Got an early birthday gift from my tita - a 95 Corolla XL. Runs fine, aircon is cold, brakes work great. Only 2 things I worry about:

1) it's an Ondoy survivor.

2) It hasn't been repainted, I think, ever since my tita got it.

Because it's an Ondoy survivor, some of the electronics don't work. The ceiling light (dome light ba yon? Told you I was a noob) is dead, and so's the stereo. Yesterday when I was driving to Makati the signal lights stopped working; they were working fine when I got the car last Sunday.

The engine, like I said, runs smoothly naman, but I notice it has a greater-than-usual tendency to stall when the engine is idling. I don't know if I should be worried about that.

About the paint job - I just think it needs one. There aren't any major dents, just dings and scratches in some parts. I think the paint is starting to weather - on the hood and on the roof, some patches are starting to appear, although generally the car looks like a used silver Corolla that hasn't been in any major incidents.

So my basic question is: what do I do now?

I don't know if I should be going to any talyer to have the car looked over, and I don't know which talyer to turn to in the first place. I live on Tandang Sora, and there's a Servitek on Congressional/Visayas that seems to have gotten good reviews on Tsikot Forums, but what do I tell them when I drive the car there? "Hey, could you just look this over for problems? kthxbye."

And how does the paint thing work for a car like mine, with dings and scratches? Hilamos na lang ba sya? Is there, like, a service package somewhere that will take care of those dings and dents before the paint is applied? And will I have to file paperwork with the TMG if I decide to paint it a different color?

Any advice would be much appreciated!