1:1 Scale "Hot Wheel"

Since February I have been selling down my collection of Transformers because I ran out of room. I have made sure that any money made from selling has been saved as there are three big things that I had to do "in the future" - a) pay of my student loan (about $14,000), b) upgrade my car and c) purchase a house (save the deposit).

Dad surprised me one day and said they he would give me a small amount towards a new car, and that started the wheels turning and I started to have a look around running with the idea that any car purchased should be less than 5 years old, have less than 60,000km on the odometer and be in good condition as any car I purchase would probably last me 10 years as my current Honda Civic has. Due to requirements with my storage shed, I was also aiming towards a hatch back with a decent boot/trunk volume (with the seats folded down).

My search was hampered by not really finding anything in my budget that suited my requirements, when I came across a listing for an ex demonstrator car. It stretched my budget completely, along with what Dad had said he would contribute but the more I looked into the car, the more I thought that this car was my new car. Eventually I was able to take the car for a test drive and it was everything I was wanting in a new car with the only issue being that is was a few thousand more than I had available to spend. Chatting it over with Dad, he let me know he would double his contribution towards a car and at the end of the test drive I told the salesman I would purchase the car.

A few pieces of paper and a few thousand as a deposit, secured the car for pickup the next weekend and after the longest week in the history of man, I finally was able to pick up the car!


Some of you at this stage are asking - so what did you get!!

2014 Mazda 3 GLX Hatch (known as a Maxx in Australia and a iSport in the USA)
Managed to get the new 'facelift model' that arrived with the new Skyactive engine and more bells and whistles than I have ever had in a car before.