My FL is in having the bearings in the diff' done, I was expecting a Fiesta or similar car as a courtesy jobbie but they handed me the keys to a new (700 miles old) XS.

What a lovely motor it is, very nicely equiped but apart from that the engine is a gem now, very quiet and really strong through the gears, (still bogs down a little in second from a rolling start though) I can't believe it is essentially the same engine as in my '07 GS. Have they improved the sound proofing too? it's so refined in comparison. In sat here now biting my nails as i'm looking at £400 if the bearing replacement goes to plan or £1100 if the diff' needs complete replacement, needless to say i'm hoping it goes to plan...

Anyway, worries aside the new FL2 is a bit good, i've really enjoyed it

Let us know how you get on mate, fingers crossed the bearings sort it.

wizking wrote:

Let us know how you get on mate, fingers crossed the bearings sort it.

Fantastic news mate, and far better than the £1100 quoted for the diff itself.

wizking wrote:

Fantastic news mate, and far better than the £1100 quoted for the diff itself.

Much easier to swallow

Have a good one!

I'll second that. Good news.
I'm in Bristol, so I'm also glad of the mention of TH White. They sound like they have been helpful.

AlanB MY10 TD4.e HSE
Bali Blue

alanbgt wrote:

I'll second that. Good news.
I'm in Bristol, so I'm also glad of the mention of TH White. They sound like they have been helpful.

AlanB

Can you give ay clue as to whom you are still waiting a call back from
Best of all name and shame is best ...nothing to loose now  2010 HSE Galway Green auto GONE

charliefoxtrot999 wrote:

Can you give ay clue as to whom you are still waiting a call back from
Best of all name and shame is best ...nothing to loose now

MJ Fews, they were all happiness and light to start with and stated they'd support my claim......it went down hill from there and my parting words with the service manager, after being told by him that 'you'll just have to wait for a recon' diff' was 'let me know as soon as you can get one for me....please'

I have recieved no call from them since, and as far as i'm concerned they still have my request to get a diff' in for me, looking back it appears they didn't want to communicate since talking to their lovely manager who declared I had no chance of a 'loyalty payment' even though the claim quite obviously related to a warranty issue due to them being asked on two seperate occasions to investigate a rear noise which they failed to detect while in warranty. Heard it plain as day once the warranty was out though. Of the two MJ Fews are underhanded, dishonest and patently unreliable, TH White on the other hand have been utterly faultless and restored some confidence in the brand

 2010 HSE Galway Green auto GONE

Thanks, Dunk. Appreciated.

Al MY10 TD4.e HSE
Bali Blue