I missed an important anniversary last week; April 23 was the 10th anniversary of the acquisition of our current car. Details are hazy in my memory so I checked back through the blog to see what was happening around that time. The first relevant comment was in February when I reported that our current vehicle, a Ford territory, was struggling. In fact, it was clear that the transmission was shot. Marilyn and I had booked to go on a cruise to New Zealand so there was no real urgency to find a replacement.
I had already decided to buy a Mitsubishi but couldn't decide between the ASX and the Outlander. I took Jamie and Nera with us when we went looking and everyone agreed the ASX with panoramic roof and other bells and whistles was the way to go. It wouldn't pull the caravan, of course, but that element of our lives was behind us. I remember the salesperson played a trick on us. When we arrived to finalise the order, she showed us a fully-optioned Outlander and said, "You can have this instead for the same price." I was tempted but both Nera and Marilyn had their hearts set on the ASX. We put in the order and packed our bags.
We set off on our holiday, flying to Sydney, spending some time in Wollongong, having lunch at the Rowing Club in Sydney and joining the cruise a few days later. On our return, the car was waiting for us. I'm struggling to get my head around the timing: the cruise was in February, the rego took effect from April 23. What happened in the interim? There's no clue in the blog because I had one of my lazy periods and wrote nothing. Perhaps I'll never know.
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