• Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    My 2014 kangoo probably have like 3 sensors. I already changed an expensive turbo sensor and the one detecting if your seatbelt is making it beep for 3 minutes whatever you’d do before stopping every time I drive. I wonder if it’s rational to fix it, costwise.

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      2 days ago

      Oh it has significantly more sensors than that, trust me.

      As for the seatbelt sensor, honestly depends on the cost and how long you plan on keeping it. Without knowing your car, I can’t say for sure, but I suspect it’s a simple switch. The issue may very well also be in the wiring, or the switch could’ve broken loose or something (in which case you’d likely need the belt buckle receptacle thingy).

      Personally I’m so annoyed by things like that, I’d fix it. It probably annoys you, and if you do end up selling it rather than keeping it, it’ll annoy the buyer.

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        2 days ago

        Yeah I know, it’s just very very not modern, which is good, but it also breaks down all the time which is less cool.

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          2 days ago

          The French know exactly how to make a car last 10 years and start breaking down after that unfortunately.

          I honestly don’t know what would be a good replacement if you do need to get rid of it though. That type of van is a market dominated by the French to the point that “Berlingo” is almost a universal term for them IMO.

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            1 day ago

            Yeah, as a swede I’m not used to the shaky quality 😅

            The Berlingo is the Citroen version, and also an old french candy used for getting the bad taste of hot spring water out of your mouth (it’s supposedly good to bathe in and drink but often taste of sulfur)