Ok here's the latest - despite being on charge for 72 hours the battery we got from the scrap yard still failed to start the eSpace. So with much reluctance it looks like it'll be get getting ditched and put 'down to experience' as they say... :(
The 'potential good news' I spoke about in a previous post never fully materialised (there was a slim chance of getting a free battery via a sponsorship deal) but a VW dealer my uncle (Danny) knows could do it for cost at £45 + VAT (£53 all in) which is still a saving of £40 on the RRP and marginally better than www.batman.co.uk which was our previous best. Danny's also got another 'iron in the fire' with another of his mates so we hope to hear by the end of today if he can source one any cheaper.
So back to the eSpace, we push started her last night after work (we're both still amazed how easy it is!) and got her running ok(minus a battery). Then we took her to her new home round the back of Tim's house.
Hannah (my sister and Tim's girlfriend - which is how we met) was less than impressed at the site of it parked outside her house and presumably the thought it won't move till the end of September ;) Sadly I wasn't quick enough with the camera to get a shot of her expression - suffice to say it was picture! Her main comments were 'er' (x10), 'it's minging' followed by 'its huge' and finally 'I don't like it'.
As you can probably tell she's not entirely 'on board' with our 'buying a banger, doing it up and driving it to Rome on a jolly' plan yet.
Here's a quick video showing the eSpace in her new home, along with the exterior paint/trim quality inspection...
Plan for the days ahead...
We still need to get the battery obviously, but in the meantime Tim's going to get his pressure washer underneath and clean off all the grime and mud from the underside of the engine bay so we can actually see what we're looking at.
Unfortunately I'm at Cornbury music festival over the weekend so we can't start our 'bible' inspired pre-pre-MOT check (as its a two-man job) but that will begin in earnest next week.
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