On 20/05/2023 at 15:39, DadWagon said:

I was such a car guy. I never imagined I'd keep a car for over a decade!

The best thing about keeping a car for ages, is that you reap the reward of looking after it.

Or get penalised for abusing it!

I actually wish I'd looked after it more. It's been serviced annually despite doing less than 6,000 miles a year. And I always do what's needed mechanically. Just starting to think I should have looked after the paint a bit better, as its never seen a clay bar or even wax.

 

Mulling over whether to spend a bit on  tidying up the chips and scratches, and getting the front bumper resprayed.  I got aftermarket front parking sensors which were removed free of charge by the monkeys at Longleat Safari Park!

 

It's very much the family car so putting the vacuum round the inside has value for all of 5 seconds before the kids get back in it.