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It's taken a lot to hold on to this post... my husband bought me a new car! My birthday was yesterday and since we picked up the car about a week and a half ago it falls into the category of b-day present (as well as anniversary & Christmas, ha-ha)! It's a typical small
European city car with just the right amount of space for me, my tot, & our dog (and of course my husband if he wants to join). Since our daughter will be starting school a good distance from our house shortly after the summer we didn't really have an option but to buy a car.
![Hyundai i10 - Dashboard](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9anekuWd-F0wjh3EDqvYuXME9w8pd_DqMnsst1skUklsyAWQBhcmxgjfHbLrUFxDEYQhrOEqN9HREZVZWtqQV_3STSdxqj8XL6KsljVy2YHvA4IKikr-4BUKACsRZh7YB0IoLypLYyI/s200/Car2.JPG)
We've definitely talked about it for a while and started saving up once I passed the exam for my Dutch driving license. I haven't owned a car since I left The States 10-11 yrs ago (luckily my husband always did). And this is my first new car, it still smells new!!! One thing I had to adjust to was the stick shift, see here in Europe manual cars cost around €4,000-5,000 less than an automatic so it was obvious what we were going to buy. I haven't driven a stick shift since my driving lessons & exam, I actually never intended to do it again.
![Hyundai i10 - Stick Shift](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzadUisF_V3MsqFP6ECx3Tpt_X2Iy79BC7qJtIA9TQIepy7QMMKiN5YAGCpYLuPqtCeC2WKuIyMeG5VE7dbjVU7aRU3Zc8t92kdkVDZjdRkprbLMZG6yph4bjrbg_WuGHG0F_PRWZyw8/s200/Car3.JPG)
So I was a little rusty after 1 1/2 yrs. Since owning the car, I've had my share of squealing out at lights, stalling multiple times at intersections, bumping down the road, and of course I don't accelerate fast yet so everyone drives around me. But I'll get there... I have all summer to practice before I have to start parallel parking the manual car outside of the school. We've been extremely busy since picking up the car and I haven't had a chance to really personalize it yet. I have added a
kick mat to the back of the passenger seat, that way my tots dirty shoes don't destroy the seat. And I've ordered a
special mat for the dog, hopefully sparing the backseat after dirty runs through the woods. Can't wait to clock some more kilometers, thanks for my car hubby!
Considering I finally figured out the bus card and started receiving discounts, I think we'll occasionally leave the car parked and take public transport instead. Most likely not this month though, ha-ha!
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