The upgrades/updates may have been made in haste due to the queue so it is entirely possible that the hoses may be working around a bit once you have driven it for a while. Get it up on a ramp at a local garage/tyre place and check them? It will be quicker to drop them £40 for 30 mins on their ramp and a spanner check?

Agreed Alistair and best done with a hot engine.

You can't even see the hoses with the bodywork on....

And they don't use a jubilee style clip- the hose ends follow BMW practice as did the Aero's with a molded plastic end with an o-ring seal and a sprung retaining clip

Always happy to be corrected. So no spanner, hammer ?

Stick with the Internettery Alistair.....

All hoses have been thoroughly checked by my mechanic who is a stickler for detail - it’s definitely the rad!!

I can't remember the official legal precedent, but I think if you can prove a 'latent defect' then you have 6 years

Give it time to sort out the sagging suspension, brake and radiator issues.

Don’t let it put you off - the CX cars are really wonderful - when all little niggles are fixed!! I have 25,000 Kms on mine and I have loved every one - my local mechanic will have me “on road “ in a jiffy once the new rad arrives!
Cheers!

I've driven the CX and was mightily impressed by the step change in ride quality and the ease with which it achieved its performance envelope especially when compared with the Roadster. I felt a little more exposed in the cabin as it was much less snug, the seat didn't hug me enough in cornering and the brakes felt dead. Very much a modern convertible underpinnings clothed in a 1930's body. At that price point the side screens, potential for drafts and water ingress and a manual hood did kind of leave a few question marks as to real everyday all year round practicality in a UK climate, when not on those halcyon days touring the south France in glorious sunshine.

The wife cant drive the Roadster it just too heavy for her, but an automatic CX might well fit the bill. I'm just watching and waiting for the success of the recent upgrades following the CX issues to see how things pan out. She wants a newer convertible, nothing wrong with her current car, so its a toss up whether we put money into a new Merc and keep the Roadster or keep the Merc and sell the Roadster.