That is very unlucky especially as you didn't get it on video - at least then you could have got £250 for it.
Of course, perfectly normal. I don't want to worry you or anything but surely you're not trying to tell us you have less?
Its all the fact that the more complex a vehicle is, when it hits the rot box stage, theres more to break. Basically after your T5 tried to kill you as it started being a p.o.s. you should have got rid of it. Now its probably worth less than the repairs and is definitely time to let it go.
Been told by the next door neighbour that British gas are changing over to transits as they are having so many problems with the transporters and vw.
No, his van had so much wrong with it and just out of warranty they sent it to the auctions. His transport manager said they had a big fall out with vw over stuff going wrong with the fleet.