Just popped back in
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2016 5:34 pm
Well, it's 16 months since I said good bye to the Kizi. I quite often talk about cars to my friends, and am quick to say that the Kizi was my all time favourite toy. I loved it's attitude, and whilst it may not have been the fastest car on the planet, it thought it was, and that's what counted. Being the Sport addition meant it was also the best equipped car I have ever owned. I miss it very much, and always will.
This is what is really annoying. My wife and I retired last year and decided we could manage with one car. She had always dreamed of owning a convertible, and I had bought her one about a year previously. To appease her I decided the best thing was to sell both cars and buy a large convertible, as this appeared to be an obvious answer. I ended up buying a Vauxhall Cascada with a 2 litre 168 BHP diesel engine with loads of torque and great economy. To be fair it is a wonderful car, albeit without as much character as the Kizi. Six months down the line I realised that owning just the one car had become a big problem. She goes to the gym every day, and I play golf at least 4 times a week. I then went out and bought a little used Kia Picanto for the price of a chocolate bar (well almost). I owned it for 6 months and it was a great little car. The other day I spotted an absolute bargain, and couldn't help myself. I purchased a brand new Vauxhall Meriva (picture below) for the bargain price of £8500. This is about 60% of it's value. The Meriva is an MPV, and although not massive, has an enormous amount of room in it for my golf clubs and up to 5 people. I then sold the Kia at a loss. In short, the sale of my Kizi and my wife's old car, and the replacements that have followed have cost me about £15k. What's more, the original combination was arguably as good as what we have now, although they would now be a few years older. Never mind, I can't turn the clocks back now.
This is what is really annoying. My wife and I retired last year and decided we could manage with one car. She had always dreamed of owning a convertible, and I had bought her one about a year previously. To appease her I decided the best thing was to sell both cars and buy a large convertible, as this appeared to be an obvious answer. I ended up buying a Vauxhall Cascada with a 2 litre 168 BHP diesel engine with loads of torque and great economy. To be fair it is a wonderful car, albeit without as much character as the Kizi. Six months down the line I realised that owning just the one car had become a big problem. She goes to the gym every day, and I play golf at least 4 times a week. I then went out and bought a little used Kia Picanto for the price of a chocolate bar (well almost). I owned it for 6 months and it was a great little car. The other day I spotted an absolute bargain, and couldn't help myself. I purchased a brand new Vauxhall Meriva (picture below) for the bargain price of £8500. This is about 60% of it's value. The Meriva is an MPV, and although not massive, has an enormous amount of room in it for my golf clubs and up to 5 people. I then sold the Kia at a loss. In short, the sale of my Kizi and my wife's old car, and the replacements that have followed have cost me about £15k. What's more, the original combination was arguably as good as what we have now, although they would now be a few years older. Never mind, I can't turn the clocks back now.
