Good News!

Turns out that we were misinformed regarding the transfer of the vehicle title. Since it's older than 25 years old, no WA emissions inspection required! Good - I can use the 15 bucks for something else, I am sure.

When embarking on a do-it-yourself project, I have a curious habit of pre-spending any future savings on tools, equipment and other various things that will be used to save that future money. I think it's like my own financial time machine. So, I've made the following purchases in preparation for the projects I have planned:

The official M-B service manual
Ramps (I have jack stands, but I get creeped out being under a car, no matter what's holding it up)
A really large (18 qt.) drain pan - German autos seem to have pretty large oil pan capacities. For illustration, my 325i (2.5L Inline 6) holds 7 quarts. This 3.8L V8, 8 quarts. My dad's Chevy Silverado, 5.7L V8 - 6 qts.

I did get the tires inflated this afternoon. The car sat for 6 months, so you shouldn't be surprised to hear that the actual tire pressures were: LF - 20 psi., LR - 22 psi., RF - 23 psi., RR - 20 psi. I'm looking forward to driving it again, since I'm pretty sure it won't feel like I'm cruising on marshmallows.

That's it for now - planning on doing the transfer of title on Thursday, and moving it into our garage on Saturday. It's supposed to be 65 and partly cloudy, so maybe I'll get a chance to post some photos as well.