Death of a Pajero

Forshame!! All good and grand intentions regarding the resurrection of Fiddy may have gone to the wind.
I spoke to Fil at Fil’s Pajeros the other day and it seems that the donor vehicle from which Fiddy’s new heart was to be ripped is in a much better condition than Fiddy. He’s offered me the chance to take the Donor in place of Fiddy. This seems like a huge betrayal as I’ve become quite attached to Fiddy and the idea of bringing her back to life to our summer road trip. There’s also the fact that I assured Ed, Fiddy’s previous owner, when I bought her that I she would live again.
The cold hard fact of the matter is that I’m going to be travelling some of the roughest roads that Europe has to offer with three kids in the car. I need to be as confident as is possible that I’m doing so in the best vehicle for the trip. Sadly, it seems that Fiddy may not be that vehicle.
I’m going to Fils Pajeros on Saturday to inspect the pretender and see if what Fil says is correct. By Saturday I’ll know and this blog may well come to a premature close.