My car is coming up to three years old and had its annual inspection service at Robinsons, Lowestoft yesterday. I asked them to check all the suspension bushes as the handling seemed to have deteriorated recently and I would like to get any problems sorted out under warranty.
They phoned me during the afternoon to say that one of the wishbone bushes needed replacing and that they could do it straight away under warranty. Naturally I agreed to that and they replaced the bushes on both sides. They also asked if I would like them to do the MOT at the same time for half price. Once again I agreed.
Apart from the bushes the only problem with the car was that it needed a new rear wiper blade and one new numberplate bulb. The total bill for everything was £192, which is quite a lot of money but worthwhile bearing in mind the cost of having the bushes replaced out of warranty. £50 of the cost was for oil!
I was given a black 07 reg 1.6 Stylance Leon as my courtesy car which was quite nice but did seem very sluggish after the Ibiza. The ride quality wasn't that much better either and with its new bushes my Ibiza is much more fun to drive.
The service manager told me that another customer discovered his suspension bushes had failed about a week after the warranty expired but SEAT refused to make any contribution, so I am glad I mentioned it to them. I really think the bushes should last more than 24000 miles though.
They phoned me during the afternoon to say that one of the wishbone bushes needed replacing and that they could do it straight away under warranty. Naturally I agreed to that and they replaced the bushes on both sides. They also asked if I would like them to do the MOT at the same time for half price. Once again I agreed.
Apart from the bushes the only problem with the car was that it needed a new rear wiper blade and one new numberplate bulb. The total bill for everything was £192, which is quite a lot of money but worthwhile bearing in mind the cost of having the bushes replaced out of warranty. £50 of the cost was for oil!
I was given a black 07 reg 1.6 Stylance Leon as my courtesy car which was quite nice but did seem very sluggish after the Ibiza. The ride quality wasn't that much better either and with its new bushes my Ibiza is much more fun to drive.
The service manager told me that another customer discovered his suspension bushes had failed about a week after the warranty expired but SEAT refused to make any contribution, so I am glad I mentioned it to them. I really think the bushes should last more than 24000 miles though.
