Been quite some time since my last update, i'll eat my words about not taking the Mondeo on the track, because it happened -
And so has everything else happened this year so far. We were given notice to leave the house we were renting for the past 2 years, no fault of our own, the owner was in the crap so she wanted to move back in. This caused a lot of headaches because we were so well established, my son was just a few months from starting school and with Vicky not driving we were within walking distance of the school so we had to find another place very quickly.
We did get lucky in the end and found a much better house, more expensive, but still on the same estate. We knew how much we had coming in and we knew it was affordable, so we moved in beginning of June.
At the same time, I parted company with the Maestro, I was selling a few bits and pieces I didnt need including Maestro stuff, someone came over and offered me very good money for it, so off it went after 12 years of ownership!
And in its place, someone more modern and turbocharged -
I still had change in my pocket after buying it, so spent some on modifications, mainly suspension and breathing mods, it went quite well, the engine was very good, but the handling still didnt involve me, disliked the steering feel which is one area the Fords excell at.
Lets just say that any chance of me starting to enjoy that car quickly faded, when I had a call a month ago telling me my main contract (about 90% of my turnover if not more) no longer required my services after 4 years..I sold the car one day before they told me!
I saw this coming. After dumping me into a dirty car park just a month previous where my work began to be compromised, like anyone who cares about the standard of the work, I had a good moan about this, why should I accept that my work should be sub-standard because of the environment they put me in? Together with that, It was a 5 minute walk away from the dealership, which quickly added up and wasted a lot of my time during the day. All to do with a new boss starting and not allowing contractors on site. So after so long with me being reliable travelling down to Surrey each week, it was over!
And i've had to be very careful we dont go bankrupt, i've been lucky till now, we had enough work to get us through the month, thanks to some sales calling back in May, last week was a bit poor to say the least but we have just broken even. Plus sides, i'm home every night, I take my son to school in the mornings, I spend less on fuel etc so not all bad, but i really do need a couple of very good dealers in addition to the smaller ones, and i'm looking at ways of increasing my retail work.
So yes its been quite a ride. We wasnt turning over so much due to the bad summer and the upcoming winter doesnt look all that special either, we continue for the time being..And yes, I still miss my Activa..