Well, what a weekend… Haven’t a clue where to even start other than it was a pretty pricey weekend and I didn’t even go anywhere!
I shall start with Friday. As soon as mum returned home from work she got into my car and reversed it out of the garage. Surprisingly it started first time after being left in storage for the past nine months. I got in with her and we drove off to the local Ford dealership where it was booked in for the MOT. We left my car there overnight to have all of the necessary work done to get it back on the road and through the dreaded MOT! I left them with a new wing mirror to be fixed onto the car (a lovely Cornish thug kicked it off last year on my last regional trip!) and knew that a part of the suspension needed replacing, so I was preparing myself for it to cost approximately £300. I could handle that, that money was put aside in my savings account.
However I was soon proved wrong. The dealership called me later in the afternoon whilst I was on the phone to Paypal, but that’s another story! They called to explain that both sides of the suspension needed replacing and the “front nearside mount” whatever one of those is. It also apparently needs 3 new tyres and there is a crack in the coolant tank, strange that I never saw a damp patch in the garage.
I said to only do the urgent work to get it through the MOT and the cost soon mounted to £380!!! And I still needed to get the tyres and coolant issue sorted! Oh and the tax. Ouch!
Believe me, there is much more still to come... However I am too tired and stressed out, so I shall save it till tomorrow!
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oooh dear, cars are a very expensive necessity for modern life.
Mind you, once it's back on the road just think of all the regained freedom it will give you
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