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Yep, exactly that. It was very strange. Both working absolutely fine in original vehicles!
We use standalone satnavs as it’s the same as the ones used on test and also can program and record specific routes.
For general personal use I just use my phone and Google.
My friend Claire and I swapped cars (Claire has a 23 reg Puma hybrid) to do mock tests today and each took our own sat nav (mines a TomTom start 52 and hers is also a TomTom but a slightly later model I think?).
I plugged mine into the USB socket in Claire’s car (the same one she uses with her...
The early cars (which mine is) tend to suffer but the later ones I think are slightly less affected but still a potential issue. It’s a capacitor problem that usually plagues them iirc.
Current mileage is 239,497 let that help you decide.
Engine oil - change it every 5-10k. I do 5k now the mileage is high but did 10k intervals up to 100k.
Gearbox is sound. TCM has been replaced. Gearbox oil change every 60k.
Clutches are still original although suspect on their last...
Change the bulbs.
Had this on my Megane. Couldn’t get to the bottom of it, so changed the brake light bulb and Voila! Fixed.
The bulb itself looked absolutely fine which is why I didn’t change it from the off.
Mine either goes off if the battery voltage dips a bit low or there’s a spider inside 🙈
More often than not it’s the battery. It doesn’t necessarily mean it’s dud.
You can change the alternator without draining the AC fyi. I’ve done it.