raggamuffin
New member
It's certainly been a long road. Knowing it's near completion hasn't really filled me with excitement at this point. I was feeling positive and energised a while ago, but the peaks and troughs of this project have been massive. The length of time waiting without updates or progress has dampened my spirits to the point of indifference many a time. I've gone through a range of positive and negative emotions whilst I've been waiting all this time.
There is genuine relief knowing I won't have to sink money into the Focus or get another car to tide me over. I'm sure I'll be extremely excited when I get the call to say that the car is ready. I've questioned if I wanted to continue any further with the project once I get the car back. I'm going to wait and see how I feel once I'm back in the car, but I don't think I'll want to quit.
Will it live up to expectations? It's been such a long time since I've driven the car, I don't think I'll recognise the different in power or performance. I do remember how it felt driving the car home after I collected it. There was a smile on my face the whole way home and I felt elated inside. I can only imagine similar feelings when I go to collect the car the end of this week or the beginning of next.
With the expectations having changed so many times since the project began, I'm not sure where I will go with the project next. Knowing how few Pumas are now on the road, and how much time and money has been sunk into the project I feel like wanting to quit would be foolhardy at this point. With the MOT and bodywork required, the next few months won't be much cheaper. At the end of the day though, I wouldn't have bought a 3rd Puma, or gone down the road of a project car if I didn't want to see this through. The rebuild was to be the foundation of the project - there's still a long way to go, and whilst I've had no end of doubts over the months, I think I know deep down that I'm not going to quit.
It's nice to feel relief at this point, knowing I'm closing in on the date of completion. There's still apprehension, but I guess after all that's happened that's only natural.
Anyways, I'll be back when I get the Puma back.
Ed
There is genuine relief knowing I won't have to sink money into the Focus or get another car to tide me over. I'm sure I'll be extremely excited when I get the call to say that the car is ready. I've questioned if I wanted to continue any further with the project once I get the car back. I'm going to wait and see how I feel once I'm back in the car, but I don't think I'll want to quit.
Will it live up to expectations? It's been such a long time since I've driven the car, I don't think I'll recognise the different in power or performance. I do remember how it felt driving the car home after I collected it. There was a smile on my face the whole way home and I felt elated inside. I can only imagine similar feelings when I go to collect the car the end of this week or the beginning of next.
With the expectations having changed so many times since the project began, I'm not sure where I will go with the project next. Knowing how few Pumas are now on the road, and how much time and money has been sunk into the project I feel like wanting to quit would be foolhardy at this point. With the MOT and bodywork required, the next few months won't be much cheaper. At the end of the day though, I wouldn't have bought a 3rd Puma, or gone down the road of a project car if I didn't want to see this through. The rebuild was to be the foundation of the project - there's still a long way to go, and whilst I've had no end of doubts over the months, I think I know deep down that I'm not going to quit.
It's nice to feel relief at this point, knowing I'm closing in on the date of completion. There's still apprehension, but I guess after all that's happened that's only natural.
Anyways, I'll be back when I get the Puma back.
Ed