A few more minor things completed with the truck. After getting the tyres fitted, I took it to get aligned. There’s a good local place near me who do it for £5, so I took it there thinking it would be a quick job. Turns out that a lot of the adjusting bolts were seized, and it took 4 mechanics easily 3-4 hours. It made a huge difference - drives a lot better now, particularly over bumps. I felt bad for them given all the time they spent, so I gave them a bit extra and a 12 pack of the local beer, which went down very well.
I then decided to fit the door cards I had lying around. They aren’t in great condition, but I didn’t have one at all on the drivers side, so something is better than nothing
Before
After
Then today I ended up using it for the first time for proper “truck things”. We sold our house and are moving back in with my wife’s parents while our new house is being built, so I used it to help with the move.
A couple of years ago, I carried some furniture in a pickup truck and had an unfortunate encounter with a bridge, so I was feeling a bit nervous. I didn’t want to turn another wardrobe into a small chest of drawers like last time.
Luckily, everything went perfectly as I actually planned my route this time.
It drove very well fully loaded and actually felt more settled than usual. Braking distance was definitely increased though, so it was a relatively slow journey!
My passengers didn’t mind too much, but they definitely preferred my Range Rover.
