Well so much for german reliability 7 months after the last issue the car has broken again.
This time its the crank pulley that has given up (theres a rubber section to act as a vibration damper which has cried enough) meaning that there is no drive to the ancillaries, AC isn't an issue but I could use power steering and the alternator.. also the water pump is driven off that as well.. great, its effectively undriveable due to a small piece of rubber
around £300 for the part and looks to be a small nightmare to get to but will try DIY as I cant face the labour charges.
Luckily theres a heatwave on so I can get to work on the fireblade (hell yeah!!)
Bloody cars!