I just saved us some money :D
Last night, Chris got his 'new' car. His last car died a death at the beginning of December last year, and we have been getting by with one car or borrowing my Mum's tiny little car for the kids and I and he has been taking my massive people mover to work, as he doesn't drive a manual car.
The car used to belong to a childless couple (they sold it because they are having a baby and wanted to get a family wagon for them and their new baby and their two large dogs) so it had no anchor bolts in it. I remember being charged the princely sum of $80+ for anchor bolt installation in the past, and that was when I supplied an anchor bolt!
With that in mind, and having just parted with practically a months wages for said automobile, I decided that I would at least have a look and see if it looked like I could do it myself. After taking the two big kids to school this morning, I handed Red over to Daddy, picked up my trusty new Bosch Uneo drill, found the right sized bit and marched out to the car.
There were speakers directly behind the seat, so I looked under the back shelf to see where I could safely drill. I found a good spot, and it was surprisingly easy! I slid the bolt in - just like a bought one! I was going to get Chris to come out and hold one side while I tightened it up in the boot, but then I discovered that if you pull the seat down, there is a hole through to the boot (something his last car didn't have) so I took off my shoes, got comfy and tightened it up unassisted :D
Now Red's car seat is fixed in nice and tight, and she can go for a ride in Daddy's car any time now!
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