. Especially these days.
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Warranty direct may disagree......
It's great to know you read the news of the World, but where are the facts?
