21-06-2015, 10:32 PM
I've totally given up on trying to obtain spares from vehicle breakers yards. I've lost count of the hours and miles I've wasted driving around yards, trying to obtain parts cheaply; only to be forced to buy new from a Citroen dealer, at only a slightly higher price than I was expecting to pay at the breakers! The surly, bored, often aggressive attitude you are met with at these yards, is offputting. If you ask for small inexpensive plastic trim buttons or the like, they say "No" instantly, (because they can't be arsed to look!). I once asked a breaker for a Berlingo wheel nut spanner, and although he had one, but he would not sell it without the rusty jack! I bet he's still got them both,10 years on!
I'm even wary of buying parts from independent motor factors now; having been supplied with the wrong parts on occasions. I was even quoted £8 for a Berlingo B9 Exhaust gasket from a motor factor, which I obtained from Citroen for £3.50!
I'm convinced that new genuine Citroen parts are worth the bit extra you may have to pay (except perhaps for consumables like filters).
I'm even wary of buying parts from independent motor factors now; having been supplied with the wrong parts on occasions. I was even quoted £8 for a Berlingo B9 Exhaust gasket from a motor factor, which I obtained from Citroen for £3.50!
I'm convinced that new genuine Citroen parts are worth the bit extra you may have to pay (except perhaps for consumables like filters).