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[kingandy]

I did buy the car advertised, and I left Raj by way of part exchange.  I am currently kicking myself for forgetting to retrieve Raj's road tax - and for not noticing that the new car (currently unnamed) had none.

Unfortunately I have left the registration documents at bacony's house so I can't tax it immediately.  I wouldn't have taken them there except that I had managed to lock myself out of the house and thus had no way of dropping them off ... very annoying, I haven't locked myself out of anywhere in years and then I do it three times in a week.  (My keys live in my pocket, so I don't normally have to think about whether I have them or not.  Last week I forgot that I'd changed my trousers for decorating, yesterday they'd fallen out of my trousers as I rummaged around my unworn trousers for my phone, and today I put them down after removing everything of any interest from Raj.)

New car is doubleplusgood.  Salesman was inordinately dodgy - he appears to operate out of a unit in a self-store complex, cars lined up in the car park.  But he offered a three month warranty and the MOT's good until August so what the heck.  As long as it's not a samharber MOT it should be OK.

Cons:

• Slight underrev when idling, means I have to remember to gas a little when engaging first/reverse to avoid stall
• Indicator and wiper controls are inverted
• Tape player ejects tapes on power off

Pros:

• Car no breaky
• Remote locking and alarm (should probably tell the insurance people about the alarm)
• Much better speakers
• Air blowers have strength controls (ie, you can turn them off)
• Proper sized spare tyre
• Vroom vroom

Now I just need to work out how to remove the stereo (it needs some of those prongy things) and I can fit the CD player I salvaged from Raj.  It's going to sound so good out of these speakers.  Woot!

Comments

[paulgregory.livejournal.com]

There is a mild chance that the prongyish thing from Anne's recent change will help. If Anne concurs - as I may be wrong - I can bring it round Friday night.

[wibblefish.livejournal.com]

failing that I removed my last one with two PCI slot covers

[ammos.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you are win. Car a gogo! Hooray for the first car you looked at being fine. Hugs

keys

[wibblefish.livejournal.com]

When your slum landlord replaces the front door get him to fit electronic locks with a pin code or some sort of implant. Just make sure they are embeded systems, you don't want to be stuck in hte rain while he recompiles the kernel.

[icklejo]

If it's underrevving on idle you probably just need your fuel mixture a little richer. Get someone to sort it next time it's in the garage, it's not a big job.

You'll get used to the wipers quite quickly. They're different ways round in my cars so each time I drive the other one it takes me a few goes to indicate rather than turn the wipers on!


Yay for new car.