Category: Driving

Tuesday – 10th October 2006

Today I took my car to the garage. So he (Yes HE, I am gay!! So no why, I am having a female car), could get a much needed service. It should have got it’s last service at 64,000 miles. But I was a very, very bad boy. And did not take it, to the garage, till it had done 85,018 miles. So in other words, I did just 20,018 miles, more then I really should have done.

The service, cost me £400.28. £170, for the labour. £170 for the materials. And of course, VAT which come to £59.62. The service included engine oil, oil filter, 2 front break discs, front break pads, and a lot more. I should list, everything it had done, I don’t read half of their writing.

I am happy that’s the service out of the way. But they did tell, me some very, very bad news. And that is my gear box is on it’s last legs. And will cost me a lot, to get fixed. But that’s another story, all together.

BTW: I have now done just over 31,000 miles in the car. Since I getting him, in October 2004.

Wednesday – 17th May 2006

When I was leaving the work car park. What did I go and do? But my drive car into a metal post. So the driver’s side door has a big **nded** in it. And does not fully close. It really pissed me, off. Since I remember thinking, to myself. Now Gordon, Gordon, remember that metal post. But then, what did, I go and do, by drive into the damn thing.

Monday – 24th April 2006

I took my car to a local garage to get it MOTed. Which here in the UK. You have to do every year. It failed, but I had a feeling it would do. It only failed on small things. It just me, just £102.31 to get it to pass.

Thursday – 6th October 2005

I have now owned my Seat Ibiza for 1 year. God it does not feel, like I have had him for that long. I still can’t think of a good name for him. So if you have any good ideas, then please contact me.

Wednesday – 27th April 2005

At long last that’s my car fixed, but it ended up costing me £550 to get it fixed. At first it would have only cost between £250 and £300 to get fixed going by the garage. But it went and failed it’s MOT big time. So it ended up costing me more, then double that I was thinking I would have to pay. At least it’s all fixed now. I will know better, then to go and crash again :).

Tuesday – 5th April 2005

At long last I have got my car booked in to get fixed. So all going well by the end of April, it will look like new again. The garage I took it to said it will cost about £300 to get it fixed.

Friday – 25th February 2005

Today has not been a good day at all in the land of driving. I crashed my car!! The main thing is that me and boyfriend Rob, who were both in the car, when it happened are both OK! I just wish I could say the same thing about my car :(.

My car looking a bit sorry for it's self

At least it does look like the garage should be able to put it back together again. I think it will cost me between £200 and £300 to get it fixed. I don’t really want to use my car insurance, because then when I have to renew it, later in the year it will go up. Which I don’t want at all. I find it hard finding the money to pay £707. Never mind finding more, if it went up.

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Thursday – 20th January 2005

I can’t believe it. It was a year ago today that I passed my driving test. Even now I still can’t believe that I passed it first time. So once again I would like to say a VERY big thank-you to Phil my driving instructor.

Since passed, I have drove to Cromer (100 miles), Glasgow (300 miles), Grantham (16 miles), Lincoln (40 miles), Nottingham (40 miles), Peterborough (20 miles), Rugby (55 miles), Stamford (7 miles) and lots of other places. The miles after each of the place names shows how far they are from Little Bytham.

Since getting my Seat Ibiza at the end of October last year. I have already done over 3,400 miles in her. Now that I am 100% sure to driving her, so is a great day to drive. I can see myself in the future buying a lot more Seat cars. But I will get a good number of years out of this one, till I need to think about getting a new car.