After a brief consultation with Dave on the preferred Ford Fiestas I find the best looking 1.25 on Autotrader, the next day (Saturday) I'm rolling into Camden with my brother, father and Paul to check it out. After we find it we give it a quick look over and a test drive, running good for the most part, a ten year old Zetec engine with low mileage, Ghia spec electric windows, central locking and all the other luxury level bells and whistles, things it looked like a pretty sweet deal for 750 pound coins. The woman selling it had half a dozen other people on the line trying to find their way there, so I decided to grab it before any of them arrived.There’s a few scratches I’ll be able to t-cut out, a few small dents I won’t, plasticy shit interior, it burns a bit too much oil when pushing it, and the tappets need aligning. But it has new springs and brakes with the recent MOT, and for £750 it shifts, easily cruising at 90 on the way home, so I’m rather content with it.
When I got back I was quick on insuring it, and by half 3 me and Paul were on the road.
The front tyres looked a bit feeble so I thought the first port of call would be the garage to fill up and check the pressure. The manual says they should be at 31 PSI, and I found them to be at 15! Thinking back to the 90MPH ride home suddenly became a bit chilling. After pumping them up and moving out it became so much more wonderfully responsive.
The lulz began on Sunday, with Dan and Bertie we thought about going to Woburn zoo, but after seeing the £17.50 ticket price we completely ditched that idea. So instead we decided to pimp my ride, with a budget of free.
After almost two hours of serious mechanical expertise we decided to hit the town and woo the ladies. With my special K spoiler, cardboard fiber bodykit, go faster stripes and personalised hood ornament, I was the coolest kid in town.
After showing the Stevenage massive who’s boss later that night I had to take it off, and spend a while scrubbing off the cellotape residue today.
With an iPod tapey thing generously donated by Paul, all the old stickers taken off, new floor mats and a good clean she scrubs up alright.
Let the good times roll.
