Mana Vs Aprilia

http://mototourism.blogspot.com/2009/04/mana-no-more.html

Sunday, 5 April 2009
Mana no more
I shuold let you know that I have sold my Mana. I was tired of all the problems that it had, and, frankly, I was extremely disappointed.

The bike was in repar for more than 45 days. One morning it just stopped working. And this was after I had had to already change the dashboard due to water infiltrations. Enough is enough.

It got to the point where I would not take my Mana because I was afraid it woulde let me down somewhere.

This was my first Aprilia. It will be my last one. I had only had Japanese bikes so far, for more than 20 years, and never had a problem. I better stick to those.

Too bad though. The idea of the Mana was very good. Execution was messy. And I am fed up of being used as a beta tester by companies which regard customers only as stupid fuckers with money.

Goodbye Aprilia.



El texto lo he extraido de un blog de un tío de Bélgica que flipaba con la Mana (era igual que el de Korea pero con menos medios) y que al final...

YO TB. he leido a gente con otros modelos aprilienses MUYMUY kemada con el ser vicio postventa

Citación :

APRILIA? NEVER AGAIN, si quieres una moto como vehículo de transporte habitual, tu moto no es una aprilia, la mía, una pegaso, lleva 20 días en el taller esperando que manden un manquito, 20 días por una reparación menor, así no pueden pretender seguir vendiendo moto, NO.
APRILIA, GRAN ERROR, el postventa no se debe olvidar, ¿existe postventa? o ya tienen a otro cazado y ahora que se apañe?
¿Alguien conoce un usuario contento con el servicio de recambios? no lo creo, marcas así deben desaparecer. APRILIA? NEVER AGAIN

ver estas cosas da q pensar

Le escribí a Demonio (el belga que tenía un blog sobre la mana) pidiéndole más datos sobre su "problema" con Aprilia. Deja claro que el problema no es con el sistema automático. Además hay otro "comentario" de Demonio ciertamente "desalentador".

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Hi demonio,

could you, please, facilitate further details about problems suffered with Mana?

I had this bike in mind but I'm afraid this project might be too hard effort for Aprilia.

Maybe same concept developed by some japanese would be success.

Thank you and good luck with next bikes

08 April, 2009
Demonio Pellegrino said...
Hi there. I must say that the problems had nothing to do with the real innovation of the bike. i.e. the automatic gear. This part worked beautifully, and never gave me problems.

The problems I had were:
- water leaks into the dashboard. Dashboard replaced, but AGAIN, problems. so in the end I had my dashboard replaced twice. UNACCEPTABLE.

- problems with the fuel injectors. One morning it just would not start. The fuel injectors were changed, but still an electronic problem prevented the bike from starting. The whole injenction system was then changed, and the bike started. It took 47 days.

- noise from exhaust pipe: a metallic noise, as if something had detached inside, was coming from the exhaust pipe. the dealer (and Aprilia) refused to replace it, although they aknowledged that something was wrong.

- Minor problems such as: the trunk that would refuse to open, sometimes, electronically. I had to use the key. not always, but at times.

- passenger footrest would not unfold sometimes, remaining blocked.

Shall I continue? This was a new bike. No surprise Aprilia is not selling bikes. NEVER AGAIN.

09 April, 2009
Anonymous said...
Dear Demonio, It was really sad news. I guess it was originally manufactured inferiorly. I fully understand how you've been hurt from your new bike. More expectation, more disappointment. Too bad.

Was there no proper, no any explanations from Aprilia on your problematic Mana?...Too bad....

Yours, Lewis

14 April, 2009
Demonio Pellegrino said...
Hi Lewis,

Aprilia never contacted me, in spite of numerous messages passed on through my dealer (who was very competent and nice, by the way).

By chance, I then met one of the engineers working for an Aprilia subcontractor, which had been providing electronic components to the Mana. He told me that he was not surprised of the problems with Mana, because Aprilia had cut ressources for bike development below normal levels.

As I said, this is too much for me. never again. I wish you best of luck with your bike.

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pues ya somos muchos....yo" nunca mais"
tampoco quiero una moto nueva....
quiero mi dinero
y buscar otro modelo...

Joder....pues vaya mierda, la verdad....por lo que decis el servicio post-venta da pena...yo solo lo he utilizado para chorradas y mas o menos ha funcionado, pero como tenga algun problema gordo ya veo que tendre problemas....

Siento mucho lo que os esta pasando,espero que se os solucione el tema, que la moto funciones bien de una p...vez o que os devuelvan la pasta!

DANIEL ARIAS escribió:

pues ya somos muchos....yo" nunca mais"
tampoco quiero una moto nueva....
quiero mi dinero
y buscar otro modelo...

lo siento DanielArias, que te ha pasado ahora? otra vez la bomba de gasofa?

Nada,ya comente en otro post,volvio a no arrancar despues de lo de la sonda...
el mecanico flipa mas q yo....al llegar al taller y tras dos intentos ,encendio
No da fallo,no da nada...esta "loca"....tema de la electronica,el inmovilizador...no saben...
Pero yo ya me doy por vencido,he planteado la denuncia en consumo y a esperar

Joder, " compañeiro", vaya putada...y si te dieran una nueva? esta claro que tu "negrita" ha salido defectuosa, pero si te la cambian...

Animos!

Vvsss!

Rapaz , a mi la Mana me tiene enamorado....
Pero no me fio de q sea tan fácil la negociación....

Ya veremos q plantean...de momento estoy sin moto y pagando el credito...

Hola Dani, me acabo de enterar de tu problemon, joder si eras el mayor manero de España y el forero más activo, lo siento de verdad compañero,pero te puedo echar una mano con Aprilia; en Madrid está la central de Aprilia World Service, te dejo la dirección para que envies una carta al Dtor de Postventa:

Aprilia WS España
Edificio Próxima
C/ Mijancas, - 2º
28022 Madrid
Tel: 913109950
Fax: 913109994

Yo incluso llamaría by tfno, para explicar el problema y enviarles un fax con tu denuncia, seguro que querrán hacer algo al respecto, si ves que te puedo ayudar en algo más no dudes en contactar conmigo, abzs y no te desanimes, quizás lo mejor es que Aprilia España te vea la moto, pq los mecánicos en los concesionarios no pueden solucionar problemas de electrónica y tienen más medios en los talleres de la casa matriz.

Seguimos en contacto. Ráfagasss. Javier.

Perdona es: C/ Mijancas, Nº1 - 2º , Madrid. Abrazos.

Valla!!!!Graciñas fiera,ahora mismo me pongo en marcha....