When ever meeting old friends, they never fail to ask 2 things, first is if my dad still smokes a pipe, and second if my dad still drives his Red Daihatsu Charade around in Town. Well, the next time they ask, I will have a “no” answer for the later. We went shopping for a small car today. Viva, Myvi, Suria, Forza and Savvy. After half a day knocking here and there, test drive and negotiating, Viva turn out to be the champion. It was just that my dad like the care more, and for me, Airbag, ABS & EBD were the reason. I have to say, this car is not cheap. A fully automated version sells at RM44k, which is much more than what I paid for 10 years back for my Wira Aeroback. I only paid RM42k then. Nevertheless, my dad seams to like the car alot and why not. The color choices also made the family go back and fourth the entire day and we finally settle for Green.

The red charade was the family car for almost 20 years, and the car seams to be living to it’s life expectancy. It has been giving so much trouble lately, and the money spent on it just screams for a better judgment. Furthermore, my dad is already >70 years old, and an automatic car will allow him to drive more easily. Anyway, it was not difficult for me to let the charade go, though there were many memories, it was after all, the family transport, and we have spent a great deal of time in the car as well. I just wonder when will the new car come? hehe..

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