Car's who'd have em!

I have just spent all day waiting for my car to be checked over (brakes, exhaust and tyres) ready for it's MOT which is due very soon. I was told last MOT that I should keep an eye on my exhaust and brakes. As that was a year ago I thought it advisable to get them checked..I had my brakes checked when it was serviced before anyone panics thinking I had left it a whole year!

As it turned out my brakes are still fine, just cleaned them up for me and same with the tyres, just needed front swapping with rear and tracking done.....Then came the bit you know you are not going to like...You need two parts of your exhaust replacing, oh and as your car is a fairly new model will have to order them in and take loads of money from you'...Ok they didn't say those exact words but that's what they meant! I knew it would be expensive as anyone who has a VW (ok mines a skoda, but was the same story when I had a polo) will know, parts aren't cheap, but they do last longer than most, from my experience anyway!

On a positive side although I was waiting around all day as I couldn't get home easily from where I was, it was a lovely day and I spent the morning walking by the canal and the afternoon sitting in the grounds of Berkhampstead castle in the sunshine which was very relaxing although I do have a slight red tinge to my face now!