How do you break a wiper stalk? Nobody ever scrapped their car because of this, for pennies at a breakers yard, many even remove the part for you.
My car failed it's MOT due to emissions, and the o2 sensor or CAT convertor was diagnosed as faulty. A new dealer CAT cost £800...he didn't even ask if I was sat down before he told me the price!
Bought from ebay for £80. Brand new, unused, in OE box.
Someone in my area thought - Do you know, my windscreen wiper is broken, you know what? I'll steal someones rear wiper to replace it. Which they did, to my car. So someone is driving about with a 10" rear wiper, as their main wiper? I guess they couldn't afford the 2.99 for one wiper, of the correct size, as they come in pairs, as is the norm, but need to steal a single wiper, of a smaller size.