My First Car
One of the few skills I do not possess is driving. To most people’s surprise I never took my licence. Well, that’s incorrect. I did take my basic and passed, but failed my advanced theory. Never took it again.
Actually I have a licence to ride a motorcycle up to 200cc and had owned a Kawasaki KMX 125 when I was 17, but I gave that up when I went to Canada to study. But that is not all that practical when it comes to driving my kids around.
So at the old age of 36 I am going to prepare myself to go learn driving. First I have to pass my basic theory test, then my advanced theory, both of which I have to be sufficiently awake and alert to study and sit for.
Next, to survive 20 hours worth of driving lessons and then pass my driver’s practical exam. It all sounds so long and dreary that it feels like such a chore to take it on. Plus the primary nightmare of finding someone to look after the 2 kids while I go for those 2 hour lessons.
Hence the wait for Jade to be a little older so her naps are more predictable and she is on solids and can do without Mom for around 3 hours at a stretch.
Anyway, to inspire me to undertake this endeavour (since I swore after university I’d never sit for another exam again, but I did, and that is another story), my husband told me to look around for what car I’d like to drive as my very first car. Of course he never said he’d buy it for me but hey, who knows.
Now I’ve always known without a doubt that my favourite car, the one I want to drive most is a 2010 Jeep. No doubt about that. But Jeeps are not very environmental and will probably cost an arm and a leg in taxes and petrol.
The Volvo XC60 looks really pretty but what caught my eye was this BMW X6 hybrid review – is BMW also going hybrid? That would certainly change my perception of them. It seems every guy out there wants a Z4, preferably the latest 2010 BMW Z4, but me, I like the Porsche Cayman S in black. 
But realistically, I would probably end up with a nice Toyota, safest car for the kids.
Posted on September 20, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Planning to. But no one can babysit the 2 kids long enough for me to even go for a lesson. 
Christina Sng worked as a web developer, information architect, account executive, producer, technical writer, and usability consultant in the 10 years (that's 30 years in Internet time!) she brought bread home. She has since retired to raise her children but still spends most of her waking hours on the net, no thanks to Apple. Here are some of her adventures.
Posted on September 20, 2009 at 1:37 am
Go take driving. Trust me. It helps a lot!