btw, you can often remedy this sort of thing, by replacing the leads one by one--as they do wear out, and popping off the cap and cleaning the rotor and cap contacts with some emery cloth or fine wet/dry sandpaper. Add a schpritz of WD40 to displace moisture, and voila! Vroom! Replacing the cap and rotor, if needed, is childs play. Assembly is the reverse of disassembly.
Ive had the RAC man out twice already to do exactly that max, I spent 1:30 hours trying to get the thing started on Friday night, Im much more inclined to simply take it in, get
spangly new(tm) bits fitted and have done.
I hate dealing with car problems.
Youve all been very reassuring though, I dont feel so much like Im being ripped off now.