Clive

I think I am doing the same as last weekend.

Yeh I did see a video where Bugatti wanted £1500 for air con/heater control panel, it was originally fitted in some Rover model, he bought one (new/unused) for £25 Another (can't remember which supercar) time he needed side repeater lamps, at a price of around £100+ for the pair, except they were originally fitted to the Ford Focus, £20 for the pair.

Trouble is they have you by the bollocks, no option but to use their services, and get charged handsomely for the privilege.

When my indicator/lights/hooter stalk malfunctioned I went to the local Dacia dealer..... a new stalk sir?, that will be £145 please , so i bought one off Flea Bay....£20, to all intents and purposes it is identical to the Dacia original, I expected it to fuck up quickly but here we are 6 years later, working like a good un (that will be the kiss of death now )

Her Captur has never let her down, always starts and runs OK, even with the management light on, her husband (who tries to check sis in laws car over) is hoping there are not any more engine sensors to go wrong, last 2 episodes have cost £400+ both times......

Sis in laws Captur is a diesel, not sure what the engine size it is though.....no point asking her, because she would not have a clue, she has dark hair, but I suspect she is blonde in reality.

Sister in law has a Renault Captur (2019 model) that too is a troublesome car, Engine management light has been on 3 times, caused by a different sensor each time, the indicator/lights stalk has been replaced twice, window regulator packed up twice, and the built in sat nav is next to useless, it freezes and sometimes will not work at all, she also looses her temper when I say it's just a Dacia in a posh frock

Found out why the scoot has a flat rear tyre, it has a nail in it, i will plug it tomorrow

Renault don't go there. I had a Magane (stupid me) the dephaser pulley went, then the heater packed up, it went through wheel bearings like they were going out of fashion, the windows would go down on their own, inconvenient when it was 3c and no heater, it leaked water like a seive in wet weather, fusebox was one lump of corrosion which caused the lights, wiper and indicators not too work , I did not keep it long, obviously.

Old as dirt engine is from the 1990,s

My Dacia is well behaved, I just get minor annoyances with it, like wanting new front discs, and suspension top bearing and a little welding, which are advisories on the MOT, but the daughters Pugshite is a pain in the nether regions.

Daughters car (Pugshite) is acting the twat (again) power steering works when it wants, and we have just took it back to the garage for investigations, she had the gearbox repaired last October (bearings droning) and they put a new clutch in it too, when the clutch pedal is pushed it rattles, and she thinks she can hear the bearings droning again. not a good advert for Peugeots. Me .......the scoots battery is flat, and so are the tyres MOT due soon, I may not bother having it done, but we have booked a weekend away in Mablethorpe at the end of September.....

I would, but they already know they are

Not a sunny one though.