I bought a 2008 Beulas Aura. For those of you who don't know, it's a motor coach, ex Southampton Football Club Team Coach which I'm converting into a Motorhome / RV.

Here I bring you up to speed by show you a little more about the first work to be done, some mechanical, some cosmetic and some structural.

I begin by tackling the bodywork. This is an easy job when you pay someone to do it, but as it was a 'makeover' rather than full restoration it was far more efficient to pay someone, never mind the fact that I don't have the facilities to do it myself.

Then some work for the MOT - steering brackets, exhaust and welding, tyres, wheel bearing and batteries, all part of what I knew I was getting in to.

Don't get me wrong, there are a myriad of buttons and dials which I have yet to understand, never mind error warnings, nacho settings, seat controls (they still confuse me) and a rear camera which has a mind of its own.

I share with you the costs to date which are probably less than you expect and answer some common questions I get asked, such as 'where will you stay? You will also hear our plans for her interior and how this will evolve in time.

Then the fun - ish. I start removing the interior and you see the first shoots of progress. We will have a sofa-bed, bunk beds and are ready to travel....almost......

....but first, let's get to know her a little....