I had a one hour window at 4:00pm to "nip" to one of our suppliers in town to collect some materials and drop them off at another supplier 8 miles back this way. Pulled into their car park and parked right outside their glass-fronted reception and office and got my stuff - jumped back in the car and no buzz or grumble from the pump
I then had the embarassment of getting down on my knees outside their windows to bash the tank underneath but still no joy from the pump (it had previously sprung into life by bashing the tank).Now, an audience had gathered (I spend £40K per year with these people) and the Branch Manager came out to see me
"is this yours?" he exclaimed amongst a car park full of 07/08 Audi's 
I explained the problem and that it would either work or I'd get it recovered....the latter became obvious. He went away and then came back saying "try whacking the tank with the ignition on - one of my lads just said he had to do that on his Grandads' Peugeot the other week" I had been whacking it with the ignition on anyway.So then we noticed that the security "goal post" entrance would not be big enough for my recovery truck so I had to ask for a push out onto the road - duely the Branch Manager, Sales Manager and Buyer came out to push
"ha ha - you don't see this every day do you, huh huh" said Welton trying to break the ice 
Then the recovery arrived and I got the pissed off recovery man from hell
"where you headed?".... "where's that then?" etc etc. once he'd mostly got through his well oiled routine he admitted he was from Stoke and didn't know Leicester that well. I was hitched to a solid tow bar behind his Transit....."indicate when I indicate, brake when I brake" yeah yeah etc etc ....By now it is 5:45pm and we're heading through rush hour to get to my centre-of-town mechanic (who was shut) the route was the rat-run route and we were doing 20mph with lights a blazin' and generally getting in the way
then 10 minutes into the 15 min run my car went into ECONOMY MODE and disabled the indicators, I think the brake lights too, and the dash but left the sidelights on 
remember to exit economy mode you need to start the car...duh! so I just sat there and carried on steering.Being shut my mechanic told me earlier on the phone to drop the car on the road outside the leisure centre but under a lamp post (this is not the sort of area you'd pop out for a nice evening stroll) lock it up and pop the key through his door for tomorrow. The recovery man also left the towing eye sticking out my bumper (and I couldn't undo it without tools) so now everyone will know it's broken (target vandalism?).
I got home at 7:00pm in the end for an important meeting with Stella and when I was drifting off to sleep later I cast a thought to my lovely car sitting on it's own, lonely, lost an broken and I was sad
Pump-wise they cost £178.00 + £5.00 in "sundry seals, snap ring?" and hopefully an hour to fit, oh and a new fuel filter (just had one 2 weeks ago) and maybe rinse the lines out if any particles are found in the filter bowl sent from the pump.
Interestingly my man said that the lift pump had to maintain a pressure not just a flow of Diesel and it can effect final performance (remember I said my car felt a bit weedy before).
Will update soon and let you know.......
Welly.
Ahh! I thought - no auto mirror!....it's those little things you see that make all the difference 
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