Ekona Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Fiat 500s are not driven by ugly people, ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveBoy Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 (edited) Fiat 500s are not driven by ugly people, ever. I had one as a hire car once, always an exception to every rule Edited March 3, 2017 by AliveBoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy_Baton Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Fiat 500s are not driven by ugly people, ever. I had one as a hire car once, always an exception to every rule My last car prior to the Zed was a fiat 500 Diesel eco flex.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aashenfox Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 (edited) It's 100% to do with how they drive. Torque-steering, no feedback, gruff engines, just dire. This is the R56 though, never driven an early one. Pretty to look at, I'll admit that. My apologies, you are quite correct that 2006+ are hateful cars. Try to get yourself into a JCW R53, you will be mightily impressed, it's such a raw car, and the power-to-weight is simply shocking. R53s had equal length front driveshafts, torque steer is still there, but minimal. Edited March 3, 2017 by Aashenfox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formatzero Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Think St,s are known for electrical gremlins ,my son had an R.S. he eventually got rid off because electrical faults couldn't be resolved ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowhereboy Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 Well it's not the battery either Going to have to get it uplifted to a auto electrician this weekend. If if's not too much I'll just cut my losses and pay. If it's a huge problem I'm going to try and take it up with the dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 I would be pushing the supplying dealer first and foremost, you've nothing to lose there at all. Has the current garage shown you these damaged wires? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowhereboy Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 Wires aren't damaged as such they are just over heating very quickly. I haven't had a chance to go to the garage to see the wiring around the gearbox etc as I'm working way too many hours at the minute. I'll call the garage I bought it from tomorrow and see what they say......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Ask them to email you photos, you can then send them on to the other dealer. They did say they'd been tampered with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunRS Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 I'm no longer a paid member on the focus ST forum so can view the technical sections but from my years on there I don't recall electrical faults being a common fault. The mk2 is getting on a bit now so maybe an age thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowhereboy Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 In a really sexist way, along with 500's, I always check who's driving a mini. Yup I catch people doing this constantly. I've got the ST back on my drive now, risked the 5 mile drive home from the garage. Checked under the bonnet afterwards and no signs of over heating, no warning lights on dash or any sign of a problem at all. Still not using it until it's been looked at by an auto electrician. Shaun mine is the final run version of the mk2 2010 plate, not one of the old pre facelifts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowhereboy Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 Ask them to email you photos, you can then send them on to the other dealer. They did say they'd been tampered with. Argh forgot about this, my heads all over the place at the minute. I'm going to have a look myself tomorrow on my day off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT350 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 When I get my Z back on the road I'm going to KILL my ST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsexr Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Wires around the gearbox and its had a clutch and flywheel in the past... there you go then... sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowhereboy Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 Update - It's fixed. So after £400 quid for a new alternator and bonnet lock (common fault) "torque garage" in forest hall recommended it goes to an auto electrician. Last time I posted here I had the car back home and had drove it with no signs of problems, battery was fully charged when I checked it, then low and behold dead in the morning again. At this point I was starting to think the battery's just buggered but was worried about the overheating issue the garage mentioned so figured better safe than sorry. £80 later for an auto electric to check over the full car and he tells me he can't find a fault, no overheating etc and he states as predicted I need a new battery. New battery fitted and car has been running spot on ever since (fingers crossed). Fair to say I'm pretty unhappy with torque garage and won't be using them again, I'm convinced all it needed was a battery all along. Live and learn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Glad it's sorted but just a shame it cost you so much in the end to get it sorted. Hope you're back to enjoying it again now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longsh07 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 (edited) Glad this is sorted This is probably irrelevant now but a friend of mine had a similar experience with their (non ST) Focus's electrical's going batshit crazy. Dashboard lights went into disco mode and the wipers were going without being on but stuttering across the window . Funny for me, not for them. That was something to do with water ingress into the Body Control Module. Apparently water is able run down the electrical cables and into the BCM. Googled it and appeared to be a common problem. Possibly something to bear in mind if the issue returns. Edited March 17, 2017 by longsh07 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay84 Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Glad its sorted mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowhereboy Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 Cheers guys. So happy to be driving something enjoyable again, that mini was driving me mad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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