Can’t believe it’s been almost two years…(more like 18 months actually…)
My personal commitment to responsible usage of resources have motivated me to trade in my gas-guzzling Daewoo Lanos 1.6SX and buy myself a sprand-banking-new Hyundai Atos.
In Ebony Black.
Meet Bobbi.
Well, his name is George, but I’m calling him Bobbi. Kinda androgynous.
Other considerations were the blown head-gasket I’d just had repaired on the Lanos (complete with total head-overhaul) and the fact that the car is about to cross the 100 000km mark. It’s value will now start falling away at a greater rate than the outstanding debt on the car, effectively trapping me in owning that car till it’s natural death or my winning the lottery.
The Lanos was (after the repair and major service) in the best possible shape for trade-in.
The Atos runs on a 1100cc motor and achieves consumption figures of better than 20km/l or 5l/100km. That translates to 700km on a 35l tank.
With enough space for a coker in the boot, there was nothing to hold me back.