Car shopping physically excites me! I can not wait. I have had my current car for almost 2 years and that is the longest I have ever owned a car. I got my licence at 15 (New Zealand) and have owned around 20 cars in 7 years. It is nothing for me to have a 4 cars in a 12 month period. I get bored very easily and have written a couple off. (Once I bought this Lancer, owned it for 6 weeks and wrote it off and another car... ooops) So after being stuck with the same, reliable car for 2 years, I am more than ready to upgrade.
I have always had the dream to own a 5 bedroom house, own a Golden Retriever, kids in private school and drive a 4 wheel drive. That is my ultimate goal. Unfortunately, right now I can't afford my 4WD. I have been forced to look at smaller cars but they don't support the image I want to portray. I want to be a typical house wife. I want to cook, clean, drive the boys to soccer practice in my Nissan Xtrail and always have my nails done...
Now I need to find a car within my budget that doesn't compromise this image. I can't think of anything. Hyundai Getz screams P plater. Suzuki Swift screams slut. Holden Commodore says I'm a bogan. Toyota Corolla says grandma... All of this has lead me to look at the Kia Rio. Not many people understand my obsession with the Kia Rio. I understand it's not overly family orientated but it's super cute and I can't think of any stigmas attached to it. (Please, if you know any, let me know!!) I would also consider a newer Nissan Pulsar ie. 2004+... Car must be black or white.
Car shopping is so fun and I can not wait for another 12 weeks when I have a cute car with power steering. But I have to wonder, am I really that shallow that I would take into consideration the type of car I drive? I know I am the most shallow person I know and probably the most shallow person you know, but is a car going too far? After all, it is just a car, right?
Oh well, I'm off to keep looking... Car shopping is so fun!!
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