Well she was quite happy for a few miles but once upon the faster A road I had an "I recognise that sulphur smell and I know where that's coming from" moment followed by a clatter tinkle loss of forward drive moment......have you guessed yet ....
....yep the front diff had eaten the pinion bearing followed by a small helping of crown wheel which I'm sure it enjoyed with the chocolate sauce the previous owner had decided to fill the diff with instead of ep90
And then it snowed and snowed and the scrap yard was shut because of the snow and I started nightshifts six days a week, but back on track now.