hertsnminds Posted December 7, 2005 Posted December 7, 2005 After 21 months and just under 30,000 miles I stopped being a Pluriel owner today. I have to say like most soft top ownership experiences it has been a rollercoaster of fun in the sun and a pain in the rain. I will leave the website I have set up for the Pluriel online so other owners can still get to the information and may even add a section for my new car...a 5 door C4 1.6HDi VTR+ Ian Black 55 VTR+ Quote
hertsnminds Posted December 29, 2005 Author Posted December 29, 2005 Dealer has my Pluriel on the forecourt for £6,295 they gave me £4,300 for it. I suppose that is about standard for a main dealer £2,000 mark up. Ian Black 55 VTR+ Quote
Guest CE05LDB Posted January 1, 2006 Posted January 1, 2006 Wonder would the new owner get in touch with you to ask your experience with the car. I put down every fault my brothers C3 had in the notes section of the service book but its no use now its written off other wise the new owner would have seen it when motability sold it on. I thought your dealer would have asked for £7,000 for your pluriel as its the 1.6i 16v version. There again you can get a brand New 1.4i Pluriel Exclusive for just over £11,000. I suppose you will be keeping this C4 alot longer now you lost alot on the Pluriel after just 21 months. your mileage wasen't bad either as my brother did 20,000 miles in just 9 months of owning his C3. When it was written off it had 44,500 on the clock it would have been 3 years old in February. Quote
hertsnminds Posted January 2, 2006 Author Posted January 2, 2006 Seeing as I have the 3 years 0 percent finance on the C4, I expect to keep it for at least until the finance is paid off. I would have kept the Pluriel a bit longer but the time it took to get parts for it was getting ridiculous. 3 weeks for the roof cartridge which had a major leak during the wettest time of year was no joke. I had a bucket in the boot to catch rain water and that took up a lot of luggage space. BTW a note to anyone who does purchase my Pluriel, it still has the leak, so the roof cartridge needs replacing. As the car is outside on a forecourt I would check the spare wheel well as it may resemble the Trevi Fountain, minus the coins, as you will need these to pay for repairs when the warranty runs out in June 2006. Ian Black 55 VTR+ Quote
hertsnminds Posted January 5, 2006 Author Posted January 5, 2006 Final stats 22 months of ownership 29,083 miles travelled 3,264 litres of fuel costing £2,707 giving 39 MPG 1 20,000 mile service 1 set wiper blades 1 puncture repair NO tyres or brake pads replaced Warranty repairs Roof catch replaced (after 70mph roof blow out) Arch locking handle replaced (split) Arch seals replaced Rear screen badge trim replaced. twice Roof spines repaired Window height/angle (adjusted several times) Window regulator replaced Back of seat plastic insert replaced Outstanding repairs Leaking roof cartridge (puddles in the boot, leaking through boot release switch) Ian Black 55 VTR+ Quote
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