So as most people are already aware, I’ve turned the focus of my attention to the 4 wheeled variety of motorvehicles. I’ve been looking at purchasing a car for quite a few months now but that desire was mostly born out of boredom and idle thoughts. Finally now that my bike is almost paid off (will be paid off in the next 2 days) I’m looking far more seriously at getting a car.

A lot of people seem to have the notion that I’m buying a car because of my bike accident. Not so, in fact I almost bought a second bike because of the accident. Unfortunately my finances didn’t permit due to all the extra expenses incurred as a result of said accident. I had always wanted a second bike and still do, mainly for the reason of turning one of them into a track bike.

So to set everything straight, it takes me about 15 minutes to get to work in a car (in traffic); on a bike I’d save maybe 3 minutes if I split lanes. Theres 9 robots in the 6km I travel to work each day and considering it takes me about 5 minutes longer to gear up and get my bike out and going there really is no benefit to riding to work — not to mention that I’d have to change when I got to work. In other words it’s quite a hassle for me to ride my bike to work. I hadn’t anticipated working so close to home when I was job hunting; but in the end I prefer it this way.

With all that said I guess the main reason for buying a car is because I’m tired of driving the piece of junk that I have been for the last 3 and a half years now. So I have my new bike insurance sorted, a quote for car insurance, and potential car financing in the pipeline enabling me to work out what I can afford after all my other expenses. After running through so many potential cars (Polo, Stilo, 206, Megane, RunX, Astra, Civic, to name a few) I finally narrowed it down to either a Ford Fiesta or a Ford Focus. This is mainly because of value for money, though the Fords aren’t the best cars, when you compare the price for what you get against other manufacturers the price difference is quite a lot.

As to which car I do eventually end up with, I’ll have to see what the next few months bring in terms of finances and deals. Just need to save up for a nice deposit now.

Sometimes I wonder if I enjoy security that debt brings; I mean you always know what to spend your money on. The hard part of deciding has already been made. Though security isn’t really the right word, maybe excrutiating pain coupled with endless angsiety is a good substitute?