I have a list of things I need to do with the GT6 to make it ready and safe to drive on the road. It’s roadworthy and legal, but there are a couple of things I’d like to check off before taking it anywhere farther than the neighborhood. For example, I want to change the oil since I don’t know when my Dad last did this. And I’d like to have the brakes looked at — they seem mushy — because I feel like they should stop me faster if I put the brakes on hard.

Today, I set out to do the oil change. And I failed.