MarkMas
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Mid-life crisis car. I gave my wife a choice of Motorbike, Mustache, Mistress or Maserati - I think she chose wisely.
I bought a 2009 facelift QP 4.2 without paddles, a couple of months ago, after searching for a couple of months. Black with cream interior. 35,000 miles - now more like 37,500. £25,000
Bought from Kevin Martin Cars in Scunthorpe - arrived at dealer with a return train ticket, but drove away with a QP.
There were a few small problems, but they are getting sorted out. Wish I had spent an hour testing every switch and wiggling every bit of trim, really. It was listed with heated seats, but actually didn't have them, so the dealer paid for aftermarket ones, without quibbling, which was good.
Took it to Dick Lovett in Swindon for a PPI (POST-Purchase Inspection - what was I thinking?!?) but they gave it a pretty clean review. Phew!
One thing a day goes wrong, and fuel consumption the same as a Hurricane.
Forums have already been invaluable:
- Fixed the boot lid re-grab problem with a sticky pad on the spring.
- Fixed the 'boot wont open because the computer thinks it is already open' problem by making DL re-set the computer, rather than replacing the latch & motor which they suggested.
- Sat Nav improved when I switched the mapping from Belgium to the UK.
- Now understand wiper randomness, strange copper door hinges etc.
- And I always travel with a starving urchin with thin enough hands to open bonnet catch
etc
Now working on getting fixes for parking sensors, siren battery and trim niggles at Migliore next week.
We shall see what comes next......
I bought a 2009 facelift QP 4.2 without paddles, a couple of months ago, after searching for a couple of months. Black with cream interior. 35,000 miles - now more like 37,500. £25,000
Bought from Kevin Martin Cars in Scunthorpe - arrived at dealer with a return train ticket, but drove away with a QP.
There were a few small problems, but they are getting sorted out. Wish I had spent an hour testing every switch and wiggling every bit of trim, really. It was listed with heated seats, but actually didn't have them, so the dealer paid for aftermarket ones, without quibbling, which was good.
Took it to Dick Lovett in Swindon for a PPI (POST-Purchase Inspection - what was I thinking?!?) but they gave it a pretty clean review. Phew!
One thing a day goes wrong, and fuel consumption the same as a Hurricane.
Forums have already been invaluable:
- Fixed the boot lid re-grab problem with a sticky pad on the spring.
- Fixed the 'boot wont open because the computer thinks it is already open' problem by making DL re-set the computer, rather than replacing the latch & motor which they suggested.
- Sat Nav improved when I switched the mapping from Belgium to the UK.
- Now understand wiper randomness, strange copper door hinges etc.
- And I always travel with a starving urchin with thin enough hands to open bonnet catch
etc
Now working on getting fixes for parking sensors, siren battery and trim niggles at Migliore next week.
We shall see what comes next......