(You) Drive Me Crazy

Having returned from the UK, one of my major aims for the near future was to finally get round to buying a car - something i had been thinking about for nearly a year now but only just now had the financial ability to do so. Before leaving for British shores, i had put out feelers with a local dealer (and friend of a workmate) who contacted me this week with a car that i might be interested in (a manual aka 'stick shift' naturally). Having given it a test drive, and expressed an interest, today i decided to take the car to an independent garage and see what their impression one. Fortunately, it was largely favourable save for a minor problem (dim left headlight, tyres need changing soon) but given the deal that i was offered, i decided to go ahead and buy it. Thus, i have a car. At last. I was considering telling the story of how i couldn't get the car to start and had to get the dealer to come over, only to find that it was because i wasn't pressing the clutch down (potential title: "How to Drive An American Car") but decided that it wasn't worth my humiliation (hey, i have a PhD. Doesn't mean i can start a car, right?!). Anyway, photos are attached for your perusal. Enjoy.