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I think these cars are meant to haunt us, even when we do pay attention to them. Since my 182 test drive at the start of May, I'm been using the car for a few short runs to the shops. Last week I was helping my brother with renovating a house and so that got the car out for a series of 16 mile round trips.

This week, with my niece and partner over from Germany, I took them and her father for a 170 mile trip around parts of Donegal. Parking sensors and lights on dash.

Now, I can't remember if I mentioned it, but after getting the car roadworthy again, and before the MOT, I was quite vigorous with the pressure washer, and only discovered about a week later that one of the sunroof drains was blocked and the passenger footwell was wet. Well, primarily the rubber backed mats were saturated. I didn't realise the one to by the door and the main carpet under the seat also had rubber backing, so only dealt with the main one. I thought it was all dried out... until today after I scanned the car.

Main issues were parking sensors, alarm activation and lateral acceleration sensor. Can understand the last one as I think that is under the passenger seat, but alarm activation was caused by rear drivers side door. Strangely enough, my alarm (well, flashing lights) went off around 11:00pm, about an hour after I got home, and it seems one of the rear sensors has just packed up and disabled the lot of them.

Can't work on them as part two of the tour continues tomorrow, of around 180 miles. I can then investigate them afterwards.