No matter what it is, vehicle, washing machine, DVD player etc I find it very frustrating, to have to write it off because a silly cheap part is no longer available.
I have a brand new scalextric car, no longer available in the shops as it was deleted a few years ago that's now useless due to the concentric gear having split. A tuppeny-ha'penny item!
I have to hope that Hornby either make a run of spares or in some form release a car that uses this axle/gear.
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