My old car started making a noise. Not a very loud noise, but a noise I knew wasn't there before, and so I took it to the local friendly mechanic who diagnosed it as terminal. With 92,000 miles in the clock, it needed a new clutch, a new gearbox... who knows what else?
So I had to trade it in for a newer one. But while that was going on (never an enjoyable process - in fact, dealing with car salesmen is right up there with contracting Ebola or being stuck in an elevator with Donald Trump in my book), I still had to drive the old car to work every day (a round trip of 60-70 miles), hoping it didn't pack up completely. It was a very stressful couple of weeks.
Still, all over now. Until the next time.
None of those is really appropriate as I haven't (and probably never will) bought a brand new car. The one I've traded in for is 5 years old, and that's pretty new for me. So I'm going to settle for this...
Tyler Ballgame is my first name to watch of 2026. He's got a classy Roy Orbison vocal delivery (developed while singing Crying at Open Mic Nights), with nods to Harry Nilsson, Elvis, Macca and... well, a little bit of the old Father John Misty self-awareness.
I was half-expecting Buck Rogers by Feeder ... or for the sting in the tail to be that you'd bought an Audi... :)
ReplyDeleteWash your mouth out!
DeleteGood luck with the new model. Hopefully you won't have to deal with second-hand car salesmen for quite a few years.
ReplyDeleteI wish we'd traded ours in last yar when we were thinking about. Now €1500 worse off. And still has problems, FFS.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the new(er) one too. I only ever once bought a brand new car as I was doing a lot of miles at the time, and I had so many problems with it, never again (not that I'm in the market for one now!)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your new car, and here's hoping you don't have any major repairs. I haven't owned a car for nine years and hope I won't have to buy a new one either.
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