Well, it's much worse than we thought.

Seems that the damper has failed so needs to be replaced with belts, and apparantly now also a battery - Complete bill for repair €1000

The battery can wait, but I can't risk losing the waterpump or powersteering so will have to get the work done asap.

I'm trying to get an idea if €700 just to change the damper and belts is reasonable. Does anyone have some experience of this?

Thanks in advance. kev.