I tell you what,the Irish have to be one of the most friendly peoples you could hope to find.We had a great time over there,even though the journey got curtailed due to a mechanical problem.Though even that turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
We were passing a caravan site when the rear nearside hydraulic pipe decided to leak,resulting in no rear suspension.When these sort of incidences occur,Citroen believe in letting you know all about it.And they do,in the form of a massive red warning lamp about the size of a traffic light,slap bang in the centre of your dashboard.Of course,other minor red lights come on as well,so the overall effect is that you have about a minute to set your affairs in order,before the sun goes super nova and all life as we know it perishes.Alright,alright so I exaggerated;it's just as if your part of the world is about to slide into the sea.Anyway,I found it heart stopping enough to last me forever.
We limped it into the camp site,which incidentally was an absolute cracker,and booked in for a couple of nights.The sad condition of the car was pretty obvious and the site owner kindly offered to send his handyman round to see if he could sort it.This chap was amazing because he cured the leak with a strip of rubber and a small hose clip. "Will you start her up now,sorr?" So I did and he was rewarded with a face full of high pressure hydraulic fluid.After wiping his face and a few muttered Gaelic imprecations he retightened the clip.After moving to a safe distance he told me to try again.Bingo! Not a drop.He told us it'd last for the holiday but to get it in the garage as soon as possible.Actually it lasted the six months until I traded the DS in.