Model Year 25/26 Power window issue

[trew]

Well it was certainly character building. It did provide some entertainment as to what might break next. I believe if you have an Alfa Romeo it is known as "charm and character". I'd call it a right PITA.
On the plus side, as it was a very basic car, it could usually be fixed with basic tools and knowledge. Unlike modern cars that require sonic screwdrivers, oscilloscopes, laptops and an PHD in computer science to fix the simplest of faults. Even batteries need to be "coded" to the car these days. Quite ridiculous really,

Perfectly put. That was my point - although I did gild the lily slightly by saying they never broke.

 

[trew]

Oh they did. Had the handle fall of a Peugeot 205 back in the day.
My sister had a Fiesta which was affectionately known to us as the Fiasco due to its less than fabulous build quality and reliability. People on here complain about the Formentor having issues. You have no idea, The winder mechanism broke and let the glass drop and it was then stuck with a gap of about 4 inches at the top. I recall taking the door card off and stripping the mechanism down and greasing it. The ignition auto advance and retard on the distributor seized making it run like and asthmatic tractor. It went through 2 wheel bearings. The fuel gauge had a mind of its own. The steering was very heavy, seemingly connected by telepathy, and had little bearing on which direction the wheels actually pointed. The heater had 2 settings, non-existent arctic or Taiwanese sweat shop and nothing in-between. The rear screen heater was an optional extra and proved useful for keeping your hands warm as you pushed it to the fuel station, having run out of fuel again due to the fuel gauge fault.

Actually, you're right. The handle used to drop off my Hillman Imp quite regularly - just bashed it back on again.

...and the steering wheel would come off the column too. My wife (girlfriend at the time) used to get a bit jumpy if I took it off and waved it around while we were driving along, saying, "Oh my God! The steering wheel's come off again.". Teenagers, huh!