Had a last minute thought on doing the thermostat this weekend so went into Halfords to see if i could get one, was after half 5 so couldn't get the dealers.

Told the chap what I was after and he looked it up, after about 5 minutes, he says

'We dont list them so it must be a part you get from the dealers only, but it might be quite expensive.'

I replied 'Well, I think they are about £45 plus VAT from Vxl but will see if I can get one tomorrow'

His response - 'Aye, we sell them for about £30'

Me - 'Really, can I have one then?'

Him - 'We dont list them for the Vectra'

Me - 'So how do you know they are £30?!'

I just walked away at that point. Halfords - good when they have the 3 for 2 deals on cleaning products or massive sales on tools but crap at everything else!!