It turns out the cam belt had broken and the odd behaviour beforehand was probably down to errant timing after the belt had slipped minutely. The resulting bill for ΂£956.83 included replacing 12 bent valves - thankfully the cylinder head and pistons survived. By my standards any bill less than a 'bag of sand' (us Londoners always talk in rhyming slang) is a miracle, but then again, the Suzuki is probably only worth about ΂£4K. Ironically, I was vaguely aware that a cam belt change was due at 60,000 miles. My Cappo is 11-years-old and in all likelihood had never had the belt changed.

So the Curse Of The Yu-mobile lives on. TW Motor Inc put it back together in record time and the little sports car is back terrorising the commuter routes again, nippier than ever.