Glenn’s First Car
At age 34, about to settle on my first house, and a baby arriving later this year I thought it best be time to finally bite the bullet and invest in a set of wheels. It was time to purchase my first car.
Living in the sticks (Sunbury) and having no form of motorised transport was not ideal. The trek to-and-from the city each day was made more difficult by the fact Vline had been replaced by Metro meaning the train would stop every 200 metres adding hours to my commute. And hitch-hiking was no longer an option as people these days view Senior Financial Advisers a risk too high they won’t even consider offering a lift. With the horse-and-cart phased out and transport portals not yet available in OZ there was really no other option but to by a car.
So it was either grab a lift with my neighbour or purchase a new car. Given I wouldn’t be seen dead in a Toyota Prius, the neighbour option was out, so off to carsales.com.au it was. It took only til the 2nd car I viewed before I was hooked on the VW Passat.
Some smart negotiation by my good friend and fellow colleague Andy got the price down to a comfortable level and the car was mine. The boys at Income Essentials (Bren & Tom) set up the package and turned around payment within 24 hours and the rest is history. I’m now cruising around in a stylist VW Volkswagen Passat, fully decked out with leather interior and sunroof to boot. Whilst I cringed at the first petrol bill which topped $90, I’m glad to say I finally own a car!