Why does it cost me more to keep a Saxo on the road for two years than a Metro for ten? My wonderful second metro (Rover 100 to purists) only failed one MOT, when I was forced to let her go because parts were no longer available. My Saxo has had two MOTs since I've owned it, and failed both, and I will have spent more in two years than I did on my Metro in ten - and almost as much as on two Metros in twenty! So now we know why Rover went bust...
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But purer, and higher, and greater will be our wonder, our TRANSPORT when Jesus we see!
As a child, I thought that meant we would have a more reliable car in heaven
Saxo is such a strange name though - cross between a brand of salt and sage'n'onion stuffing! I do sympathise - my Matiz isn't well either [Daewoo matiz is equally daft name]
Renault lagunas (lagunae?) aren't doing too well this year either. Failed on emissions after 7 years almost plain sailing.
:-(
Saxo needed two drive shafts, a CV joint, headlight alignment (which I'd suspected since I recently had a mega faff to change a bulb) and new wiper blades (no surprise there either after the scraping noises they made yesterday!). Also, though not failable, seeming the brake discs are worn and the exhaust (fitted exactly a month ago) is not aligned correctly... So, more expense ahead I fear. But it passed its emissions by miles (or is that grammes per litre?!)
I blame the French. This observation has nothing at all to do with your post. I just think the world should know whose fault everything is.
I don't think everything is down to the French. Even though the last time the Renault had a major failure was on a Parisian motorway, where its drive belt went and took three weeks to fix. I learned two important phrases from the French motor industry:
"Ce n'est pas grave" and "ce n'est pas possible". Both of which meant the opposite in English.
Anyway back to being a minister without a car, while we look for a suitable replacement. Previous generations have managed it without difficulty, but where do you get bicycle clips in this day and age?
Andy, Andy, how did you work in D+1 for four years and not learn that bike clips are no longer what the 'in' cyclist wears -you simply tuck the end of appropriate leg of your jogging bottoms into your sock! That and add you flat cap and thick anorak on hot, sunny days!