Mondial At Last!
* Update Aug 2007: Please read this post before calling Hendon Way Motors about Mondials
After seemingly endless week after week of rain and gloom I awoke on Saturday 07/07/2007 to glorious sunshire. Fittingly this was the day I could finally collect the Ferrari Mondial from Anthony at Hendon Way Motors! We arrived early to find the car having a final polish, the exterior and interior both looked great. I had my checklist of work that Anthony and I had agreed to be done, and we sat down to go through it. I knew that that garage work had taken a bit longer than planned, but I was amazed when Anthony showed me the receipt from the garage of all the work completed…. the total was over £2200 worth, at cost price to him, so this would equate to £3000 or maybe even £4000 to the average Ferrari owner in the street.
So it was time to pay up and finally get my hands on the keys, an original set complete with leather fop embossed with Mondial and a metal Ferrari logo shield on the other. Maneuvering out of Hendon Way Motors car park area was good practice, involving some tight turns round brick walls and metal gates. Going from my modern car with power steering, etc to the Mondial with no such luxuries, and a massive turning circle to boot, was always going to be fun, akin to wrestling a beast, but that’s exactly what I expected, and wanted!
After a slow and careful drive home it was time to take it for a serious spin, a 100 mile trip to Oxford and back! It was a surreal experience, people seemed to respect the car and either keep their distance or get out the way as they heard the roar of the engine coming. Not that I was even foolhardy enough to try to drive beyond my experience and skill in a new car, so I stuck to the speed limits as I always do. I even got overtaken by a Smart car on the A41 (see video below) 
Overall very pleased with the Mondial from Hendon Way Motors, definately worth the wait in the end!
* Update Aug 2007: Please read this post before calling Hendon Way Motors about Mondials
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