bought the plane today

You'll find you fly your own airplane differently. Go clean & spiff it
up now (that doesn't take any gas money).

Add an EGT if it doesn't have one. Personally I also like having
manifold pressure for setting and cross checking power even if it is a
fixed pitch prop.

Congratulations!

Go clean & spiff it up now (that doesn't take any gas money).

Yeah, but it sure takes a heck of a long time! ;-)

We went up last weekend and washed the 172 and let the kids ride their
bikes around the airport. It took 4 hours just to wash it, and I was
too tired to try and wax it this time, or to do any of the finer detail
cleaning things I would have liked to have done. But... regardless of
what an @$$ kicker it can be to wash and wax a plane, it feels great
being there, cleaning your bird, and watching people flying in and out
of the airport, and watching your kids having the time of their lives
on all of that open pavement where the planes are tied down!

I think a MasterCard "priceless" commercial can easily be made out of
the adventure!

Best Regards,
Todd