Hi, I've just registered!   Being a Newbie to the forums and 02's in general can anybody tell me if I am the unluckiest owner around?

Bought My 2002 touring 8 months ago, first day took my new beatiful car shopping and managed to shut my seatbelt in the door smashing the glass!   Off the road for a week due to no window and heavy rain.   Took me 9 hours to install and adjust the new window (Still doesnt fit right).   One month later, decided to take it to Southend cruise and meet up with my mk2 escy owning brother, racing on the way back i lost my clutch and managed to make it back to Medway in fourth.

Having little expieriance with hydraulic clutches, I was lost.   By the time I figured out what was wrong (Clutch slave cylinder)   It was Christmas, and i was stuck without a clutch till mid-january.

Everything went well for another month, when she started running rough and so I decided on having an expensive service and tune-up and then took her on a rolling road.   I was very impressed with the results and so took her out onto the motorway for a blast!

Okay, I know I've been silly but I pushed it a little harder than I should, and I've learned my lesson very well.    Yeah, you guessed it,  our old friend the cylinder head gasket failed with me doing an impression of the red arrows down the M2.

So when I get around to fixing it this weekend, I'm double checking everything and treating her with the respect she deserves!    I'm hoping my luck changes soon.