Hi Tim, it does sound like it has gone into limp home mode, due to the age of the car there was no requirement to fit a warning light, the only way to find the fault is to get it hooked up to a diagnostic code reader, most independant garages and tyre & exhaust places have the required kit £25~30
nigel
December 2009
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