Carcraft

Iamthesmartestmanalive

Until the OP clarifies 1) the exact fault/s, 2) the cost paid 3) the finance terms 4) the cost to repair 5) the cost of the warranty 6) what is covered 7) carcrafts response they really dont have a case or inclination something is amiss

They bought a notoriously unreliable make

Also given their clear lack of knowledge it could equally be a mechanic on the buck make

They need to get all the facts

shopaholic2

Iamthesmartestmanalive wrote: »

Until the OP clarifies 1) the exact fault/s, 2) the cost paid 3) the finance terms 4) the cost to repair 5) the cost of the warranty 6) what is covered 7) carcrafts response they really dont have a case or inclination something is amiss

They bought a notoriously unreliable make

Also given their clear lack of knowledge it could equally be a mechanic on the buck make

They need to get all the facts

What the hell does that mean????
"my clear lack of knowledge"? Its my hubbys car, and all i know is what he told me today on the phone,i don't claim to be utterly knowledgable on cars and carcraft and finance.
The problem is something to do with the head gasket, and apparently isn't covered by the guarantee (although it says it is in the guarantee, but they are saying its wear and tear etc= cop out)

Thankyou all for your help x

mrsyorkie

I think what Iamthesmartestmanalive meant, is that given the lack of knowledge in knowing about cars when it's in the garage, the mechanic could be trying to rip you off, especially if he knows that you don't know a lot about cars (if that makes sense).

Don't stand for Carcraft saying it's wear and tear - You have only had the car 6 months and 6 months 'wear and tear' does not cause the head gasket to blow - unless of course you or your DH have been screaming the life out of the car.

It might be helpful to you if you read up about head gaskets for alpha romeo's and what causes them to blow - that way when you speak to Carcraft you will know what you are on about and tell them that it isn't caused by wear and tear over 6 months (If you get my meaning).

As for people on here wanting to know the cost paid for the car and the finance terms, I struggle to understand how knowing this could help. The fact is that the car is 6 months old (to Shopaholic2 and her DH anyways), it has a 2 year guarantee and Carcraft are trying to use the old cop-out of wear and tear.

Perhaps you could get your mechanic friend to take a look at it and list all the faults and put on a letter whether it is wear and tear and whether it could have been caused within the last 6 months of you owning the car? It might go some way in getting Carcraft to fix your car?

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

LandyAndy wrote: »

Alfas have many excellent qualities. Unfortunately a reputation for reliability isn't among them.;)

Usually such things are prolonged by people who've never owned one.

I used to own a TVR and had no end of comments about their reliability. Not one person who told me how bad they were had ever owned, driven, or even sat in one.

Modern Alfas are much removed from their 80's and 90's predecessors.

Inactive

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

Modern Alfas are much removed from their 80's and 90's predecessors.

If you say so.. :rolleyes:

They certainly couldn't possibly get any worse.. ( or could they ? ):rotfl:

LandyAndy

mrsyorkie wrote: »

I think what Iamthesmartestmanalive meant, is that given the lack of knowledge in knowing about cars when it's in the garage, the mechanic could be trying to rip you off, especially if he knows that you don't know a lot about cars (if that makes sense).

Don't stand for Carcraft saying it's wear and tear - You have only had the car 6 months and 6 months 'wear and tear' does not cause the head gasket to blow - unless of course you or your DH have been screaming the life out of the car.

And that, of course, is where all the difficulty lies. The car is six years old not six months old and could have been the subject of all manner of abuse before and after the OP's OH bought it. There may have been no sign of a blown head gasket at the point of purchase and proving it was fatally flawed at that time is impossible.

LandyAndy

iolanthe07 wrote: »

My son in law had an Alpha. He loved it when it worked, but he had no end of electrical problems with it and had to sell it in the end.

I was going to point out the spelling mistake but as you are on my side in the reliability debate I won't bother;) .

LandyAndy

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

Usually such things are prolonged by people who've never owned one.

I used to own a TVR and had no end of comments about their reliability. Not one person who told me how bad they were had ever owned, driven, or even sat in one.

Modern Alfas are much removed from their 80's and 90's predecessors.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I notice you don't say whether it was reliable or not:rolleyes: .

I have never sat in a TVR, nor would I want to (in case someone saw me)

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

It was extremely reliable. It completed 13,000 miles in about 10 months. The only recurring problem I had was a £6 fuel pump relay.

I'd never owned a car before that caused people to stop me in petrol stations and ask questions about it. Or a car that caused other drivers to wind their windows down to listen to the engine note as I passed them..

If you don't like TVRs thats fine, just don't try and perpetuate myths surrounding their reliability.

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Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

It was extremely reliable. It completed 13,000 miles in about 10 months. The only recurring problem I had was a £6 fuel pump relay.

.

You must be unique, I have never come across anyone that ever owned a reliable TVR....:rolleyes:


Nor a reliable Alfa for that matter..