Looking at cars

CT and I have been thinking of getting a new car after having so many problems with the old one. I guess when its a 15 year old car, lots of problems tend to crop up.

Here's Caleb getting ready to go out of the house with his new clothes.


The shirt fits nicely and he looked really cute wearing it.



This is the cutest part of it all..



Anyway, today, I arranged with my colleague Sarah to meet me at her friend's parallel importer car shop at Ubi. Met her at 4, just before dinner at my mum-in-law's place.

We saw 2008 Honda Fit that is bigger and more powerful from the older model and it is only about $56 K.Quite a nice decent car. Also very fuel efficient since its only 1.3L.However, my reservation is that if I buy, I might regret since its only 1.3L...since my present car is 2L.


Here's Caleb at the driver seat of the Honda Fit.


The other model which we were considering was Toyota Axio. Its like a Corolla.



If you want to buy the basic version of the Axio, it looks really plastic and the dashboard just look so plain and simple. But if you want the keyless version (start engine without a key) with a really nice dashboard and appearance, you will have to fork out about 7K-8K more.



So if CT wants to get Axio, I'd rather choose the keyless one than to get the cheaper one which just doesnt feel good driving since it feels plastic and plain looking.

After looking at the cars, we drove and stopped by at Borneo Motors to see Toyota Cars. Reason is because since last year, we have been waiting for the new 2008 Toyota Altis to come out and so, we dropped by to find out the actual time it would come out and then decide whether we are willing to wait or not.

I do like the new Altis because it looks really nice and its more spacious. The looks is like the new Toyota Camry.



When we went to the showroom, we enquired and the salesgirl told us that it will arrive in March. She also went on to say that if you want to place a booking,you need to pay $1000 and will get an early bird discount. So when the car comes, we can take a look. If we decide not to buy then, they can refund us back the money. So, its a win-win situation for both parties.



So after a while, we decided to place a booking. However, CT pre-warned me that he has not yet decided to buy. So I shouldnt get too excited...though no matter what, I am still pretty excited as I do love this car for its looks and space.



For me, what's important in a car is not only that it is reliable, but it has to look good (so that I can feel good driving it or sitting in it) as well as all the other practical reasons. So, there has to be some sort of balance. I do not want a car that is only fuel efficient but when I drive it, I feel lousy because the interior doesnt look nice. So I feel Altis has the balance I am looking for. Oh well, whatever it is, CT makes the overall decision since he's the head of the household.

In the showroom, all of us went from car to car to sit in it. Here is Caleb in one of the SUV!

Its really huge and high up!



And here is Caleb in the Camry..


CT asked me how come all Camry smells the same? I told him I do not know how to answer him as its a really strange question. We used to drive a Camry but have sold it even though it was only about 2 years old as we had to move to US and we both know, we miss driving a Camry as its a really nice car- for its space, its technology and how smooth it is.

CT has mentioned to me that if I want it, we can afford any car but is it really worth buying it? How practical it is? I do not think we would want to pay more for the road tax and its maintenance cost by driving a higher cc car. Its just not practical.

Oh well..I do hope CT can decide soon so that I can start dreaming about the new car arriving. Or else, I feel unsettled. But for me, I know what I want and if I am single and have my own money to get one, I would have decided already. Haha..that's me-- Just do it!