I definitely understand your disappointment. In June 2000 I was in Germany and drove a 203 that was just introduced in Europe. In September I bought one of the first to hit the US. A month later the company I worked for hit hard times and started the long slow slide downhill until I finally found myself unemployed late last year.

I struggled through all that and held onto the car and had kept the mileage down because I was afraid that I would have to sell it. Then I started experiencing all sorts of gremlins.

I finally got rid of it about a month ago after some serious electronic gremlins and a broken window riser.

I expect that the pendulum will come back in 6 or 8 years and they will make a good reliable car again.

Best of luck,