Viking Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Our daughter has had 2 years out of her old Seat Ibiza and it was time to move it on. She hadn't hit anything or bumped anything, so I reckoned it was time to get her something a little better. So, off to South Wales at the weekend (600 miles round trip) and bought this. First thing was a stop at my local VW dealers where they fitted a cambelt / water pump. It's a 8 year old car and has 72k miles on it, and the belt change interval is 60k miles or 4 years. The eagle eyed ones amongst you will see a dent in the bonnet. So after VW did their bit it came home, and Paul at Just Dents went round the car and knocked out all the dents and suchlike, while I ran the VAX over the inside. To be fair to the previous owner it was remarkably clean, and very little dirt came out. Also fitted a new set of tyres to a set of genuine VW alloys I'd bought, so the scabby wheeltrims and crap tyres have gone. A new set of numberplates are on order, and the handsfree kit is ready to go onto a new Brodit mount which will be fitted sometime soon, Right now the car is hiding at my mates in his barn until we can get time to properly wash & polish it, fit the goodies mentioned above, and then on Saturday morning (her birthday) we're going to present it to her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamithUK Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 I hope she appreciates the thought and effort - have you looked into insurance yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted October 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 It's already insured. She was insured on her Seat Ibiza with Diamond, and when this was sold last week they froze the insurance. When we found the Beetle for sale and subsequently bought it, my wife phoned and put the car on the policy and paid the difference (£112 extra for the rest of the year). Both myself and the wife are named drivers, and the wife has authority on the policy etc. The only slight hiccup was that Diamond sent an email to the daughter thanking her for the payment and for reinstating the policy. We fudged it by telling her that we'd put some random details on for when we go car shopping at the weekend so that I could drive any car we went to see on my policy. It was vague enough for to believe us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 We had a V5 sport some years back , my wife loved it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Looks a nice clean motor and what a great present that will be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Nice motor and what a nice birthday present....... Just don't let her get any eyebrows for it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Very nice present, I'm sure she'll love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted October 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Eyebrows? No, she's not into that sort of thing. She wants the flower, whether she likes the one that comes with it or not is another matter, but after that she might put some cuddly toys in the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 It's the law with the bug to have a flower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted October 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Last nights work... You can't see much difference on phone camera pics, but it's now shiny and the glass is clean enough to see through. 6 hours of wash & polish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Nice work, that looks great, I bet she'll love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Awesome Lucky to have you as a Dad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Wheels came up lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted October 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Well spotted Liner. The originals were steels with trims, and I fitted a set of alloys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Alloys do set it off....... nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted October 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Saturday morning is presentation time, so before then I've got to fit the handsfree kit and fix a top boost hose which is blowing off (common problem), fit a new set of wipers, and Autoglym the dash etc. Then there's "Happy Birthday" stuff to stick on the inside and stuff. Wife needs to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Superb gift, a lot of time and money has gone into this, you must love her very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted October 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Well, being perfectly honest she's not actually my daughter. She and her sister came with the wife when we got married, but I class us all as a family. There's so much I'm no good at when it comes to being a dad, but I try and get the car bit right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 Well i salute your efforts.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vipercar93 Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 Looking good! Still has the flower =) Your daughter is going to be chuffed to bits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted October 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 T minus 12 hours & counting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vipercar93 Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Who's gonna be more excited again?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Pictures of the reaction required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted October 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Should be a video. Not sure if I'll be allowed to post it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Make it happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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