I took Talloulah out for a run on a very hot day and she didn't overheat until we sat still. Which is half way there... It wasn't opressively hot so I suspect there's either some air in there or the stat has stopped working. I hope it's the former! Though, I've massaged until my arms felt like they were going to fall off...

The brakes are still not great. I'm going to replace the pads and see if that makes any difference - they may have been contaminated with all the work I've been doing, and the brake bleeding disaster earlier on. Hopefully I'll be able to borrow Jake, who has the best pedal feel ever in his 7, too.

It's sad to say, but I'm getting a bit fed up. I've missed most of the best weather, and I haven't seemed to have much luck. I don't have the time or money to carry on like this, so I have reached a fork in the road in my 7 owning life - do I carry on trying to do all these things in the knowledge I'll never be happy? Or do I sell it and come back to it later on? Getting married and buying a home would seem to favour the latter, we need something practical we can both drive without fear of it being in parts when we need it, and I can't justify 3 cars. And I sure as hell wouldn't sell on the 2CV - he was my grandfather's so that's not an option. It's quite upsetting even thinking about it, but it has to be done at some point in my life, and since I'm young it's not unlikely that I will return to 7 ownership in the near future!

Choices choices...