An ode to a car
This car has seen me through thick and thin. It spent years getting me to and from the snowfields every weekend when I lived in Canberra. It managed the long trips between Canberra and Queensland. It suffered with my demon driving for 6 and a half years (brakes? what are they?) - it sports an appropriate sticker on the windshield to attest to this fact:
But now, as it hits 19 years of age, I have had to face that its time is finally coming to an end. Time for it to make way for the big and shiny replacement we bought yesterday! We have been hunting for a van for some time. We wanted something we could sleep in the back of on a mattress, and throw the mountain bikes and a pile of camping gear in with us for trips away. In the end, we saw this:
A KIA Carnival (and hubby, beaming proudly!). We had not previously considered a people mover. Partly because most of them are pretty daggy and yet pricey as well - way too much for people like us who don't want to spend bucketloads on all the comfort stuff a lot of these vehicles come with - but also because most models have the back filled up with seating that you can't remove and we really wanted that big empty space to do our own thing camping-wise. This one however has a very low price tag (we talked the salesman into a HUGE bargain for last year's model) and actually worked out to be lower than the price of the cheapest van we were looking at, but has a lot of great mod cons as well. Here is the back, with one set of back seats removed - the other set can also be completely removed (and note that when folded the seats turn into little tray tables - hehe).
So our friends can expect us to start hassling them to go on camping trips with us soon - hehehe. And for anyone who's worried we'll be a little chilly camping in it in the winter that's coming upon us, do not fear - the floor is heated!!!
posted by Rebecca at 11:06 am
2 Comments:
Congratulations on the new purchase, and goodbye and good luck to your old car. I for one could never figure out why it needed that weird sunroof, and I didnae ever think you were that bad a driver. Hope the van goes well for you both - I like the idea of the heated floor and it certainly looks roomy enough. Can't help thinking it's a shame they don't make panel vans anymore....
Oh yes, the panel van. That was a very special piece of Aussie history... and thanks dude - I think you are the only person on this earth who's never bagged out my driving. I had a colleague once get out of the car and refuse to get back in because he was so scared by my habitually late braking. But he was a big nancy.
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