I have one bought new in 2014. The driver door lever broke years ago (common issue), the door interior vinyl came off so it had to be repaired and years ago the oil cooler started to leak and was replaced. And that’s it in all those years
Part of the reason of the review was that the previous owner wants to buy it back - he told me about his plans to upgrade to the Veloce seats and steering wheel, so now I'll keep an eye out for those parts.
I bought mine, a 13' in April this year, and to this day, the only thing I've needed to replace, aside from the oil, fluids, and timing belt after purchase, was the upper lambda sensor. But overall, it's a great car.
Have you replaced the gearbox oil? Probably good to do that every 100,000KMs. Makes shifting much smoother. Getting it into first gear is much easier. The gearbox oil does deteriorate and is known cause damage to the gearbox. For the service intervals, I think the original owners manual said 24 months. However I believe this was reduced later to 12 months or 10,000kms (whichever is earlier) due to old oil having a tendency to destroy the turbo bearings. So a little extra work to save you having to replace the turbo is a good trade-off.
It was one of the first things I did after the short-shifter kit. The short shifter made the gear changes feel more crunchy, so it was almost a requirement but I have thought of getting the engine gearbox reconditioned. If only my other car wasn't eating my funds getting a V8.
@@tino5801 Yeah, I imagine so. There would be no harm in changing the gearbox oil more often. I'm planning on changing this oil every 50,000. It's an easier job than changing transmission oil and filter. The only difficult bit is having the tools. The filler plug takes a 12mm hex key. It's right at the back of the engine and you need a ratchet set with an angle extension and a few other extension bars to get to it. You'd also need a long tube to get the oil into the hole (the gear oil I bought came with one which was nice). The drain plug also takes a 12mm hex key and it's easy to get to. But there's not enough space in front of it to fit a socket set to it. I bought a 12mm allen key, cut off a piece of it, and used that with a spanner to take it out.
Yeah i already did, with Fuchs Titan Sintofluid FE 75W. It did not help much tho. I bought my 2012 QV with 150000km on the odo. Only 1st and 2nd gear changes are crunchy, especially when cold. I test drove 3 QVs and the one i bought was in the best condition, but the gearbox not so much. One of them was from 2011, the gear change was really smooth. You could put it in 1st with 2 fingers while rolling with 20kmh, i wonder if that one already had the improved/upgraded synchros?! I have replaced dot4 clutch fluid as well. The c635 gearbox is known for the bad syncros of the 1st and 2nd gear. I plan to do a overhaul on mine when the clutch needs a replacement, but the thing is: when?😂
Hi Dom, they are a cracking car, but unfortunately we bought a bad one , we didn't spot blown head gasket till after 3 months warranty had expired. Sent it to a garage that wasn't up to the job, and it came back 5 months later with engine in bits, now it just sitting on my driveway waiting for a second hand engine but they are more expensive than buying a full car.
Sorry to hear that. I have heard a few bad stories, but not many - especially not compared to other sports cars. I believe Jay Emm (UK youtuber) had a bad one as well, but these are very common in my neighbourhood and very uncommon in the wrecker's.
I have one bought new in 2014. The driver door lever broke years ago (common issue), the door interior vinyl came off so it had to be repaired and years ago the oil cooler started to leak and was replaced. And that’s it in all those years
I always worry about the rear door handles. The Honda Euro (FN gen) have similar rear handles that often break.
Great review. I own a Giulietta 1750tbi Veloce TCT with full leather interior. Brilliant car
Part of the reason of the review was that the previous owner wants to buy it back - he told me about his plans to upgrade to the Veloce seats and steering wheel, so now I'll keep an eye out for those parts.
@@domsdriveway1282The standard seats are part leather and alcantara. They're really nice, but personally, I prefer my full leather ones
I bought mine, a 13' in April this year, and to this day, the only thing I've needed to replace, aside from the oil, fluids, and timing belt after purchase, was the upper lambda sensor. But overall, it's a great car.
Amazing car! I am enjoying mine and not planning to sell it anytime soon. Great drone shots btw!
Have you replaced the gearbox oil? Probably good to do that every 100,000KMs. Makes shifting much smoother. Getting it into first gear is much easier. The gearbox oil does deteriorate and is known cause damage to the gearbox.
For the service intervals, I think the original owners manual said 24 months. However I believe this was reduced later to 12 months or 10,000kms (whichever is earlier) due to old oil having a tendency to destroy the turbo bearings. So a little extra work to save you having to replace the turbo is a good trade-off.
It was one of the first things I did after the short-shifter kit. The short shifter made the gear changes feel more crunchy, so it was almost a requirement but I have thought of getting the engine gearbox reconditioned. If only my other car wasn't eating my funds getting a V8.
Do you know if that would apply to the TCT gearbox? Any idea on time period if the mileage is lower. Thanks
@@tino5801 Yeah, I imagine so. There would be no harm in changing the gearbox oil more often. I'm planning on changing this oil every 50,000.
It's an easier job than changing transmission oil and filter. The only difficult bit is having the tools.
The filler plug takes a 12mm hex key. It's right at the back of the engine and you need a ratchet set with an angle extension and a few other extension bars to get to it. You'd also need a long tube to get the oil into the hole (the gear oil I bought came with one which was nice).
The drain plug also takes a 12mm hex key and it's easy to get to. But there's not enough space in front of it to fit a socket set to it. I bought a 12mm allen key, cut off a piece of it, and used that with a spanner to take it out.
Thanks for the info! 🙏@@astonw
Yeah i already did, with Fuchs Titan Sintofluid FE 75W.
It did not help much tho.
I bought my 2012 QV with 150000km on the odo.
Only 1st and 2nd gear changes are crunchy, especially when cold.
I test drove 3 QVs and the one i bought was in the best condition, but the gearbox not so much.
One of them was from 2011, the gear change was really smooth. You could put it in 1st with 2 fingers while rolling with 20kmh, i wonder if that one already had the improved/upgraded synchros?!
I have replaced dot4 clutch fluid as well.
The c635 gearbox is known for the bad syncros of the 1st and 2nd gear.
I plan to do a overhaul on mine when the clutch needs a replacement, but the thing is: when?😂
Thanks for the tip for the sliding pedalface - it makes me mad especially when wet
Hi Dom, they are a cracking car, but unfortunately we bought a bad one , we didn't spot blown head gasket till after 3 months warranty had expired.
Sent it to a garage that wasn't up to the job, and it came back 5 months later with engine in bits, now it just sitting on my driveway waiting for a second hand engine but they are more expensive than buying a full car.
Sorry to hear that. I have heard a few bad stories, but not many - especially not compared to other sports cars. I believe Jay Emm (UK youtuber) had a bad one as well, but these are very common in my neighbourhood and very uncommon in the wrecker's.