Hi,

Having got my 405TDi through another MOT by sorting the usual consumables
(brakes, exhaust etc) I was wondering if anyone can comment on what might
fail that would make the car unviable? For example the engine is running
fine at 145K but if it failed would it be so expensive to replace that it
was not worth the effort? Similarly with the gearbox or other major
components, is there anything that is such a polava that the labour (if
being done in a garage) or components are just to expensive or
unobtainable?

I'm not worried about non-critical things like central locking or air-con.

At a tangent to this, are there any special techniques for separating the
front brake rubber pipes from the steel brake pipe leading to the servo?
The union together with the bracket to the body are rusted solid. It looks
like a hell of a job to replace the steel brake pipes if that becomes
necessary

Ta