i10 Takes a Bath

In Dire Need of Cleaning

Ever since I bought my i10 I have not cleaned it from inside. After making a few trips: one to Ain Sokhna another to Kalyoub for my first 1000 km maintenance and a third to El Khatatba to visit a farm there after these three trips the car was in bad need of cleaning from inside.

Shining at Last

Today I finally went to Caltex for a car wash from inside and outside. After around one hour of deep cleaning the light blue i10 was shiny from outside and pleasingly clean from inside. I paid only 20 Egyptian pounds and tipped the guy who did all the work with an extra 3 Egyptian pounds. Was a pleasant experience all in all except for the long wait before and during the cleaning process. Perhaps next time I'll do an engine cleaning as well. I've also asked if they had waxing but it turned out that they did not. Perhaps I'll by my own wax and do it myself back home. We'll see how things turn out regarding this.

Reflecting Triangle and First Aid Kit

I have just bought, at last, the mandatory (effective July 2009) reflective triangle and first aid kits to keep in my car. I've been postponing this (easy) step for quite a while although the headquarters of the Nasr City Traffic Department are at a 10-minutes walking distance from my home and they have kiosks inside that sell that stuff. The issue is that when went to license my car I forgot to buy them from there and remembered only after leaving and kept postponing since then.

I bought the reflecting triangle for 25 Egyptian pounds and the first aid kit for 40 Egyptian pounds. There were cheaper varieties but I found that a total of 65 Egyptian pounds was no big deal and it was like a once-in-a-very-long-time thing to do. There was also another kiosk next to the one I bought from but I did not ask him about the price of his stuff. The guy who sold them to me told me the only difference between the ones I bought and the other cheaper ones was the casing as mine were kept inside plastic boxes while the others were kept in a bag made of cloth (for the first aid kit) and a cardboard box (for the triangle) and that other than that the contents of the two packages was identical. I bought the mandatory stuff, carried them happily to my car and rested them at the back of my car.

Thank God

Today, thank God, I finally bought my i10 car. I went with my cousin to take it from the showroom. We then went to license the car. Now I have the car license and the plate numbers are now fixed, thank God.

We've also filled the water tank, bought gasoline and took the car for a short run. I hope to start driving it more in the coming days God willing.

Final Payment

Today I paid for the i10. It's price was 58,900 LE so I paid 57,900 LE today since I had already paied 1000 LE upon booking it last week.

I've also taken my first refreshment dirving lesson today at Konooz Car.

Lesson 1

Moving from rest. Using the first gear only. Stopping the car. Using the breaks, the hand breaks, the first gear, the moor (neutral gear) and the clutch.

Registering for Driving Lessons

I've just come back from Konouz Car, a driving school close to my house. I've registered for the 5-lesson course on a Maruti car. It costs only 100 LE. Each lesson should last for 1 hour.

Booking my i10

Today I paid 1000 LE to book my blue Hyundai i10 from the Abour branch of Ghabour Motors.