loving the ute

I may have mentioned, some time ago, the T and Gray borrowed the ute whilst his old bomb was being fixed. I rang them a few days ago, both to enquire how Gray's new job was going and to remind them that I would have to retrieve the ute soon(ish) so it could be shipped back to R.

It seems that, despite his staunch support for owning old Holden's, he accidentally fell in love with the ute. So much so that last night he went out test driving one for himself. And (this is a bloody big and), he is trading in the Kingswood as a deposit. Yep, trading the Kingswood.

That car was his first love. He doted on that bomb. It drained his bank balance with its petrol guzzling V8 and its constant repair needs. He chose to spend several grand shipping it over here when he moved rather than being parted. He pays through the nose for insurance and preferred to remain carless after it was nicked rather than concede to its loss. Yep, he full on loved that car.

And he's trading it in.

IF he continues to make big grown-up decisions like this, maybe it won't long until that elusive engagement ring adorns my middle daughter's hand.