[Resolved]  Fiat Palio — NON AVAILABILITY OF SPARES

Me too have the same problem. Need to initiate some action.
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I regret buying Fiat Palio. Its spares are too costly, and still worse, they are not available easily. Immediately after I bought my palio from the Anand (gujarat) dealer, they closed down. The showroom was then taken over by Tata. Later when Fiat and Tata announced a JV, I thought that the problems of non-availability of spares for the Palio will be over. Unfortunately, Tata does not store Palio spares. For example, I am looking for door rubber mould (i think it is called garness), but it is not available in Anand, Baroda or Ahemedabad. May be I will have to go to Italy. I think Palio owners should take Fiat into the Consumer Forum for redressal of their complaints. Can anyone suggest what to do.

Owning a car - any car these days requires some knowledge about cars. For e.g someone was complaining non availabilty of diesel filter for a Palio. Now there are many diesel cars on the road in India, Filter of a Indica diesel could do the trick with a little modification if necessary. For body parts, windshield, tail & headlamps go to the second hand car parts market. Even very special part - McPherson Struts of the front suspension could be had.
Then somebody wanted an exhaust manifold of a 1.2 Palio. I don't know what he did to it that it needs to be replaced. If it is abs essential to replace the exhaust manifold and can't find one, there are people who specialise in tailor made exhausts. They can make you a free flow exhaust manifold which will give the Palio a very sexy growl when you just tap the gas pedal.

I have read owners' complaints of other makes of cars and they are just as critical as you are for a Fiat Palio my friend.

I have a Fiat Palio Go 1.2 2006, which had a front smash in September 2009. I'm struggling to get hold of the Front Headlamps which cost R1600 each @ the dealer. I've tried every spare shops between JHB, Pretoria & CPT. No Luck just barely got hold of a damn Radiator with Fan. Fiat Dealers charge me for my part to my car R22000 which is F#$KED up.

Has anyone any ideas on where i cud find parts? Mail Me Please...

why are you changing the fuel i.e. Diesel filter, it costs nearlyRs. 1000 and can be servised (i.e. cleaned) and has a life of nearly 80, 000 to 1, 00, 000 kms.
please check the filter, it has an electrical socket at the botom which can be opened with a small screwdriver and diesel with impurities will drain out of it, then the socket is to be attached again, check if te yellow fuel filter impurity light on the right side of your instrument panel has stopped glowing, (this can be repeated if required)
Best of luck
Note: i was duped once, i hope this has been of some help.