Hello, well it has been an interesting few days since the weekend.
Monday just the usual swimming at lunchtime and then in the evening researching second hand car prices - stayed at parents. Tuesday in evening went to the BCA near the Airport. Started by just noting prices for quite a while until a Mitsibushi Carisma GDi appeared - so I put my hand up and suddenly it was mine. Shaking afterwards and full transaction completed in short order thereafter. Only a few problems - this was not enough money as planned in discussion with Ping, GDi denotes petrol not Diesel and it is quite old being an X reg and red. Also have been having issues with the Escort re locking and as had laptop in the boot of the car when at the auction - when I came out I couldn`t open the doors at all - called on some help and that was achieved in quite an interesting way. The result though was that then the alarm was going off consistently and the only way that Allan and I could silence it was by undoing the battery. I had driven there to Currie somehow without problem - but getting out of the car enabled the alarm.
Wednesday 14th April - today - arranged insurance via the Post Office and then road tax on the second attempt when I had actually received by fax the certificate of insurance. This is the first insurance with Ping named so practice can really start now. Left work just before 4pm, got the road tax in Penicuik and then to Susan and akllans and thence onto teh auction. Picked up car - agreed it looks quite good and matbe it will amend Ping`s opinion on my decision and returned to Stirling. Only issue may be rear brake related but need to check over time. Fuel well empty and got £68 in to fill it up!! Arghhh. Also talked to the man who helped me to open the Escort and agreed a price with him to collect it late Friday afternoon without the road tax for scrap / parts. An end of a short but high mileage era I think.
