I suppose I could have thrown money at it. I have always thought after the 150k mark, at the first major component failure it will go. I don't want to spend £2000 this year and have another issue next year and then feel the need to keep spending because I have invested £2000 last year on a car worth around £1500.
Bear in mind that its my workplace so I am not earning whilst the car is off the road, so I'm losing £200 a day at the moment whilst off the road, so I need to be back on the road asap. I can't just go to Hertz and rent a dual controlled automatic car. I would need to go a specialist rental company, who are basically set up to charge huge fees to insurance companies (£500 a week?)
Its a tough call, but its call I have made, and I have to run with it. I had a test drive in the new car yesterday and everything is still very tight, it doesn't accelerate as quick as my former car, which I believe loosened up at around 20k, but it could be that the previous owner didn't even let it stretch its legs a bit. The radio is locked and Honda are struggling to unlock it but they say if need be they will replace the unit, so it will be sorted. However I will be back on the road later today, keeping pupils happy, hopefully for the next 6 years !
However if anyone wants to buy a Jazz Hybrid for parts/repair, I can tell you where theres one for sale