Car

A new one even. The first one I have every owned new. But then, I don't really own it, we're leasing it. It actually didn't' make sense to own it the lease was so affordable and ironically, it would be cheaper to buy it in 3 years time ...

Anyway, it's new, and it's mine to use. Feels very flash.

But then it also doesn't. It's got lots of toys, but it is very functional, like me (or more like my attitude!) I guess. It's not flashy or overly stylish. In comparison, I looked closely at a Renault. Cheaper, fabulously styled (in fact gorgeous), but just not practical in all sorts of ways.

So functional won over flashy. Either way, it's a new car and I feel pretty spoiled. Can't wait for the first trip.

And I had to laugh, I had the "car induction" on how to use everything, and there are some great features. Which includes apparently an "engine learning management system" so that the engine understands how you drive and adjusts accordingly. The salesman told me before I left "drive it like you've stolen it", rather than gently break it in. As the engine needs to learn how you drive. Perfect!

And the other super funny thing, to me. Adam and I spent several hours setting the car up. Connecting phones, sorting navigation etc. Everything is done by voice recognition and commands, which is amazing. Adam didn't seem to appreciate that, but when it came to a mechanical operation whereby the screen sort of ejected itself, so you could put in an SD card for maps or music he was SO excited.

The point being, that this generation expects extraordinary technical wizardry, but they are amazed by mechanical actions. How interesting is that.