Well, it's finally happened. The car is MOT'd, taxed, insured and the tank is full of petrol.
It's a right squeeze in the garage as I haven't really put the effort into clearing it out since the car left it months ago. Things are just piled higher all around it.
So we took it out, just a small hop along the road towards Moretonhamstead. It was dark, rainy, very windy and cold. My daughter insisted on keeping the roof up as she had just got ready to go out and didn't want to ruin her hair!
The car ran well with a few points that need attention:
- The passenger seat isn't wholly fixed in place by the adjusting lever.
- The blower for the heater doesn't work.
- The radio is missing.
- When the radio is back in place the heater control that is missing will have to be replaced too otherwise you wont be able to reach inside the dashboard to move the levers.
- The dashboard lights need checking, its very dark on the left.
I may get a chance to review some of these over the weekend.
Let's hope so. If the passenger seat gets sorted (and I hope its only a case of judiciously applying some 3in1) then we will certainly go out for a drive.
