Ah now then Andrew, now we know who to turn to for advice ref "electrics".
Thank you for sticking your head above the parapet. Yes I suppose to a degree I am being a little unkind to the cars. And you are right to point out my flippancy. I'm pleased to hear that you haven't had too many issues with Peugeot as my better half picks her 2008 up this Friday, so I'll be mightily pleased if I have the same level of reliability.
Many many years ago when I had a Citroen GS Pallas!! (search google) great design, poorly put together, my goodness was it poorly put together.
You were frightened of locking it when you parked up anywhere, in case you couldn't get back in. The beauty of it was, nobody wanted to nick the thing, so it didn't really matter. I'm not talking about a car that was 10 yrs old with 150k miles on the clock, this was less than 8 months old. I remember it well.
You'd switch the lights on, or indicate to turn left or right and the wipers would start. What else, oh yes, it was a semi auto box. You stirred the gear lever thro the normal H pattern, it just didn't have a clutch it was done electronically, heard that somewhere before Alan (Mr Pilot).
Well there times when it was like driving a non syncro box, you had to judge the revs up and down the box to get a smooth gear change, ring any bells Alan....So perhaps you can forgive me my skepticism Andrew.
And this wasn't my only run in with French Electrics. We had a Renault Laguna 2002 Estate, the one with the electronic key, that bit of plastic you stuck in a slot. What a bag of nails. Windows would seize up due to water getting on the winder mechanism, it was after all just an old bicycle cable that rusted thro. Both doors. The electronic key wouldn't work, three plastic cards later we decided it was time to part company. We never knew who the car belonged to. We thought we just borrowed it from Renault because it spent more time in their garage than it did in ours. Its the only car I know that could wear out clutches faster than brake pads.
Did I ever mention that I hate French cars altogether, what I can't understand is why the heck have I bought one.
But I'm willing to forgive and forget, and this Friday we collect said vehicle. If this thing breaks down on the way home......you guys had better be prepared for the onslaught.
Have a good week.
