The ship approaches Southampton

The Taiko and my car approaching good old blighty!

Well, finally, and after many long weeks of waiting the ship and the car can be seen here approaching Southampton dock. The carter is now two days late thanks to an incident in the North Sea involving two container ships (thank god not mine) where one ended up sinking.



Getting even closer!

However, all is well and the car should clear customs fairly quickly, one working day according to my shipping agent. I've also sorted out fully comp insurance for the DeLorean which will kick in as soon as she hits UK soil. Breakdown insurance is also included, which is probably prudent for a 31 year old car. The seller assures me that she's running fine, but as I'm planning on driving her back from the dock some sort of backup should she have a hissy fit on the way is always a good idea. Equipment wise for the trip I'm going with the following:

• Jump leads (just in case the battery is dead after the long trip. DeLoreans are prone to a slow discharge to earth, so you never know. Not going to get far without a battery!
• Foot pump. Again, those big tyres might need a top up before we get underway.
• Pliers and socket set, for those emergency repairs!

That should do it, oh along with a full selection of 80's classics on the iPhone. Well it has to be done.