neckender
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my van goes in for its second habitation check next Tuesday, so today I started to empty our van ready for this.
I also decided to drop the spare wheel for the first time and lubricate the winding mechanism, I was shocked to find a part worn second hand wheel and tyre fitted which also had a large screw through the tread.
I phoned Our supplying dealer and complained about the wheel fitted and told him that it had never been removed from new, they said that they couldn’t explain how this had happened and they would look at it on Tuesday.
I’ve racked my brains where the van had been left for any work, and the only people that I can think of was a local Fiat “Professional” garage.
Our van had 2 recalls when we first bought the van and it went to this garage for the work to be done, any way They ceased trading and I started to get a burning smell in the cab after a couple of miles.
I contacted Fiat and they sent me to a garage in Derby, they had a look and they said that the work that had been paid for by Fiat had not been done, so Fiat gave the go ahead for the work to be done again.
So I’m fairly sure that the original Fiat professional garage who ceased trading also swapped my new spare wheel and tyre for this punctured and fairly used one.
John.
I also decided to drop the spare wheel for the first time and lubricate the winding mechanism, I was shocked to find a part worn second hand wheel and tyre fitted which also had a large screw through the tread.
I phoned Our supplying dealer and complained about the wheel fitted and told him that it had never been removed from new, they said that they couldn’t explain how this had happened and they would look at it on Tuesday.
I’ve racked my brains where the van had been left for any work, and the only people that I can think of was a local Fiat “Professional” garage.
Our van had 2 recalls when we first bought the van and it went to this garage for the work to be done, any way They ceased trading and I started to get a burning smell in the cab after a couple of miles.
I contacted Fiat and they sent me to a garage in Derby, they had a look and they said that the work that had been paid for by Fiat had not been done, so Fiat gave the go ahead for the work to be done again.
So I’m fairly sure that the original Fiat professional garage who ceased trading also swapped my new spare wheel and tyre for this punctured and fairly used one.
John.
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