Colibri will never have my business again.

[Finfan]

Originally Posted by OldDirty

My Colibri is taking a dump on me where exacly do you guys find the Ronson torch lighters in walmart ?

in my walmart, they were at the front of the store, near the cigarettes I think. But last coupla times Ive been there they dont seem to be stocking them. may be just my store, tho.

[yellowgoat]

have a colibri lighter,never had one problem with it. I did replace it with a lotus because i get upgradeidist at times.

if you want a good reliable lighter thats not to expensive, get a lotus lighter.

[OldDirty]

Originally Posted by Finfan

in my walmart, they were at the front of the store, near the cigarettes I think. But last coupla times Ive been there they dont seem to be stocking them. may be just my store, tho.

I will have to look around because walmarts here don't carry cigarettes. Thanks

[AggieChemDoc]

My colibri has been nothing but trouble since the original butane ran out, either. Although I admit I did try and fill it with the cheap stuff before I learned better.

[CigarmanTim]

Learned this from an Ashton rep.....take good old lighter fluid (the charcoal stuff) and just drip it over the small holes where the flame comes out....do this 2 or 3 times...cleans the carbon out left over from a poorly filtered butane. Then let it dry and fill the lighter up entirely and take a small screw driver or pen and purge it entirely. Shake it and try tp purge again. Fill up with 4x's or 5x's filter and enjoy. I guarantee it will be better.

[eriksson20]

i have owned the Colibri Talon 2 lighter for ages and never had a single problem... I own a Zippo Blu too, and it is a bit more tricky than the Talon...

just thoiught to bring my part to the conversation

cheers,

[Gov]

I have the Colibri LTR700 it has a cutter in the bottom. Now it is just a cutter. Damn gaskets blew out on me. So I went out and bought a Xikar Exodus in black....with a lifetime warranty! And if you register it on their site they send you a free case for it. That's right free! Colibri who???????

[vicvitola]

Originally Posted by Gov

I have the Colibri LTR700 it has a cutter in the bottom. Now it is just a cutter. Damn gaskets blew out on me. So I went out and bought a Xikar Exodus in black....with a lifetime warranty! And if you register it on their site they send you a free case for it. That's right free! Colibri who???????

No Colibri! Ever again!

[mspringfield]

I have had mixed results with Colibri lately. I had an old CEO that I bought many, many years ago that was bulletproof. I finally wore it out and had to send it back to Colibri for repair. They looked at it and instead of repairing it and sending me a monster bill they sent me a letter telling me that it would cost more to repair than it would be worth and offered me a new lighter for $25.00. I have had other Colibri's that were junk from the day they were purchased. The good news was that Colibri always fixed them at no cost but it was a real pain in the a$$ to have to return such an expensive lighter.

I have since move to Xicar. They are great but tend to have to be refueled lots more often than my Colobris.

Michael

[lenguamor]

My Triplex and Trifecta are both still firing up fine after years of service, and I suspect they always will, since I always use premium butane.

I also have several cheaper Colibri's, even a couple of giveaways from CI and other companies and they ALL work fine.

I honestly don't know what the fuss is all about with the Colibri hating...they're as good as anything else, just take care of them and use good gas.

[Todd W]

I agree with the above: My Colibri Enterprise ROCKS. It never fails, and besides the fact that the triple torch eats gas, I've never had a problem. You definitely have to follow the instructions with a Colibri, which may surprise you. To drain all the extra 'air' out while the lighter is still UPRIGHT is a must, and use only Colibri gas. I'm not trying to convert anyone here. I'm sure you're happy with your Ronson's and PB's and they're all free of defects.

[jadorm]

I agree with all the other people that said to just buy better butane. I had 2 colibri firebirds from a while ago when I won them on cigarbid. I finally used one up( I normally couldn't find it) and after I used the colibri fuel it would try to light but couldn't hold a flame. I just got in 3 cans of Vector 2 nights ago. I had to refill/purge the lighter 3 times with it but it finally worked. I think either Vector or Lava will work but I went with Vector because I found it cheaper. The Ronson's are nice as well I personally will not pay more than 10$ for a lighter because I tend to lose them.

[Big Dawg]

Loved it while it worked but less than a year later, the damn thing broke.

[Cigary]

Originally Posted by Nely

I'm the unfortunate owner of two colibri quantum lighters and their performance has been quite shite to say the least. I have used only high quality fuel to refill them, and pretty much keep 'em clean with compressed air, but that does not seem to make a difference to them. I'm upset that such a popular brand can be so unreliable. I will be calling them soon and giving them a piece of my mind. Now I need to find myself a zippo insert and lighter. Sorry but I needed to vent.

I agree with you,,,I bought my last Colibri about 3 years ago and it is a piece of a$$,,,it cost more than $75 and I have had at least 2 different kinds. The same is for Prometheus lighters,,,they are good for about 2 months and then problems and I use the highest rated butane. Now I use the 3 fer $30 lighters and they burn and burn and burn,,,go figger!!!