The day after I got the car home I started to investigate its quirky little flaws. The first thing that struck me was just how loud it was, even at a moderate speed the engine really snarled.

I drove the car around for a while and then suddenly the engine went quiet... seriously quiet... it roared when the throttle was hammered, but at tick over and even speeds it was no noisier than any other car.

On investigation it I discovered that the bearing that steadies the air conditioning belt had completely disintegrated...  for the first time, the wallet was going to come out....