A Long Scratch On My Car :(

Oh, I feel so bad tonight. As I was about to leave the office my brother-in-law praised how nice the paint job on our car was and surprisingly the property custodian was on his way out and mentioned that there was a scratch, and he thought I knew it.

So I asked him to point the scratch out and it was on the top of the right front fender, a long scratch on its edge, about 2 feet almost. I couldn't think how and where our Nissan California got that? The last time I saw that part of our car was Sunday morning when I washed it and wiped it. Since that particular moment I never really noticed anything. Until our custodian told me before i went home.

But I suspect that it got it while I was parked along Kalayaan Ave., near the marketplace where our church is located. And that added more reasons for our church to find a place to move to (well, at least for me, personally).

Oh, well, I guess that's just a reminder for me of how fleeting things that we come to enjoy can be. I just hope that I could get a chance and the money to take our car back to Tito Adolfo, the man responsible for its present beauty. Soon, I hope.

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Should I Get Insurance For My Old Car?

I just need to ask my readers opinion on something. Would you recommend getting a car insurance for an old car? You see the car I’m driving at the moment is a 1989 Nissan California. So I am not sure if an insurance company would even consider insuring it? I mean I just am curious because we just had its body totally repaired less than two months ago and I don’t want to spend much on it again in case it gets a scratch or gets bumped. Can you share your opinion on this, please?A Picture of our Nissan California

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Our Nissan California Project (Pictures)

This afternoon I went to Malabon and picked up our Nissan California from my Tito Adolfo. Thanks, Tito, you did a great job! And I was so excited to drive it all the way to our home in Antipolo. I made a few stops before getting home. I inquired from the gas station where our car's mechanic is about the Nissan California's undercoating and it would cost me P1,600. That will be part of my agenda tomorrow. I also had our car's A/C filled with freon as it's been a month that it hasn't operated that's why it wasn't cooling up the car when I drove it to Antipolo. I also had the door locks and one of the window mechanisms serviced.

But through all these expenses was the great look of our car. It looked exactly as I expected it. It was funny because my Tito and I had the same exact choice of color in mind when we were first closing the repair deal. And I am really glad that the car came out to have that classic look and glossy finish.

I thank God so much for this car. This has been a real blessing to us. Since 2003 this car has been my companion during my hospital and home visits to our church members, traveling to Makati, camp preparations and during camp itself. I have driven this to Zambales, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac and Baguio City. During that time, its body really needed a lot of repairs. Even though it couldn't protect me totally from the rain because it also rained inside when it poured, I still loved this car. And this has been God's provision to us as we ministered to Makati while we live in Antipolo City, and God used the deacons of our sending church to provide this for us.

And now, its not so glamorous but faithful service to its master has payed off. Our Nissan California was given a treat when we had it go through a major body repair. Now, it looks classic and impressive, at least to me and my family and our friends who have witnessed and experienced its past services and its present transformation.

So, I am pleased to present our Nissan California who has been there with us through thick and thin. Below are some of the pictures I took when I picked it up from where it was repaired.

Our Nissan California before repairs

Our Nissan California after repairs (more pictures below)


A great finish


The glass windows were also buffed


Some more cleaning were being done

Painted running board and mudguard

My distant cousin painted the Nissan logo white to make it stand out

I took this picture right after driving it out of the gate of my Tito Adolfo's house in Malabon

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The Day Our Nissan California Returns

In a while I will be preparing to leave for Malabon to pick up our Nissan California. It was brought to mt Tito Adolfo's house last August 8, 2008 and after 1 month and 4 days it is ready. They sure work fast. I am excited to drive home the car which I believe looks so much better now. I'll be taking pictures later and will post them ASAP. I just hope it doesn't rain much 'coz I'll have it undercoated right after I pick it up.

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Repairs On Our Nissan California

Our car before the California Project

Shot from the rear left

I visited my car today at Malabon and its repairs are almost done (Jennie calls it our California Project). My Tito Adolfo and his colleagues will just be doing some finishing touches this next few days and it will be ready to be taken home this Friday. Boy, am I excited!

At Tito Adolfo's house when repairs began

Body repairs almost done


With the primer

But somehow I'm starting to feel nervous because I know that when I get it back there will be more parts to replace and more services to be done on my Nissan California. As I think about it now I would need to have it undercoated, have its tires and mags replaced, and eventually its rear two shock and spring assemblies. Some of the other things that are not top priority are the replacement of its sidings and probably even a semi-upholstery (a touch of beige would look real good with its cocoa brown body color).

On the way to its first coating (this is not yet the final body color)

I'm excited to take pictures on Friday. I intentionally didn't take pictures during my visit today because I wanted to get a real contrast to the end product. I'll keep you all posted, promise!

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