needed a hydraulic flixi-hose for the clutch on the van so tried a couple of the local car parts shops and was told it was only available from nissan.

went to the dealer thinking its a genuine part so maybe 25-30 euro (£20+)

he looked it up and came back with a price of 86 euro (about £70)

for a length of hose about a foot long and a connection on each end, where the f*%k do they get these prices from???

Cant you take it to a local H-hose manufacturer, over here we have Pir-tek, can run up just about any hose-any fittings?

Here

tried that

dont have many places here that do hoses and its mainly farm or JCB machines so he never had connections that small.

made one up tonight with two small flexi-hoses and a copper brake pipe in between

it will get me on the road for now

Sorted !

i though the guy in the nissan garage was Jonny Ball...Think Of A Number

You could trade up to a JCB, they're always at the front of traffic, well, behind the bikes of course !