Our son bought his first car this week. He got a 2007 Toyota Matrix XR hatchback with automatic transmission and 211,000 km. It has a few small scratches and dents, but is mechanically sound and runs like a charm. Our son is head-over-heels in love with this purchase.
Our son appreciates Shakira's reflective side. His Dad spent hours with a polisher to make her shine and look her best.
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My first car was a Volvo of unknown vintage. Probably 1970 or so, it drove well, burned a lot of oil (1 litre per few thousand km), had crappy white enamel paint that I hopelessly tried to polish, and a 4 speed manual tranny that had a shift lever like the one on our school bus (a foot long). It was great!
ReplyDeleteThe Matrix is a whole new level of coolness without "sophisticated gadgets". I replaced the 10 y old PCV valve today and it was simples. Everything is easy to get at and fix on this car. At 10 y old it has virtually no rust. Cool.
Not quite a Z4 or TT but a lot simpler and very cool to drive.
And with your many, many years of car maintenance experience, it should keep going for a long time. Nice to see you both bonding over this 'new car' thing.
DeleteYour first car is so much fun, enjoy.
ReplyDeleteI'll never forget my first car, a 2002 Chrysler Concorde LX. I used to joke to my friends that the LX "stood for luxury", and that I was already driving a luxury sedan as a teenager! I've heard good things about the Matrix, and with a name like Shakira you know it's going to attract a lot of attention.
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