Surely the car should have been written off as even £20/day car hire for a year is £7,000!

You have been kept mobile by the Insurer - if there is compensation for lack of parts I feel that that would be due to the Insurer who is footing the bill for carhire.

A stern letter to Fords about poor parts service & vote with your feet & never buy a Ford again.

I had a troublesome Peugeot in 1989 - leaking back window from day 1 -despite 3 replacements & soiled seating from the water - never bought another.

I paid my own money for a direct flight from Middle East to home in early 70s - £250 (£4/5,000 equivalent today - tickets were pricey 45 years ago).

BOAC went on strike & it took 2 days, 3 airlines, 5 planes & instead of 8 hours non-stop.

Flying 2/3 times a month for 25+ years I seldom was on a BA plane - flew anybody rather than BA!

I'm not sure if compensation is in order, but i too would be very disappointed to be in this situation, something one might expect from a one man and his dog car maker operating out of their garden shed sourcing odd parts via a laptop from deepest Mongolia.

Agree with the above, vote with feet and buy from a competent caring manufacturer next time, and be sure to tell the Ford top brass all about it.

The passenger airbag is behind a 'scored' panel in the dash on most cars. So any accident where that airbag fires will result in the entire dash needing replacement.