How A Random Shopping Afternoon Led To Me Having To Carry Out Simple Maintenance On My Girlfriend’s Motor Car, Including Obtaining And Adding Replacement Wiper Blades

It was only a few weeks ago that the weather was dry and the days were prolonged and hot, but now the days are getting shorter and they usually seem to be rainy. It was on one of these rainy days that my girlfriend wanted to go shopping; normally I would have driven to the shops, but my motor car was getting inspected at the peugeot garage. On the way home from the shops, the grey skies started to darken and it began to rain. My girlfriend turned on her windshield wipers and all that they did was smear the down pour across the windshield. This was because her wiper blades had worn out at the time and needed to be replaced. As she is slightly younger than me, and I knew that they had added simple upkeep to the driving exam now, I asked if she was going to buy replacement wiper blades. She turned to me and stated a nice male would do that for her, so I got the hint that I would have to buy some replacement wiper blades and attach them for her. This is when I had to ask if she had clarified the oil levels, water levels or even the tyre pressures since the last time the motor car had been inspected, the reply was no and that was what kind men were for, and at this stage I knew that I had a few checks to carry out on her motor car.

When we arrived back from shopping it had stopped chucking it down, so my girlfriend went inside to make some food for us both and I turned to the motor car and started work. I thought I better start by browsing the wiper blades on her motor car makes site, as I could not obtain an accurate oil level check from the motor car until it had cooled down. The initial thing I did was measure the wiper blades so that I knew what size replacement wiper blades to purchase, and in carrying this out I found the wiper blades were not just worn out but they had started to break and the frames had come away from the wiper blades in various places. After we ate lunch I observed the motor car and the correct oil that was needed, the motor car had been resting for roughly an hour now and I saw that I could get a reasonably accurate level check from the engine oil, it was slightly on the low side but above the minimum. I did a visual inspection on the cooling water as the engine was still warm, this could have indicated that it was still pressurised and should not be opened. As a result, I could see the level on the blue plastic water bottle and it appeared to be within the recommended level. Following this, I had a look at the tyres once more, but it had to be a visual check as I had not got my pressure gauge or tread measure with me. After a look round all four tyres and giving them a little kick for good measure, I determined that they were okay and there was lots oftread left on them.

My motor car was ready to be collected from its inspection now so we went to pick it up, and on the journey home I stopped in the local motor parts shop which convienently was just round the corner from the service centre. After spending some time checking out all the replacement wiper blades I decided on a pair of flat wiper blades. I had not been aware of this type before and they did look awesome and also because they were manufactured from silicone, they came with a one-year guarantee. I also obtained a litre of engine oil, and when I returned to my girlfriends residence I fitted the %KLINK3% and put a few glugs of oil in the engine, returning it to the maximum level. I also made a mental note to buy myself some flat wiper blades as I needed to replace my wiper blades and also that I would have to remember to look over my girlfriends motor car from time to time.