I did a quick walkthrough of the Fiesta the other day. For its age it’s not in bad nick. Sure, it needs some work, structural, mechanical and cosmetic, but that’s the point. Learning to do manly shit, stuff I was supposed to learn when I was younger I guess.
A few things I noticed:
- The bonnet seems to be slightly wobbly when opening it.
- The doors seems to stick when opening/closing.
- Some of the interior upholstery needs replacing.
- I needs a good fucking scrub, inside and out.
Those were just a few of the things I noticed. So, what’s the plan? Well, in no particular order and not exhaustive:
- Take the car up to Harlow Motors at some point and make a complete fool of myself. They’ve been responsible for the servicing, repairs and MOT for the car since my folks bought it. In fact the garage even has a nickname for the car. Paul ‘O Grady. Why? Well it has to do with its registration plate. Anyway, they know the car intimately, no not THAT intimately! They just know what it’s capable of. I’m going to tell them we want to take it on a road trip to Spain and ask what we need to do to get it capable of doing a road trip that far. I’m also going to be cheeky as ask that we get a massive discount and/or free help. In return for some advertising space when the car is ready to go.
- Get the heap of shit down to Big Time Graphics and ask what needs to be done to get the car ready for a wrap and to find out the damage to the wallet. If any, again I’m going to ask them to exchange for advertising space.
- Completely upgrade the interior, this is something I’d like to do between myself Junior and Booger. A few ideas are brewing. I’m feeling like an expert already because I managed to replace and install a USB port in my own car. It did not go well, but I managed it in the end.
- Repair and restore the alloys. Again, something I’d like to do with the boys.
- Maybe, possibly change the registration plate. We’ll see.
- Drive the little fucker to Spain for the road trip of a life time. Or something.
That’s about it for now. Booyaka Motherfuckers!