Melissa bought herself a car....

[carole]

I can tell you this David NZ Drivers are known not to be very courteous,however i noticed when in the big smoke Auckland they were better than down here,hey the thought of driving anywhere in the states is just as frightening, however i remember my Dad drove in New York,scarey thought,honestly if you can drive in a big city in USA, you would find it a breeze here, just the road rules might be a tad different and of course the worst part is we drive on the RIGHT side of the road lol.

Yes I am hoping melissa will prove to be responsible with her car, she certainly seems to have the right ideas so far so good,no personlized plates yet David, i have a feeling that won't happen, they cost a bomb,she will have enough just keeping it warranted and registered,she is looking to get some more hours at work,i think she is going to need them, we don't want her over doing it though, as her studies are top priority.

Hopefully it will pass the warrant of fitness test today,and she will then be mobile,she will love having her independence.

Yeah i think we got a reasonable deal, we had looked at the auctions and privately and for the same money she paid, we only found lemons, and i mean lemons, this one is solid, mechanically sound,and yes does have a few cosmetic issues, but none that affect getting a warrant,nothing that really needs fixing,just makes it look nicer, and Melissa is not too worried about that,yeah we are pretty darn happy with the purchase, of course there are no guarantees,anyhow her Dad can do heaps to keep it on the road,so that is a big help, it will get some oil flush or something done at the garage today as well,so that will take care of all of Melissa's savings.

BTW i did the money conversion thing 1100 nz dollars is around 656 US dollars, not bad huh.