It was only a couple of weeks ago that the weather was dry and the days were long and boiling, but now the days are getting shorter and they generally seem to be overcast. It was on one of these overcast days that my girlfriend wanted to go shopping; usually I would have driven to the stores, but my car was getting checked over at the peugeot garage. On the way home from the stores, the cloudy skies appeared to darken and it began to rain. My girlfriend turned on her front window wipers and all that they did was smear the water across the front window. This was because her wiper blades had deteriorated at the time and she need to purchase a new set. As she is slightly younger than me, and I knew that they had added simple checks to the driving test now, I asked if she was going to get replacement wiper blades. She turned to me and said a thoughtful man would do that for her, so I got the hint that I would have to get some replacement wiper blades and secure them for her. This is when I had to ask if she had inspected the oil levels, water levels or perhaps the tyre pressures since the last time the car had been checked over, the reply was no and that was what kind males were for, and at this point I became aware that I had many checks to carry out on her car.
When we arrived back from retail therapy it had stopped raining, so my girlfriend went inside to fix some lunch for us both and I turned to the car and began work. I thought I better begin by browsing the wiper blades on her car makes website, as I could not clarify a correct oil level check from the car until it had cooled down. The initial thing I did was measure the wiper blades so that I was aware what size replacement wiper blades to buy, and in doing this I found the wiper blades were not just worn out but they had began to come apart and the frames had broken away from the wiper blades in several places. After we ate lunch I observed the car and the right oil that was needed, the car had been sitting for roughly an hour now and I saw that I could get a fairly accurate level check from the engine oil, it was a bit on the low side but above the minimum. I did a visual inspection on the cooling water as the engine was still boiling, this could have suggested 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 seemed within the required level. Then, I had a look at the tyres again, but it had to be a visual inspection 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 decided that they were fine and there was lots oftread still on them.
My car was ready to be collected from its checking over now so we went to collect it, and on the way back I stopped in the nearby motor parts store which convienently was just round the corner from the dealership. After spending some time browsing all the replacement wiper blades I selected a pair of flat wiper blades. I had not been aware of this type before and they did look cool and also because they were made from silicone, they came with a one-year guarantee. I also picked up a litre of engine oil, and when I got back to my girlfriends home I attached the %KLINK3% and put a couple of 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 car more frequently.
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