And it's here!

So. Greg now has a ute!

It's got a 4cyl, 2L Engine, so it should be reasonably economical to run. I put 20L of ULP into it last night, and it went from 'E' to just under half full. That leads me to think that it's got a 40L tank, but who knows how far out of whack the fuel gauge is in a 20 year old car 8)

There's a photo of the only rust I've been able to find, which is on the Passenger door, and it looks like I may have to go to Brisbane to pick up a door from a wrecker (sigh)

It also has the Jade seal of Approval. She thought it was great!

It's going down to Tharyn's parents place this afternoon, so we can start figuring out what's wrong with it and what needs to get fixed. The brakes are in need of some TLC, they grab very very violently when you stop. I locked up a tyre (don't know if it was front or back) 3 times bringing it back from Calliope (a 20 minute trip), so that'll have to be sorted out. It's also got what sounds like a bad bearing in the rear axle, but they're easy (if fiddly and time consuming) to replace. With those things fixed, and a new set of Tyres on it, it should breeze through roadworthy. Then we can buy some cheap paint, give it a new paintjob, and it'll be as good as new!

Oh, and it's only got 385,000km on it, and it had a new engine put in 100,000km ago, so he should get some good use out of it. He drove it a little bit around the backyard this morning. Whilst he's got the idea of clutches from riding the bike, he's still got to get used to using it, especially with the change from using his left hand to his left foot.