Chimaera500
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Feeling pretty chuffed today!
The sun is out, my car is back from a 5 week holiday at the body shop with a freshly painted front end. Re finished wheels fitted and a long long list of jobs completed which have helped to keep me just about sane over the lockdown. Over the moon with how she is looking now!
Always had a thing for the Gransport and this car kept popping up on my radar on Autotrader for a number of weeks. The seller was miles away so I tried to forget about it but it kept cropping up again! Have to say I fell in love pretty hard, and I then did something that I would normally never ever dream of doing with a car like this.....I purchased privately, unseen. First time I got to have a proper look around it was when it arrived on my drive on the back of a truck. I did my absolute best to get a feel for the car by speaking with the owner, previous garages that had taken care of her, and even a previous owner on here but even so, massive potential for nasty surprises and a very sorry ending................. (Hoping I'm not speaking too soon here
The good news is I think I got away with it! My car has been absolutely faultless as far as reliability or any major issues are concerned.
The downside is that despite the lack of any serious or unexpected issues, Somehow I have still managed to spend a small fortune on it!. No regrets at all though. Its a keeper and its already been worth it for the enjoyment I have had out of making this car as best it can be. Lots of smaller jobs are still on the to do list, but it feels like its all coming together now.
Thanks to all for the invaluable info on this site which has really helped. Looking forward to meeting some of you guys when we can get out and about again!
Next issue.... my MOT has now expired so no drive till that is sorted. Next stop, back down to Sports Italia for an underseal and a fresh MOT.
The sun is out, my car is back from a 5 week holiday at the body shop with a freshly painted front end. Re finished wheels fitted and a long long list of jobs completed which have helped to keep me just about sane over the lockdown. Over the moon with how she is looking now!
Always had a thing for the Gransport and this car kept popping up on my radar on Autotrader for a number of weeks. The seller was miles away so I tried to forget about it but it kept cropping up again! Have to say I fell in love pretty hard, and I then did something that I would normally never ever dream of doing with a car like this.....I purchased privately, unseen. First time I got to have a proper look around it was when it arrived on my drive on the back of a truck. I did my absolute best to get a feel for the car by speaking with the owner, previous garages that had taken care of her, and even a previous owner on here but even so, massive potential for nasty surprises and a very sorry ending................. (Hoping I'm not speaking too soon here
The good news is I think I got away with it! My car has been absolutely faultless as far as reliability or any major issues are concerned.
The downside is that despite the lack of any serious or unexpected issues, Somehow I have still managed to spend a small fortune on it!. No regrets at all though. Its a keeper and its already been worth it for the enjoyment I have had out of making this car as best it can be. Lots of smaller jobs are still on the to do list, but it feels like its all coming together now.
Thanks to all for the invaluable info on this site which has really helped. Looking forward to meeting some of you guys when we can get out and about again!
Next issue.... my MOT has now expired so no drive till that is sorted. Next stop, back down to Sports Italia for an underseal and a fresh MOT.