New Car: What are the first things you do
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First post so go easy.
Question of interest: when you get a new car (always a 'new' old one for me) what are the first things you do.
Assuming it isn't remove the broken glass from the seat and start it with a short length of scaffolding pipe before the 5-0 arrive (don't you hark back to the days when car thieves were craftsmen and it wasn't all just computers?!) and you have acquired the vehicle legitimately, mine are:
-New wiper blades - no exceptions
-Lazer wheel alignment - always money well spent. Preferably Hunter.
-Run a bottle of Redex through on half a tank. It just makes me feel better.
-Full valet - always done since the Top Gear episode where a load of sp*ff was found on the seat
-A vigorous drive of an hour incorporating all of my favourite local roads.
-Perform oil service at local Stealership on the assumption that is won't have the right stuff in it.
-Secure Murray Mints/other boiled sweets safely in the glove box.
Interested to hear yours.
Garth
Question of interest: when you get a new car (always a 'new' old one for me) what are the first things you do.
Assuming it isn't remove the broken glass from the seat and start it with a short length of scaffolding pipe before the 5-0 arrive (don't you hark back to the days when car thieves were craftsmen and it wasn't all just computers?!) and you have acquired the vehicle legitimately, mine are:
-New wiper blades - no exceptions
-Lazer wheel alignment - always money well spent. Preferably Hunter.
-Run a bottle of Redex through on half a tank. It just makes me feel better.
-Full valet - always done since the Top Gear episode where a load of sp*ff was found on the seat
-A vigorous drive of an hour incorporating all of my favourite local roads.
-Perform oil service at local Stealership on the assumption that is won't have the right stuff in it.
-Secure Murray Mints/other boiled sweets safely in the glove box.
Interested to hear yours.
Garth
Good call on the mats, I didn't bother on my wife's X3 on the basis that we would be getting rid of it "next year" and 5 years on the boot looks like the Somme.
Uncertain on the body care kits, I bought an Evo VI a while back and the seller gave me his purchase receipt showing £600 from the Mitsubishi used retailer for a care package externally on seats and paint.
Couldn't say I noticed the difference but it did come with a small bag with a sponge and 2 bottles of touch up paint which was nice.
Uncertain on the body care kits, I bought an Evo VI a while back and the seller gave me his purchase receipt showing £600 from the Mitsubishi used retailer for a care package externally on seats and paint.
Couldn't say I noticed the difference but it did come with a small bag with a sponge and 2 bottles of touch up paint which was nice.
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