money seems a distant memory now-this was 40k id saved to add to the buildfund-at time of print-april09-i estimate to be 20k short-houses will be finished- but without services,kitchens and lanscaping- this is why the 20kneeded :-(
if youve had it looked at by some1 who knows what he is doing then diagnosis should be no hardship and would eliminate all the extreme above posts. if you know the brake linings and calipers and hoses are not keeping the brakes 'on', then just replace servo, its an hour job at tops, you could...
look at it y your at the garage-the cat you refer to near the back of the car-if its near the axle-its a silencer- the flexi's (mesh) always blow- expect 80quid unless rear corroded also.