I had my car serviced today. 90,000 mile service and air conditioning clean was what it was booked in for.

However, after adding anti roll bar links, front brake flexible hoses, front brake discs and pads and a throttle cable – ouch!

The plus side is I can tell the difference; the throttle is so light now, I wonder how I was driving it. I suppose it’s one of those things that changes little by little without you really noticing. The handling feels sharper on corners as well.

Needless to say, apart from being expensive, the car was also an hour later back than I had expected.