The Blog of Steve

Shiny new silver thing with wheels

It is quite funny. About 3 years ago I go this idea in my head that I wanted to save up for a car. The problem was that I was still working at Pizza Hut and earning next to nothing. More recently I have working for the EPA which allowed me to save some money over the last 18 months.

What else is funny is that prior to the start of June, I was not actually looking to buy a car, instead looking to wait until about December to do this. It was pointed out to me however that if I were to make said purchase before the end of the financial year, considerable savings could be realised compared to if the purchase was made at the end of the year.

I had decided some time ago that I would very much prefer to get myself a diesel car, due to the increased efficiency and the fact that they are cleaner to run. I was looking at getting myself an VW Golf but the biggest problem with them seemed to be that they were in extremely high demand. Because of this, dealers were very resistant to any form of bargaining, because they obviously knew that they would simply sell it to someone else. So I ended up looking at the Astra diesels.

Anyway, the result can be seen here.

And parked in a dodgy shelter (made up of 2x $29 shelters )

Overall I am quite happy with the car so far and it is working very well. Apart from the wanky sounds that are associated with having a turbo, it doesn’t sound that different to a normal petrol engine once you start moving.
I will just have to make sure that I don’t accidentally fill it up with petrol. 