Hi, just reading your post, bascially i brought a 03 fiesta from northampton auction about 4 weeks ago, it has done 70,000 miles and yesterday, the cam belt broke and i had to be towed by the AA to a garage. Im just wondering would this fiesta be under warranty or not.


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Hello there, I have just started to have trouble with the above. On lowering the roof, the motor makes a real struggling sound to start with and even more recently, I have noticed it is opening and closing much more slowly than usual. Is this the motor that is burning out or could there be some other problem? Is there anywhere in the York area (other than a VW dealer) that could advise. Thanks!! Read more

Citroen has issued termination notices to its entire network although it has invited around 160 to stay with the brand.

It confirmed 40 of its dealers will not be asked to stay onboard citing either under performance or location.

The brand will also be losing an unspecified number of authorised repairers.

The brand's 200-strong network received letters on Tuesday (26 May) either inviting them to re-sign for two years or serving two years notice of their termination.

Citroen confirmed that 20 dealer partners had been terminated either because they had failed to sell sufficient stock..


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Ghia X with new proper size Varta Battery.
No sign of any problems but came out today to a totally flat battery.
Not even an internal light. Meter on the terminals confirms it is flat.
Lights were not left on. Cause at this point unknown.

Connected up a battery charger and quite a deep humming immediately started.
Seems to be the electric motor under the drivers seat.
Pressing the buttons on the seat stops it.
No sign of the circuit / fuse in the Haynes manual.

Can anyone tell me which fuse I need to pull?
I am going to try unplugging the connector under the seat.

Any suggestions on fixing it.
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I?d appreciate some advice from the more knowledgeable legal types on here.

I am a director of a small company who manufacture specialist kit. We often do demos or installations at locations across the UK and in Europe. As the kit is quite large, we normally have to drive it there as it is a nightmare to fly it.

Recently we have started a project with partners in Munich (thanks to all who suggested routes there btw). This is a long drive, 650 miles or so from Calais, so when I went down there I made sure I was with a colleague who could share the driving.

My worry is this. We?ve recently leased a van as the new kit won?t fit in the back of a car. Despite my strong resistance, we?ve saved about £100 a month by not having aircon. I know that sounds trivial, but when I was in Munich last week it was already 27 degrees, and it?s likely to be 35+ by the time I do the trip in July. Frankly the thought of driving for 10 hours + in that heat scares me.

This time we solved the problem by driving back overnight. On the plus side the heat was no problem, and we hit no traffic and did the trip to Calais in about 10 hours of easy driving. On the minus side, we drove straight through the night after a full days work, following several long days of work, which left me feeling knackered for about a week afterwards, and although it felt okay at the time, I?m worried about corporate manslaughter.

I?ve protested strongly about the lack of aircon, but have been firmly told that it is a ?luxury we can?t afford?. I disagree, I think it?s a (health and) safety issue.

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