So, Just got back from a 1600 mile blast around france.

Calias - Amboise - Cognac - Bergerac - Amboise - Calias

One emergency stop and two faults.

1. The boot decided to lock itself and not open, luckly there is a manuel key release hidden underneath

2. Autmatic transmission service required. I checked the ATF, then the fault dissapeard.

So, we almost hit 166k the old girl did us well, but will she remain to be the car of choice or will I be forced to replace her with a newer model by the wife?

Remains to be seen.