Finally, some new wheels.

Oh my goodness. I can’t believe how long ago I last posted, but at the same time I can’t believe that this is my 24^th post. I’ve never been a disciplined person, so it really is to be expected that posts will be sporadic (to say the least). But I really have a great excuse this time, I’ve been working on my resolutions.

In an effort to both grow up and live like an adult and to accept that I don’t have a superstar budget I finally bought a new car. I know it sounds like this one may contradict the rockstar part, but no. I’ve been procrastinating (so this also works on #1) about getting a new car for years. The problem is that I’d held onto my old car so long that it was now crap. So I was faced with the dilemma of any new car being better with what I had but also wanting my dream car that I could conceivably stretch the budget to afford. But when in reality I’d be happy with anything in comparison to the slumming of the old car, I just couldn’t justify the price of the dream car. So you see how this relates to accepting that I’m not a superstar.

I instead got an ex-demo Euro hatch that I have to say I am really enjoying. I’ve always been drawn to cars that some might call ugly – I prefer to categorise them as polarising. For example, if I could live with a 3 door car I’d totally drive a Volvo C30. I like the styling but I can accept that some people think the back is weird and ugly.

Now I think that my car looks smart, but I can see that the design might be polarising. For me this was a mature compromise. It’s still a fun car to me. But I got it as an ex-demo of a model that was about to be superseded so it was a REALLY good price. Basically if I choose to change cars in two years I should get what I paid as a trade-in amount. So maybe in a few years I can have the dream car because my base level expectations will have already been raised by this car and I will appreciate the jump again to the dream car.

This is my new baby…

It’s a black Citroen C4 and I got her on Valentine's day - so it's love (for now). A nice balance of style and practicality - how adult is that?!

There's a whole other reason while my posting has been non-existant and I'll let you know about that soon.

(Sources: Volvo images from Volvo, Citroen image from Citroen)