HapticSimian
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Anecdotal, I'll grant, but from what I've heard and experienced Renault manages to be exponentially worse to deal with than either Peugeot or Citroen.
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Anecdotal, I'll grant, but from what I've heard and experienced Renault manages to be exponentially worse to deal with than either Peugeot or Citroen.
Rouxenator
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Thanks for clearing that up. They were so pathetic they could not even reimburse me R38.64 for a replacement side strip badge that I had to buy and fit to the car myself. Something they actually promised to have done before I collect the car.
Dammit now I'm P/O-ed all over again. :twisted: Renault
SauRoNZA
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I've had two roadside punctures on motorcycles...hardly a problem and in a way less hassle than having to swop the wheel.
Granted though you probably won't repair a car tyre while on the vehicle.
In contrast though, I've never had a flat that I didn't see coming with any of my cars.
Granted though you probably won't repair a car tyre while on the vehicle.
In contrast though, I've never had a flat that I didn't see coming with any of my cars.
Haldex
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Was actually talking about the DS3 specifically,
It looks quite bulky, nice styling, maybe just a little more low, wide and hatchback like.
Haldex
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Perhaps that's what people like us who bought them wanted
The styling is spot on! Almost daily I get stares at the car and thumbs up from drivers on the road. At every single fuel up I have received compliments on the car and admiration. Although I didn't buy it for attention, I certainly am happy that the car is appreciated by many
To put the price of the DS5 in perspective, a Golf 7 2.0 TDi specced up comes to the price of a THP200 Sport!
Im not too fond of the size of them. Love the styling though.
As for compliments, the average road user doesnt know a lot, its hardly a benchmark to use.
Although I also give a second look to the DS cars
HapticSimian
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Was actually talking about the DS3 specifically,
It looks quite bulky, nice styling, maybe just a little more low, wide and hatchback like.
Dig it, personally. It looks like a much better looking new MINI than a new MINI.
Y'all Qaeda
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With the run flats, don't you need to replace both wheels on the same axis after using them? A colleague found this out on her X6, after replacing the one tyre, the car went into safe saying the wheel diameter is different and she had to replace the other tyre as well.
HapticSimian
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If the undamaged tyre shows appreciable wear surely you'd do this regardless? Although it sounds rather dubious that the couple of millimetres' difference between new and slightly worn would be enough to set off the vehicle's safety systems... Hope she checked tyre sizes before she drove off with the initial replacement tyre...
(As an aside, the DS5 isn't equipped with run-flats, to my knowledge at least.)
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diabolus
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That's pretty crappy imho.
I just got a new VW Vivo, which is considered a cheapy and a small car ,but it comes with a full sized spare and triangle.
As for BMWs coming without spares, the thing there to keep in mind is, BMW will actually drive to you with a sparewheel and replace it for you , in the middle of nowhere, that's part of their service. I'm not convinced Citroen will be as good with doing this.
I just got a new VW Vivo, which is considered a cheapy and a small car ,but it comes with a full sized spare and triangle.
As for BMWs coming without spares, the thing there to keep in mind is, BMW will actually drive to you with a sparewheel and replace it for you , in the middle of nowhere, that's part of their service. I'm not convinced Citroen will be as good with doing this.
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HapticSimian
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Citroen's roadside assistance is actually pretty jacked; I forget the company's name, but they subcontract one which handles customer relations and roadside assistance for a number of the smaller manufacturers. BMW obviously has the footprint to manage such issues themselves, but Citroen's isn't bad by any stretch.
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Imagine driving your new car off the showroom floor, getting stopped by a cop outside and fined for not having a triangle. I'd burn the dealership down.