If you've read the Sparky/mot thread you will already know that Luke P has decided to cut his losses and let Sparky go. I was going to supply Luke with a s/absorber at the weekend so when I saw a text message from him I thought it was going to say he was on his way to collect it, never in a million years did I expect it to be asking me if I wanted another spares car 
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The amount of work needed for the mot, plus the need for a bigger car had brought Luke to this sad decision, but fortunately, events the previous week had meant it was still game on.
You see, about a week ago, I had been approached by a young girl ( STOP IT!! ) and asked if I could find her a Panda and do some of the things to it that she had seen on Charmania. She had been watching progress with interest as she worked in a unit next to my lockup, and as Charmania progressed, Lucy had gone from constantly taking the mick about my Pandas to actually wanting one, I felt like Gregory Peck in the film 12 angry men (ask your Grandad if you haven't seen it).
Her ideal spec. was that it should be blue like my CLX, have a good sterio (Lucy's 17) with those cool speakers either end of the dash, have sporty seats like Charmania, pedals, like Charmania, steering wheel, Like Charmania, you get the picture .
I told her, all the mods I can do, but to find one that colour will not be easy, she'd better give me a couple of alternatives if she doesn't want to wait six months.
Well, fast forward to last weekend and look what happens!
First step is to get the mot so that she can use it, Lucy is still a learner driver at the moment, then we'll tackle the mods as and when she can afford them. Lucy's Mum has paid for the first stage as an early Birthday/Christmas present and is just as keen as Lucy to get behind the wheel, even though she drives a relatively new Golf GTI herself.
I don't think either of them will be interested in the Forum, yes there are strange people out there, so I'll keep the updates coming on this one, for Luke P's benefit at least.
Sparky is currently living up to his name while my mate does the welding, after that I need to finish the other jobs and try and get it back for a re test, oooh! deja vu.
.The amount of work needed for the mot, plus the need for a bigger car had brought Luke to this sad decision, but fortunately, events the previous week had meant it was still game on
.You see, about a week ago, I had been approached by a young girl ( STOP IT!! ) and asked if I could find her a Panda and do some of the things to it that she had seen on Charmania. She had been watching progress with interest as she worked in a unit next to my lockup, and as Charmania progressed, Lucy had gone from constantly taking the mick about my Pandas to actually wanting one, I felt like Gregory Peck in the film 12 angry men (ask your Grandad if you haven't seen it).
Her ideal spec. was that it should be blue like my CLX, have a good sterio (Lucy's 17) with those cool speakers either end of the dash
, have sporty seats like Charmania, pedals, like Charmania, steering wheel, Like Charmania, you get the picture .I told her, all the mods I can do, but to find one that colour will not be easy, she'd better give me a couple of alternatives if she doesn't want to wait six months.
Well, fast forward to last weekend and look what happens!
First step is to get the mot so that she can use it, Lucy is still a learner driver at the moment, then we'll tackle the mods as and when she can afford them. Lucy's Mum has paid for the first stage as an early Birthday/Christmas present and is just as keen as Lucy to get behind the wheel, even though she drives a relatively new Golf GTI herself.
I don't think either of them will be interested in the Forum, yes there are strange people out there, so I'll keep the updates coming on this one, for Luke P's benefit at least.
Sparky is currently living up to his name while my mate does the welding, after that I need to finish the other jobs and try and get it back for a re test, oooh! deja vu.
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