proper car has arrived

Mrs Stellegasie and Harpo have a driver since last week. And the proper set of wheels to go with it: my Skoda Superb finally arrived. It was worth waiting. Silent, luxurious, comfortable. Umbrella included. A very Thunderbirds like parking system. And roomy. Very roomy. When sitting behind me Mrs Stellegasie can actually stretch her legs - and though she might not be very tall, she is by no means a dwarf. No beard, for example.

Back to the car: it is scaringly large, for someone who is used to a normal EU sized hatchback. That's not a downside though: the bigger and more expensive your car seems on the highway, the more courtesy you meet.

It definitely also excels in the engine compartment. It's still using VW's good old pump injection 1.9 diesel - but after some Czech magic I got the rather incredible mileage of 5.5L/100 km over the first 800 km I did in the car. Most of that in the daily traffic jam to/from the office.

decisions

Some good news in these grey days: I finally got to order my next car. I expect a four or five month wait, it has to come a long way after all.

It did not come cheap though, contrary to my previous company cars. But being somewhat accident-prone I thought it better to pay extra for more metal between me and the other punks on the road.

There are many good reasons to choose this particular car - the nicest one being the fact that I learned to drive in its older brother: