The Kalos arrived and apparently the lack of speed and the aeroplane noise were not present today! The MIL light was saying MAP sensor, I cleared the code and it has not returned. A blat along an A road showed just what a foul vehicle it is, but did not show the driving fault she described, driving around town did: The brake pedal travel reduced , the car was braking itself and if you tried to go faster a horrible droning judder arose. Interestingly the car still drove quite straight, light braking made it pull to the good side, hard braking was ok. So the actual fault was a stuck LH front brake, which seemed to be purely down to very worn discs and pads which allowed the piston to get to the very end of its travel and tilt slightly (due to poor caliper design) New discs and pads, the piston went back in almost like new with a straight push and bob's etc. I also had to get it an MoT, all the fail points were basically related to the previous lack of servicing. Which is something I noticed many years ago: cheap make cars (and motorbikes) are bought by people that have no interest in them, nor any intention or wish to maintain them. There must be exceptions, but in general better quality owners buy better make cars.
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11 years ago