IndigoJo:
tommymanc:
Hyh:
The hand rail for getting in and out was loose. Several of the components had the finish rubbed off (e.g. the arrows and OK button on the tacho, the gear selector). There were buttons missing, including the driver’s window control. The headlight switch came right out when you pulled it out to test the fog lamps.
The dash display had a warning “Check fuel supply” (the gauge said it was just over half full and I was only going back to Heathrow) but also there was a red triangle warning flashing. It also said there was an indicator faulty on the trailer (there wasn’t). It said something about “engine control malfunction”.
Do they do any maintenance on these things?
Hand rail loose, check, had to remove the footwell trim and tighten mine up several times when it was new, in the end i brought my more serious sockets from home and tightened it proper.
Switchgear worn off labels or broken or missing, check, they all do that sir.
Indicator fault warning with no problem, check.
Engine malfunction, check.
Sounds like a normal MAN to me, not really tough enough for fleet fodder, the VW input is showing lots of bling short on durable, my only surprise is that you didn’t have a brake malfunction spurious warning, the door lock didn’t fall out inside the door when you opened it and the interior door handle didn’t snap off in your hand when you closed it…i bet you never looked at the roof light switch and window switches behind the parking brake, at least one of those would have been snapped off and if the roof lights worked a minor miracle.