As most of you knew, the Moon Buggy was a pretty special car. Packed with features, including doors, a roof, tow bar and that fabulous, WA country-style roo bar. According to some, the SLX model stood for, "seriously lacking extras". It wasn't very pretty, but the Moon Buggy was, well, practical. It could carry lots of stuff and take us places. What else do you want in a car?
Today Wayne finally had enough proof of ID to register our new car, Joan Jett(a). She's German, and a little more stylish than the Moon Buggy. Still a wagon, and retro enough to have a cassette player, she features modern wonders like central locking, power windows, cruise control, airbags, and even a moon roof. (Before sitting in this car I had no idea what a moon roof was; perhaps a nice homage to the Moon Buggy, if nothing else.) And with German heritage, driving on the right is in her blood, err, oil, so that should help us out.
Gotta love cruise control. When I upgraded to the Scooby Do, I didn't think I needed a new car but I have learned to love 5th gear, air con, CD player (I just had a radio, not even cassette!), power windows, the occasional use of a tow bar and most importantly cruise control. No long distance trip is the same again without it! Happy driving Joan :)
ReplyDeleteSo, you two guys finally got the pleasure to drive a German car! Good on ya! Hope it will serve you well and won't need to many repairs... All the best for the three of you! ;-)
ReplyDeletelong live the moon buggy! Glad to hear you are mobile. As they say in Deutschland: "Ich liebe den Personenkraftwagen.
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