What is life like with your car? Let us know and win £500 in John Lewis vouchers | No thanks
Good valeo
Following your warning to get the type of radiator checked on older models (mine is a 270CDi estate, March 04) my dealer gave me the dreaded news that mine did indeed have a Valeo radiator. Given your advice to get it changed I asked for, and got an estimate. I thought it must be worth a punt to seek a contribution from Mercedes GB despite the fact that the car is over 4½ yrs old and with 80,000 on the clock. My dealer however offered to make the approach themselves, which has resulted in a contribution of 25% towards the labour, and 50% towards parts. OK so it shouldn’t need doing at all, but it is quite an old car and nothing had actually happened to the radiator itself. Many thanks for your advice.
Asked on 31 January 2009 by
Answered by
Honest John
That is an excellent result for a car that age, even though it's a known weakness. It won't cost the dealer or MBUK anything except a chunk of their margin. It is the right sort of gesture towards a customer. Another reader with an E270CDI got 75% of the cost, though his car may have been lower mileage.
Looking for a garage you can trust? Honest John's Good Garage Guide has thousands of reader recommended garages, plus how-to guides and tips on servicing.
The Good Garage GuideSimilar questions
I own an X Reg Subaru Impreza Sti version 6 JDM. This summer there was a minor but irreparable leak in the radiator. There was steam but there was no apparent overheating or smoke. I had the car towed...
I own a 1995 Volkswagen Golf MK3 1.8 cabriolet. I have recently discovered brown foaming in the radiator expansion chamber. The temperature guage inside the car goes up to 70 quite quickly and the warning...
I have had the water pump and thermostat in my 2002 Ford Fiesta replaced, but the water is over heating and coming out of the tank on top of the engine.
.jpg)
