Once we decided to stay in Germany permanently, my husband promised me that I could get a car. For those of you who don't know, I've been using my feet and a bicycle for transportation for the last two years.
I reckon I've paid my dues and I don't look forward to any more multiple shopping trips with a trolley bag or a bicycle basket for the next undetermined amount of years until the hubby retires.
So, let the shopping begin!
He has a VW Golf in mind, but I have a different VW burning it's image into my brain and I can argue that my chosen vehicle can far out perform his in mileage and in limiting our carbon footprint on the planet! How is that for purchase power!
Until he can locate a brand or model that can out do this one, I'm fighting mightily for it. Did I mention that it consumes as little as 0.9 litres of fuel per 100 kilometers and emits just 24 grams of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide per kilometrer! YEAH BABY!
Oh, and I have been ever soinconvenienced patient.
He has a VW Golf in mind, but I have a different VW burning it's image into my brain and I can argue that my chosen vehicle can far out perform his in mileage and in limiting our carbon footprint on the planet! How is that for purchase power!
Until he can locate a brand or model that can out do this one, I'm fighting mightily for it. Did I mention that it consumes as little as 0.9 litres of fuel per 100 kilometers and emits just 24 grams of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide per kilometrer! YEAH BABY!
Oh, and I have been ever so
Here it is in all of it's glory!
The will be damned, I'm spending the kids inheritance one luxury item at a time. Hey, somebody has to keep the economy going. It might as well be us me.
The will be damned, I'm spending the kids inheritance one luxury item at a time. Hey, somebody has to keep the economy going. It might as well be
Scroll down to see my new dream car.
Although it only promises a top speed of 110 mph (and no, I could never drive over 75 mph, not even on our frightening autobahn), it is unlikely I will get this anytime soon.....
It isn't due out until 2013. Ah la mah!
(Oh, and to my reader Headbanger, this is another luxury problem. But how to prove that the ends justify the means? Oh well, I have two more years to save think about it. )
Cheers!
