New Car: What are the first things you do
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Surprised no one has mentioned fitting a pistonheads sticker.
I generally drive to find any faults I may not have noticed on a test drive then give it a good clean.
Use for a few weeks and then get it up on the ramp and look for anything which I need to sort.
Then start buying parts for anything I wish to change over the next while and once happy enough either leave it or sell.
I generally drive to find any faults I may not have noticed on a test drive then give it a good clean.
Use for a few weeks and then get it up on the ramp and look for anything which I need to sort.
Then start buying parts for anything I wish to change over the next while and once happy enough either leave it or sell.
The recently purchased ZT followed my typical order of events;
-Full service (even if it's been done recently-I like to start afresh and make sure everything has been done to one's exacting standards) with a thorough mechanical inspection, fixing any issues discovered
-Detail-can't stand swirly paint or untidy, dirty interiors!
-A fresh set of tyres if they're of mixed, crap brands/unevenly worn/generally shagged
-A geo setup, this seems to always need doing no matter what car it is!
-Gradually discover more and more irritating rattles/quirks that now you've noticed, you'll never stop noticing which will drive you bloody bananas
-Sell it
Fortunately the latter two haven't been reached, yet...
-Full service (even if it's been done recently-I like to start afresh and make sure everything has been done to one's exacting standards) with a thorough mechanical inspection, fixing any issues discovered
-Detail-can't stand swirly paint or untidy, dirty interiors!
-A fresh set of tyres if they're of mixed, crap brands/unevenly worn/generally shagged
-A geo setup, this seems to always need doing no matter what car it is!
-Gradually discover more and more irritating rattles/quirks that now you've noticed, you'll never stop noticing which will drive you bloody bananas
-Sell it
Fortunately the latter two haven't been reached, yet...
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