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Update no. 1
Stratstone have checked the prop shaft and rear axle bolts and confirm all are tight. They reported a noticeable clunk on their test drive just as I described so have sent the car back to the factory for a full diagnosis.
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Have you checked for illegal immigrants in the boot?
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Oh that's a shame, please let us know what it was when you get it sorted....
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I have been told by the factory it's worth checking every 500/1000 miles depending how much stick you give the car I guess  it's supposed to be one of the main things to check every service but dealers don't seem to know about this ? So you don't have to grease the kingpins now but instead you get to check the prop shaft bolts instead?
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I have been told by the factory it's worth checking every 500/1000 miles depending how much stick you give the car I guess it's supposed to be one of the main things to check every service but dealers don't seem to know about this ? So you don't have to grease the kingpins now but instead you get to check the prop shaft bolts instead? 
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Update no.2
It's fixed. I collected the car from Stratstone on Monday evening - they told me that they had tightened all bolts at the rear of the car including the rear sub-frame which cured the problem. Unfortunately on the way home I noticed the air conditioning no longer works - a job for the next service before the warranty runs out.
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Great to hear you're back on the road, if not warmer than planned.
Might be worth a quick check under the dash etc. to see if it's anything obvious.
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Just in case... fan has to be on
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Update no.2
It's fixed. I collected the car from Stratstone on Monday evening - they told me that they had tightened all bolts at the rear of the car including the rear sub-frame which cured the problem. Unfortunately on the way home I noticed the air conditioning no longer works - a job for the next service before the warranty runs out. Remember the A/C doesn't work if the heater fan is turned to "off"... The A/C light flashes and nothig happens. Wiscos beat me to the post!
Last edited by Peter J; 24/06/15 12:59 PM. Reason: Revision
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Unfortunately it is just blowing out warm air
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