Hello again,

I bought a used Citigo from a main dealer 2 weeks ago - 65, SE-L greentech. Lovely condition and the reason I went to a main dealer and paid more was because of the thorough checks and peace of mind. 
 

Car all good apart from the dreaded knocking from the rear (noticed it more and more and didn’t really hear on test drive) and awful economy - 37mpg normal, 45mpg driving below 2k rpm and being very careful. I’m quite good at hyper-mailing and used to get near 70mpg in my old v50 if I tried. Disappointed with the Citigo. 
 

Problem is the dealer is a

couple of hours away and they said take it to a local dealer. Local will charge £130 to investigate and then things might not be covered under warranty, which I can only try to claim after the 30 day exchange is over. A bit of a gamble. 
 

As for the 30 day policy, it says they will exchange if they can’t fix. Thinking about it that is probably the best idea (although a hassle), but I now wish I had bought a cheaper local car from a non-main dealer and budgeted for little fixes like this. 
 

I get the feeling I will be out of pocket. 
 

Any advice very welcome. 
 

Many thanks. 
 

 

 

Edited 29 May, 20215 yr by sthodgson

10 hours ago, sthodgson said:

the reason I went to a main dealer and paid more was because of the thorough checks and peace of mind

Thorough checks at my main dealer is a joke ! A PDI from my dealer is a pipe dream 🤣 do your own checks and see if they get rectified 🤔