This all started with an innocent look on ebay a couple of saturdays ago! just got home from a morning stint at work and thought i'd look on ebay 
Just to have a look if there was some bits for my GT, instead i found a 1995 M reg Punto 55s only 8 mile's from my house!!
I knew i needed a car to use while i sort out my GT, not to mention my Fiancee wanted to learn to drive an the insurance won't touch a provisisonal driver on GT!!!
So she'd have a car to learn in, and ill maybe on occassion get to drive it lol!
And solve all my problems car wise in one go genius.
Not to mention some of the cars my other half was thinking of to learn in was.... how do i put this? Rubbish!!
Went and had a look with my brother, and apart from a nasty dent in the passenger side lower rear quarter / sill it was very good for the year.
Not to mention it was solid underneath and only done 77,000, so took a test drive and had to laugh as it was just as nippy at lower speeds as my GT!!
Turns out it was in the family since nearly new, and originally had been picked out on a dealers lot by another family member who sadly passed away due to a terminal illness.
And had susequently been passed down through the family to the son as his 1st car, i was quite touched as the car obviously means alot to them due to the memories tied up with it.
However they decided to buy there son a new car, as they thought it would fail on the damage to rear quarter panel.
In fact it didn't, just the passenger side rear trailling arm which took a hit from the impact no doubt!!
There was still an Mot for two months, not to mention a month's tax!!
I was going to have a think before deciding to buy it, but my brother said you'll regret it if it's gone tomorrow!!
An i knew he'd be right!! so left a deposit and the next day i went and collected my new car
However once the misses seen it that was it, she had all sorts of idea's involving things that are pink!
To be honest not my thing, but hey the car is for her to learn in so why not even if ill look a little silly driving it!
On the plus side the seat covers will protect the seats etc.. so not all bad after all even if it's pink lol
However i think the car does deserve some TLC :hug:so ive vowed to fix it back to it's best!!
I'll update with my progress as i go, so expect lots of pink things mixed in with the car's new parts and repairs
Just to have a look if there was some bits for my GT, instead i found a 1995 M reg Punto 55s only 8 mile's from my house!!
I knew i needed a car to use while i sort out my GT, not to mention my Fiancee wanted to learn to drive an the insurance won't touch a provisisonal driver on GT!!!
So she'd have a car to learn in, and ill maybe on occassion get to drive it lol!
And solve all my problems car wise in one go
genius. Not to mention some of the cars my other half was thinking of to learn in was.... how do i put this? Rubbish!!
Went and had a look with my brother, and apart from a nasty dent in the passenger side lower rear quarter / sill it was very good for the year.
Not to mention it was solid underneath and only done 77,000, so took a test drive and had to laugh as it was just as nippy at lower speeds as my GT!!
Turns out it was in the family since nearly new, and originally had been picked out on a dealers lot by another family member who sadly passed away due to a terminal illness.
And had susequently been passed down through the family to the son as his 1st car, i was quite touched as the car obviously means alot to them due to the memories tied up with it.
However they decided to buy there son a new car, as they thought it would fail on the damage to rear quarter panel.
In fact it didn't, just the passenger side rear trailling arm which took a hit from the impact no doubt!!
There was still an Mot for two months, not to mention a month's tax!!
I was going to have a think before deciding to buy it, but my brother said you'll regret it if it's gone tomorrow!!
An i knew he'd be right!! so left a deposit and the next day i went and collected my new car
However once the misses seen it that was it, she had all sorts of idea's involving things that are pink!
To be honest not my thing, but hey the car is for her to learn in so why not even if ill look a little silly driving it!
On the plus side the seat covers will protect the seats etc.. so not all bad after all even if it's pink lol
However i think the car does deserve some TLC :hug:so ive vowed to fix it back to it's best!!
I'll update with my progress as i go, so expect lots of pink things mixed in with the car's new parts and repairs
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