Well, picking it up was an event.
The plan was :
1) early dart from work in Stoke, and drive Juke to Maccelesfield.
2) Be moderately impressed by the handover and spot the new maps that they threw in without us mentioning it
3) Drive to Ingleton, via M6, and have tea with sister in law, in her caravan.
4) Take wife home to Merseyside
5) Today. Drive Omega to work
6) Stay in the worst hotel within 2 miles of J15 on the M6
The Actual.
1) Yes - arrived early
2) Yes, but no maps, but hey
2b) return when I realise the spanner light is on.
3) Drive towards M56 Which is google maps telling me that the M6 is quite busy and it has a quicker way.
3b) Stop at traffic lights and realise there's smoke coming off the front wheel. Smell of burning brake pad.
3c) Drive to Costa (1/2 mile) and cry. Phone dealer.
3d) Await a curtesy car. 6:30 Corsa delivered.
3e) Take wife's advice, and book into same shitty hotel Near Stoke.
4) Wife has returned home with Brother in Law Today
5) Today. Listen to an explanation about the lugs on a NEW brake pad failing. (I know if that happened it's rarer than rare, and I know enough that if it did happpen it would fail safe - that is the pad would not be able to escape)
6) Await delivery of Astra to Hotel (It's on the service manager's way home, and will be a good road test)
To be fair to Bristol Street Motors Maccelefield Vauxhall, shit happens and I think they responded well enough.
Mind you wife is livid that I only did 16 miles in her new car before it broke.