On my way home the turbo blew ... so i turned around, drove back to the dealer and left it there to be fixed. Went and got it two weeks later and first thing i did was make a dent and two large ugly tracks along the side of the car due to some old lady with a tiny car with a ginormous "aura". To avoid head on collision I kissed the railing on my side ..
anyways. For 1 1/2 years I just enjoyed the space and the relative comfort of the car. Even installed a stereo that made your nostrils tingle when the bass kicked in :p
What did happen to me enjoying the car ? Water .. Living in Bergen you get used to rain, but you need a car that don't let the water in. For an entire year i had water misting my windows and wetting my carpets before I finally found the culprit. The tailgate hinges !
Had to remove the roof liner, the carpets and lots and lots of plastic before i found it. No problem to fix it. unscrew one hinge. remove old gunk. Fill with Tec7. Screw back on. repeat on other side and done. 5 mins. Then a few hours to replace roof liner, carpets, seats , plastics etc etc ...
And am I enjoying the car now ?
No - won't start
from running to not running in the time it takes to read engine immobiliser fault and economy mode ...
Got it up and running and back to normal. And next day .. Nothing. dead as a doorknob except this time the alarm goes off .. and won't shut up.
Tried to read up on the issue . And still investigating.
I see some have solved it by disabling the alarm. I want to look into it.
Anyone got the schematics for the C8 .. ?
btw. Must mention. Did replace both front struts including mounts on both sides and some small bits. Other than that the car has been better than its reputation. ( I got the 2 litre HDi with a bare minimum of equipment. No power anything and manual climate control. Guess that is some of the reason.
Will add picture of the beauty in a bit
