Reasons I love my New Car

In March of this year I bought a 2003 BA Ford Fairmont; it had low kms, an LPG conversion, and, I have to say, the car was in immaculate condition - thanks uncle Mark! 

The journey began in Melbourne, where car was located, and it seemed a road trip was in order! I recruited my good friend Matt for assistance and we embarked on what would be one of the most memorable trips of my life.

Six months after that three day epic and the good times are still rolling. There have been some rather big changes in my life lately, but it's safe to say that I still enjoy driving Fairy today just as much as the first time. Here's just a few of the reasons why I love this car:

LPG

The dual fuel system allows me the option to run the car on regular unleaded petrol or the more cost effective and (sightly more) environmentally friendly Liquefied Petroleum Gas. Brisbane prices are rarely as cheap as those in Melbourne, admittedly, though sometimes it gets pretty damn close. The price does fluctuate and it dove to new depths earlier this year - I remember one week it was so cheap that I filled the tank for only $27. That same week my motorcycle cost $28.

Size Matters

Don't get me wrong, I loved driving the Barina - some of my best driving memories are at the helm of that little bundle of German excellence - but take it from me, bigger is better. I now have room to carry pretty much anything I need and my passengers have noted that there's loads of leg room. Most importantly though, I no longer bump my head getting into the car :-)

Lap of Luxury

Power steering, power mirrors, power seat adjustment, auto lights, electronic throttle control (with cruise control), dual zone climate control... the list goes on. The Fairmont is a luxury sedan and she came equipped with all the best toys, plenty to keep me occupied when stuck in traffic! And as if all that wasn't enough, I've recently had a Parrot ASTEROID Mini installed. It's early days still, but so far so good. I'll keep you updated on that, once I've had a little play around with it.

Only Milk Comes in a 2 Litre

The Fairmont is powered by a (quite frankly) enormous 4.0L straight six cylinder engine. The perfect example of overengineering! It's freakishly powerful when it needs to be; on the trip back to Brisbane we were travelling around 100-110 km/h and the engine was sitting on only 2000 rpm - it was basically idling! Fairy was quite happy to sit at that speed all day, and we managed the 2000 km cross-country trek with ease. I'm not even going to mention what happened the first time I overtook somebody... To top it off, the car is also very quiet and has a transmission so subtle it's barely noticeable. I take my hat off to the engineers at Ford.