Citroen Has Lost A Customer - Me

[pork_pie]

Got a call from Citroen Manchester this morning to confirm the EGR part is to arrive on May 9th.

This in itself is too long a wait.

An EGR lets some exhaust gases in the combustion chamber.

If its not working the car can

1) Be too smoky
2) Let too much soot in causing premature engine wear.

This can have serious repucussions on the cars lifetime and only then citroen will say "there is a problem and it will cost you as the warranty does not cover it". Cunning ba*tards.

I rang Citroen UK to say that I am getting upset with this wait and he said that the date the dealer gave me, cannot be guaranteed. It could be longer.

Rang Citroen Manchester and they confirmed this.

WHY OH WHY AM I BEING SHAFTED HERE?

I am taking my custom elsewhere where I can be treated properly.

I have been taken for a mug - a spare feckin pen*s.

I have had problems since the day I got the car and more so when the camshaft repairs happened. I go in time and time again where the deadbeat mechanics stuck their ECU laptops up their rickers and say "nothing is wrong with your car".

Ten times in 6 months its been in the dealer and I still have problems and my problem is not taken seriously.

Each time to go to Citroen, I lug my 10 month old son and then have to make the 2 mile trip back on foot with him with no offer of a ruddy taxi.

When the car is ready, I lug the same fella back to the garage and feel proud that the journey back is in the repaired car only to find out that the problem is stil there or a part has been ordered and I have to come back the following week which seems to be always a fuc*ing tuesday.

All I get is "the parts will arrive soon"

The technical knowledge posessed by these losers is pathetic.

Its a heartbreaking feeling but I have to end my association with the Citroen Product.

Even if the problem is fixed, I have absolutely no confidence in the product. I dont want to sit behind the wheel of the car. Its made me hosuebound. Its driveable sure but you can imagine the stinky feeling when ones investment is constantly playing up.

What kind of modern day car is it when the power steering fails and you have to stop and restart the car and the problem is solved only for it to reemerge. What kind of car stalls whilst driving? I tell you.... a car thats built where quantity is more important than quality.


I am buying something from the Volkswagen group (VW, Skoda or Seat) and a diesel.

Thank you lads and Fu*k off citroen, f*ck right off.

[mooseshaver]

Goodbye Porkie. Its been nice having someone to complain with.

So are you going to trad in the C3 or leave it at the dealers and report it stolen.

[pork_pie]

Ben.

I am sorting finance out which should be finalised by the start of next month.



Problem is there is very little choice available to me that ain't French.

I refuse to buy French now.

I have looked at the JD power survey in What Car and Autoexpress and seems the only dealers worth wiping your donger on the pavement with are

Skoda
BMW
Toyota
Mazda
Honda

Taking BMW out of that list cos theyre to expensive, only the Skoda Octavia appeals to me out of that lot.

The C3 depreciates like soggy bread.