I have bought my latest Midas knowing that there is work that needs to be done before I can use it. These are the jobs that I know need doing but suspect I will find more.

Work by specialist:

Sort out oil leak from head gasket
Sort out why brakes are locking on
Remove number stickers
Get MOT tested

Work by me:

Remove rear spoiler
Remove towing straps front and rear
Remove towing stickers
Remove battery isolator switch and re-wire as necessary
Fix glove box not closing properly
Check wiring of day time running lights and rectify as necessary
Get the aluminium dash panels powder coated
Check and sort the wiring of various non-standard switches and warning lights
Seal bulkhead hole that has heater pipes running through it
Clean seats and interior

At some time in the future I want to tidy up the engine bay and make the engine look prettier than it does now.