1st service..

[mr_claypole]

ok, car has 8k miles on it, but its a dec 04 register.. i picked it up last july (05) with 50 miles on.. so as far as i'm concerned, the car is in effect less than a year old.

however, just gone in for its first service as the aircon isnt cold anymore.. the guy that picked it up said it would probably need regassing...

should i expect this to be done under warranty - should the aircon need regassing every 8k miles or year and a half? seems a little lame to me..

also, those with mk4 cupras - how long have the brake pads lasted??

cheers

James

 

[Nath.]

sometimes a stone from the motorway can puncture one of the thin metal aircon pipes and cause a leek

if thats the case then its not under warranty

 

[muddyboots]

sometimes a stone from the motorway can puncture one of the thin metal aircon pipes and cause a leek

Only if it's on a Welsh motorway though.

 

[Nath.]

well spotted muddy

I won,t edit the spelling as then it will be you that looks silly and not me..

 

[mr_claypole]

so what we're saying is that it shouldnt have ungassed itself in a year and a half, of which less than a year of it was used.. and so therefore there is a leak in the system?

 

[muddyboots]

Correct.

It's the cause of the leak that will determine if it's under warranty or not.

 

[Ric 2001]

also, those with mk4 cupras - how long have the brake pads lasted??

Done 9500 miles and the fronts are fine, discs are smooth, but the backs... thats a different story, they've been squicking at around 7000 miles and have got very deep grooves in them.

And they look like they have been sitting in a feild getting rusty. Want to change to tarox discs and pads, but need to find out if they'll fit or not.

Also the issue of the brake discs/pads seems to be quite commom issue across the range.