Noble blew a Turbo at Millbrook Today.
#32
In the absence of hard data I thought I would put the net to use.
There are a few 'common' leaks
First, heater coolant pipes. They are incorrectly tightened at the factory and is missed by the PDA.
Second, water getting in around bolts that connect the heater enclosure to the cabin area.
Third, water getting in through the top of the windscreen this is due to a mis-alignment (very similar to what afflicted my DB7) it only occurs on one side or the other.
Verified on the 3 Noble websites as common problems… leaks are not very ‘21st Century’ are they.
There are some ‘fuel leak’ issues that I can’t ‘get a handle’ on yet…
Found this also…
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=36572&f=26&h=0
Keep us posted on your car Jim...
[Edited by Mycroft - 5/27/2003 10:47:14 PM]
There are a few 'common' leaks
First, heater coolant pipes. They are incorrectly tightened at the factory and is missed by the PDA.
Second, water getting in around bolts that connect the heater enclosure to the cabin area.
Third, water getting in through the top of the windscreen this is due to a mis-alignment (very similar to what afflicted my DB7) it only occurs on one side or the other.
Verified on the 3 Noble websites as common problems… leaks are not very ‘21st Century’ are they.
There are some ‘fuel leak’ issues that I can’t ‘get a handle’ on yet…
Found this also…
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=36572&f=26&h=0
Keep us posted on your car Jim...
[Edited by Mycroft - 5/27/2003 10:47:14 PM]
#33
First, heater coolant pipes. They are incorrectly tightened at the factory and is missed by the PDA.
Second, water getting in around bolts that connect the heater enclosure to the cabin area.
Third, water getting in through the top of the windscreen this is due to a mis-alignment (very similar to what afflicted my DB7) it only occurs on one side or the other.
Verified on the 3 Noble websites as common problems?
Third, water getting in through the top of the windscreen this is due to a mis-alignment (very similar to what afflicted my DB7) it only occurs on one side or the other.
Verified on the 3 Noble websites as common problems?
leaks are not very ?21st Century? are they.
What do you regard as "common" anyway? Someone talking about "common water ingress issues" on the first thread you find searching pistonheads for "leaks" doesn't make it a common problem ;-)
Maybe 2 or 3 cars out of just over 200 have had the problems you've detailed above. That's probably a similar rate to the main production car manufacturers.
I've had far more problems with my VW Golf than the M12.
There are some ?fuel leak? issues that I can?t ?get a handle? on yet?
Jim
#36
Is it me but if you take the old Lotus Europa front end and recess the lights and indicators (make them flush) widen it, butch it up a bit (front damn/spoiler) and you have a Noble!
http://www.pistonheads.com/lotus/europa/5.jpg
[Edited by Mycroft - 5/28/2003 8:45:20 AM]
http://www.pistonheads.com/lotus/europa/5.jpg
[Edited by Mycroft - 5/28/2003 8:45:20 AM]
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long dead thread but theres not many posts about Nobles.
Interested in these cars, any more on reliability now that its 8 months on? What kind of warranty do they come with, like the subaru 3 year one with extended option?
Interested in these cars, any more on reliability now that its 8 months on? What kind of warranty do they come with, like the subaru 3 year one with extended option?
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I looked at getting one, I think they are a fantastic car, I would have had to take out quite a bit of finance, so decided against it, never the less it has to be the best car Ive driven, so much power, Elise esk handling, wonderfully balanced, and expensive to run That is the mian downside, but hey if you can afford the 50K asking price the cost of a set of disks proberly doesnt worry you
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