Wow! £212 retail!
But theres good news too. I bought it from a trader Roger Budden Autos.
http://www.rb-auto.co.uk/search.cfmI e-mailed Mr Budden, and although it doesn't appear to be covered under the terms of the insurance backed warrantee, he has told me that he’ll get it sorted, even if he has to bring me another car and take this one away to be fixed.
Whilst I’m writing this, Mr Budden has just phoned me. His mechanic is of the opinion that it is probably working OK and just needs a new link.
When I lift the arm I can see the car rising, but when I lower the arm I can’t see it fall. He reckons that it falls slowly, and I probably won’t be able to see it fall.
He also reckons that it is standing at about the correct height.
The height to the highest point of the wheel arch is 29” and the gap between the wheel arch and the tyre is about 4 ½ “.
The height of my previous Omega Elite (96 P) was about 26 ½” to the top of the wheel arch.
Am I comparing chalk and cheese? Does the 03 model stand 3” higher than the earlier one? Was my old one too low?
PS. He's right, it does slowly fall back. I can measure the fall after about 30 seconds. I just can't see it falling. I guess I'm worrying about nothing. I've only had the car a fortnight and I can't believe that there's nothing wrong with it. [smiley=embarassed.gif]