Silly story time.
I attended a Porsche supercar that wouldn't start. After checking it out, I decided it was the ignition module. At 2am on the A40, I knew I wouldn't be able to get one, but somehow it felt familiar. I went through all the modules I carried, checking them out, and found one. A genuine Bosch part with the same part number, so I fitted it. The car started. All good. Now. even though I had shown the owner the identical part numbers he was still sceptical, so he said he would take it to his main dealer to have it checked out. I then asked him for £35. He asked me in all seriousness if it was some kind of knock-off part, and even though I assured him, yet again, that it was a genuine Bosch part. I could sense he was not fully convinced. Anyway, he drove off.
About 3 wks later, my boss came out to meet me after a job and asked me about the job. I told him what I could remember, after which he handed me an envelope. The guy had written to me via the AA thanking me for fixing the car. He also enclosed a £50 note. Apparently he had taken the car to his dealer and they assured him it was the correct part I had fitted. They also told him he had saved a fair amount of cash, as they sold the same component for £192! He decided to share his saving with me.
The reason I carried one was because the part also fitted the Mk4 Escort.
