Total Loss

Yes, that’s what the assessor called it, a total loss. Our car that was crashed into three weeks ago, is a total loss, we are not getting it back. It served us well, was great to drive, maybe not so comfortable for the kids. After all it was designed to seat five and we are a family of six, the third row seat is designed for 4 – 8 year olds, so it was great at the beginning. This year we Lily turns 9 and Possum is only 3, so we don’t have any 4-8 year olds any more. We were going to be stuck at home between Lily and Possum’s birthdays, looks like the restrictions have set in early. We are back to being a one car family, and nothing we can do will fit all six of us in our Corolla sedan.

So we are looking to purchase a new family car. The emphasis here is on car, and that is the problem. We have 4 kids, so need a seven seater. I’ve been searching for a good seven seater car, and I can’t find one. I can find heaps of 4WD, or people movers, but we don’t want a 4WD or a mini bus, we want a car. The first week after our car was crashed we hired a Kia Carnival, but we didn’t really like it. It is a mini bus, not a car, it isn’t enjoyable to drive. Have we done ourselves in, will we never enjoy our driving again, just because we had a fourth child. We also spoke to our mechanic, apparently it costs around $1000 to service a Carnival, it used to cost us $150 for the Commodore.

So we need a new car, and we need one that is easy to service and good to drive. We don’t ask for much do we. If anyone who reads this blog, knows about a good 7 seater car (and I mean car, not 4WD or mini bus) please let me know, I’m getting desperate, they don’t seem to exist. Of course we aren’t desperate to buy one, we haven’t got the money from insurance yet, and it’s going to cost way more than we get from them. Oh the other difficulty is we really don’t want to spend more than $40,000. I don’t ask for much do I?