VIN 10719 Finally makes it home.

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well, I finally managed to get VIN 10719 back to the Midlands over the weekend. It was a stressful day in places. When I turned up at the dock they went off to get the car, then nothing for over three quarters of an hour. Finally I was told she was refusing to start, but a "fitter" was sorting it out with a power pack. Finally after over an hour and a half the car appeared. By this time the fuel gage was right on the red line, so I had to jump in and bite the bullet, driving it for the first time in busy Southampton traffic in order to get it to a filling station in time. As someone who has only ever driven a power assisted car it came as a bit of a shock, and I think I'm going to have to brush up on my skills with gear changes etc. But she ran very well all the way home to Leicestershire without anything major. Thrilled with the car and can't wait to get here all sorted.

There are a few issues which maybe be can help out on.

First is that some damage was done to the front spoiler. You can see it on the picture below. Looks like the spoiler came to rest on something and flexed upwards. The rock screen has been dented, plus the spoiler is split underneath.

When they tried to jump start the battery they seem to have pulled off the battery cover, splitting the plastic and seeming to loose some of the bolts that attach it to the bulkhead. Not sure if there should be some sort of gasket there as well. If so thats missing now. Plus the battery has been released from the strap as well. How many parts are there to the strap?

Both should be covered by the marine insurance I took out, but just been told there's a £250 excess! seems a bit rich considering.

The engine runs fine, but there is a strong smell of fumes, as if its running quite rich. It was very noticeable in the cabin while driving back. Is this normal?

The brake light came on and stayed on for most of the journey. The brakes seemed fine to start with, but seemed to get "spongy" as the journey went on. Not checked it yet but could this be down to a low level on the brake fluid?

The clutch has a very high "biting" point. Plus when accelerating the revs seemed to first increase without much increase in speed. Can this also be linked to low fluid levels, or might the clutch need changing (hope not)?

All systems, windows, lights etc work, but the electric mirrors seem to only want to adjust left or right, not tilt up and down. This is the same on both sides. Any ideas?

Thinking of seeing if Chris H can do the repairs to the spoiler and stuff on the insurance, then get him to look her over at the same time, especially as i've got to pay the excess. Would have done the work myself if this wasn't the case.

Thanks, I knows loads of questions.