How to Choose a Car.

October 27, 2010 Comments (1) Sponsored Post Like

1. Looks

There are some things you buy,
based wholly on looks.

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Scratch that, there are a LOT of things we buy,
based wholly on looks!

From phones…

to laptops…

to shoes.

We make our decision based on how the product looks,
because in some subliminal sense,
the product reflects the type of person we are.

If it doesn’t look good, i ain’t putting it near me (i.e. Crocs).
I don’t care how comfortable it is or how well it works
IF IT DOESN’T LOOK EQUALLY AS GOOD OR BETTER.

I want form AND function.

Seeing that a car is something i’d be using everyday,
let aside having to look at everyday,
and being seen in everyday,
the car MUST reflect my character as best as possible!

For example, Kubhaer was telling me about being in a smuggling route to Iran the other day,
and he added that he was in this particular car (i’m not going to name the brand here).
The moment he said that, all the adjectives i had initially connected to his experience – wild, dangerous, adventurous – dropped off immediately.
“Why that car?” i asked.
It obviously wasn’t his decision to be driving around the desert in that car.
He agreed instead of retaliating.
“It’s such a… non-exciting car to have.”
“It’s for people who are safe parents and have safe lives” :xwhatevah:

It’s not that we don’t WANT safe cars (that’s just stupid)
but we’d like our cars to LOOK edgy and adventurous.

The way a car looks, really does express a character,
as Disney beautifully exemplifies :xlaughing:

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2. Excellent Suspension

All cars nowadays only have a few different factors that help you firm up your decision, and one of it is its suspension.

Seeing the endless potholes and bumps that plague our roads,
you need a car with suspension so spectacular you’ll be thanking for it every day.

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3. Comfortable Seats

One thing i didn’t think of looking into when choosing my car,
was whether the backseats were comfortable.

My driver’s seat is lovely fine and dandy,
but when i drove AshleyTheMonkey and QueenKanch to Sungai Wang last week,
Ash said my back seat was quite uncomfortable (despite multiple toys and hula hoops to distract her).

Reason i wrote all that, is because a car has been released that boasts the aforementioned
1) looks
2) excellent suspension and
3) comfortable seats

With a new front end to its look, it’s the new Peugeot 207!

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I think fondly of Peugeot, as i used to drive it for just over a year.
Might i add, that it was a company car so i was very lucky to be able to use it!
I even got my Defensive Driver’s Cert with that car :xshy:

I really loved it, even called her Lucinda,
and was very sorry to have to give it back when i left the company.

Now the new Peugeot 207 is reigniting my memories of Peugeot…
except that it looks MORE SPORTY than it used to!

If i had to pretend that this car was a character, i’d say:
It looks like it knows how to zip everywhere,
pick up some people,
park at a party,
drive to the beach,
while being sturdy and safe.
And it doesn’t look like it’d have a boring life, at all.

Other Peugeot 207 attributes i wish my current car has…

Tiptronic shift!
My ex-Peugeot was always on tiptronic,
it’s way more fun to drive
and i could always speed up and slow down as and when i wanted,
without tekaning and pleading inwardly that the car would just listen to me.

The Peugeot 207 has auto wipers and headlights.
Which is GREAT for forgetful/blue people like me.
I always make sure my headlights are on when it’s so much as dusk.
Even so, there has been at least one occasion i just FORGOT.

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