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Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:	Cars in the UK
Notice:	Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:	COMICS::SHELLEYELD

Created:	Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2584
Total number of notes:	63384

1525.0. "PHH car mats" by ODDONE::CURRIE_I () Wed Aug 07 1991 18:05

    Has anyone else had the same problem I had with the car mats supplied
    with my lease car?
    
    Having ordered a Cavalier CD which comes with fitted carpet mats on top
    of the standard carpets, I found that PHH had supplied not the
    manufacturer's rubber mats on top, but grotty PHH carpet mats.  This meant
    that I had three layers of carpet in my car!  Not only did the PHH mats
    look naff and not fit properly, but they rapidly started to curl at the
    edges.
    
    At this point they became dangerous - the clutch pedal actually got
    jammed under the corner of one of these things, which not fitting
    properly had migrated up the footwell.  Luckily I was stationary at the
    time.
    
    I immediately removed the offending items from my car - and as a
    consequence now have a hole in the fitted mat on the driver's side!
    
    Pam Dormer told me that PHH were 'horrified' by this story, and would
    contact me immediately.  But of course, they never did...
    
    Shouldn't Digital insist that the lease companies always supply the
    standard manufacturers' fitted rubber mats?
    
    Ian

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1525.1	Grotty PHH Mats	TRUCKS::SMART	Taste and try before you buy	`Wed Aug 07 1991 18:16`	6
	When I got my new car I took the grotty PHH mats out and swapped them for the pukka Ford fitted rubber mats from my Hertz car that I was returning. The only trouble is that after about 90K miles the drivers mat is looking a little worse for wear. I bet you can't buy just one!
1525.2		VANGA::KERRELL	Dave Kerrell @RDL 899-5279	`Thu Aug 08 1991 13:23`	6
	Re.0: Same happended to me with my CDi and another collegue in my group. I removed the PHH mats for safety reasons on delivery. /Dave.
1525.3	More explanation about .0 please	TIMMII::RDAVIES	An amateur expert	`Thu Aug 08 1991 13:34`	10
	I had mediocre (SP) rubber mats that were fitted to this (Hertz) car (Rover). The previuos car had Pukker Citroen mats. What I don't understand from .0 is the hole?. Did they make a hole in the original equipement to fit these tacky things?. If so that's contrary to the reason for fitting the mats which was to keep the carpet clean to improve resale value. Richard
1525.4	get a Citroen...	HEWIE::RUSSELL	Hari Krishna, Hari Ramsden, Hari Hari	`Thu Aug 08 1991 13:56`	6
	both Hertz and PHH supplied proper Citroen rubber mats on my BX's. However, I agree with .2; if they don't fit properly, I'd ditch them for safety reasons. Peter.
1525.5	The hole arguement is ...	CHEST::LEECH	IBOS - Morgue division !	`Thu Aug 08 1991 13:57`	10
	� What I don't understand from .0 is the hole?. Richard, I think the point being made was that because the mats were so bad, they were removed, and evidently the original carpets took all the wear. Shaun.
1525.6	The hole story	UBOHUB::CURRIE_I		`Fri Aug 09 1991 10:45`	11
	Shaun is correct. I'm a high mileage driver (54,000 miles in 21 months) and it didn't take long for my right heel to make a hole in the carpet mat! Given that I'm not the only one to regard the PHH mats as dangerous, I will contact Fleet and see if I can get them to make it policy to have only manufacturers' fitted mats supplied with lease cars. I'll post another Note to let you know how I get on. Ian
1525.7		IEDUX::jon	MudHutIX rules OK!	`Fri Aug 09 1991 15:57`	4
	Shouldn't this string be in note 946 - The Floor Mat note? Jon (The Floor Mat noter)