The New Car

So we finally bought a car. Or, to be more precise, a used car. Quite used, in fact, since 1997, when it was constructed in Japan by the Mitsubishi Motor Corporation.


We paid the princely sum of $3,000 for our white Mitsubishi Lancer. It has 173,000kms on the clock and all the basic requirements, including central locking, aircon (a definite must) and automatic gearbox.

The oil looks nice and clean, so it's a good sign that it's not burning much, and apparently the gearbox was changed out a year ago (for a second-hand one).
They actually have a car inspection requirement here, which is a bit of a joke if you see the state of some of the contraptions on the road.

The car also has a nice Sony stereo with an aux input for the mp3 player.

Now we just need a name for it (besides La Bamba!).