January 2023
Hello!
Warning light came up, booked in for a full service and asked them to check … was told it was all fine.
3 weeks later my head gasket has blown and I’m being quoted £3000 for the repair.
It’s a 2014 plate DS3 sport, worth under £5k and on finance.
I’ve only had the car 5.5 months and have £7k left to pay.
The dealership won’t answer my calls or messages and I feel absolutely stuck.
Is the £3k quote good?
Should the dealership be liable given that it’s happened within 6 months of having the car?
The finance company have agreed to contact the dealership for me as he didn’t send any service history etc with the car - which they think he was contracted to do.
Any advice on what to do will be gratefully received.
Thank you,
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Try posting on a Citroen forum to see if other people have had similar problems and if they can recommend an independent Citroen specialist. When you take it to another garage don't say you want a head gasket done. Tell them the symptoms and let them say what needs done and how much. After all it might not be the head gasket and the first garage could be taking you for a fool.