<p>ⓒ Richard Levitte</p>
http://journal.richard.levitte.org/tags/archive-car/Richard Levitte's journalikiwiki2008-07-06T23:21:28ZSomeone wants my carhttp://journal.richard.levitte.org/entries/someone-wants-my-car/2008-07-06T23:21:28Z2008-05-27T08:23:31Z
<p>It's happened twice in a short while, first in the middle of
February, and again last weekend. A break-in, an obvious yet
fruitless attempt to start the car, and an obvious attempt to find
something valuable. In the middle of February, they got away with
my car stereo, this time with nothing as I hadn't replaced the
stereo yet. On the other hand, they bent the passenger door,
thereby making the car impossible to use.</p>
<p>Part of this actually makes me laugh. My car is one of those
modern enough that it's impossible to get it started without the
right key, so it's obvious those trying are amateurs.</p>
<p>Strangely, though, I find myself being grateful to the wannabe
thieves. You see, there's been this small problem with the
steering, nothing I can't cope with, but still something I meant to
have checked but hadn't yet, being a bit of a procrastinator. So
them bending a door out of shape became the perfect shove to have
me get the car to the repairman.</p>
<p>Funny, how time and events shape themselve around you, isn't
it?</p>
Got myself a new carhttp://journal.richard.levitte.org/entries/new-car/2008-07-06T23:21:28Z2006-06-19T11:19:14Z
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<img align='right' src=
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checked it out last Saturday, and loved it at first sight despite
some minor faults. Those faults allowed me to have the prise
reduced by about 8%, which I think was pretty good of me,
especially since it's the first time I've done this kind of thing
alone.</p>
<p>The deal was sealed this morning, and I drove it to work. It's a
bit more powerful than my previous car (a Skoda Felicia 1.3
Combi... notice how I like Combis?), which I noticed on the way...
<em>ahem</em></p>
<p>The old car is a bit rusty and is showing its age by now, so
I'll try to sell it to some enthusiast. If that doesn't happen,
I'll simply let it die peacefully (as peacefully as is possible at
the junk yard, that is).</p>