Was so excited to purchase my first Dacia as doing my research thought was a good budget purchase as I'm not into gadgets in cars and wanted something reliable, thought I found it. Now first dealer I popped into just to have a look at them, then constantly called my mobile after I visited the show room for a look around (big put off!). Second dealership kept me hostage for over four hours with a hard sell and I didn't see the third dealership for a year, and they were wonderful, very helpful and didn't crap me around.
Now the car, had to take it back as the rear wiper fluid stopped working, they ripped out the interior to fix the fluid pipe valves had to be replaced but didn't properly fit the interior properly, had to do that. The tow bar electrics were totally wrong and had to buy an adapter to tow. Paid extra for mudguards on the car, Micky mouse job on that as they've come off and paid extra to have them refitted.
Now we come to the BIG FAULTS first MOT turns out the drivers side headlight was for cars driving on the right hand side of the road, to give them credit they replaced for free, but should not have happened in the first place, I'd been driving a car that was a danger to other users for three years! Now come to today, car three years old less than 13k on the clock and I'm going out to buy my Christmas dinner meat from the butcher at 4pm. After leaving my village with the sun about to go through sunset I realise a few miles down the road my dashboard isn't working, NOTHING WORKING! No speedo, petrol gage, nothing! I pull over to check I have lights and indicators working. Only garage open to have a look at it was the Vauxhall garage and bless them checked the fuses, disconnected the battery and back again it was still not working, didn't charge me even after looking at the car for almost an hour (no Christmas dinner now as butcher closed)
I know I was almost to the ping in the car to tell me I needed petrol so put £10 in, still no dashboard, drove to the co op to purchase a well needed bottle of wine as I can't afford to repair this car but a £6 bottle might help at this moment. This car was paid for my dearest departed mum and dad, mum from cancer and dad motornuron.
Now I unlocked the car and the dashboard lights up, a few expletives come out off my mouth, I googled the problems with the sandero dashboard and apparently this is a known problem going back years! THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!
Now the car, had to take it back as the rear wiper fluid stopped working, they ripped out the interior to fix the fluid pipe valves had to be replaced but didn't properly fit the interior properly, had to do that. The tow bar electrics were totally wrong and had to buy an adapter to tow. Paid extra for mudguards on the car, Micky mouse job on that as they've come off and paid extra to have them refitted.
Now we come to the BIG FAULTS first MOT turns out the drivers side headlight was for cars driving on the right hand side of the road, to give them credit they replaced for free, but should not have happened in the first place, I'd been driving a car that was a danger to other users for three years! Now come to today, car three years old less than 13k on the clock and I'm going out to buy my Christmas dinner meat from the butcher at 4pm. After leaving my village with the sun about to go through sunset I realise a few miles down the road my dashboard isn't working, NOTHING WORKING! No speedo, petrol gage, nothing! I pull over to check I have lights and indicators working. Only garage open to have a look at it was the Vauxhall garage and bless them checked the fuses, disconnected the battery and back again it was still not working, didn't charge me even after looking at the car for almost an hour (no Christmas dinner now as butcher closed)
I know I was almost to the ping in the car to tell me I needed petrol so put £10 in, still no dashboard, drove to the co op to purchase a well needed bottle of wine as I can't afford to repair this car but a £6 bottle might help at this moment. This car was paid for my dearest departed mum and dad, mum from cancer and dad motornuron.
Now I unlocked the car and the dashboard lights up, a few expletives come out off my mouth, I googled the problems with the sandero dashboard and apparently this is a known problem going back years! THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!