Still counting down.

I can’t believe there is still 7 days to go till we go away! The time can’t go fast enough! I have the suitcases laid out in the spare room ready to be packed. I even have a little suitcase on wheels for my dog and his stuff. Just blankets and towels, shampoo, leads... all that stuff a social butterfly dog needs for his first real holiday. But i digress. I have already dug out my blow-up li-lo (Which is like a blow up mattress for pools) and tomorrow i’m going to test it to see if there are holes in it. And considering i have only used it once, there shouldn’t be any holes in it.
I haven't been on a real holiday in so long. I can't wait to be driving in the sunshine with my sunnies on and the heat in the car. Then getting to our cabin and checking out the lake. Hopefully it will be warm enough to go for a swim.
While i was motivated and going through everything to find my li-lo i organised my wardrobe. I threw out all the clothes i don’t like or want anymore, (and i didn’t through them out, i put them in a bag and am going to put them in the charity bin... good Samaritan and all that) and now my clothes are in two wardrobes (One walk in robe, the other is a normal size one) and one tall boy (Was two tall boys) Yes, i do have a LOT of clothes. But now they are all in one spot (sort of) and organised.

Trying to dicate from a motormouth

So A tells me these are the places we are going. The stuart highway (Which runs right up the ass of Australia) is about 1000 kilometers long...at least. and is pure dirt. That should be an eventful drive. a thousand K's of STRAIGHT road.
And Uluru...Sorry, Ayres Rock (people changed the name, i know...what the f**k?!?!)
and the rock itself is 12 kilometers round. So its a MASSIVE rock, in the middle of nowhere. But iv'e seen pics of sunrises and sunsets with Ayres rock in the background and it look AMAZING..Im trying to type real fast to dictate what A is telling me where he wants to take me...yap yap yap.
Darwin? Kakadu? Coober Pedy? Alice Springs? I cant concentrate on this!!!!!!
I'm staring at the screen typing like a madwoman and then he stops talking and looks at me and says "did you get all that?"
I think my ears just started bleeding
peace out.

Which car to choose....

So i was sitting on the lounge last night and it occured to me, 'What sort of car should we get for this trip?"
I thought maybe a station wagon, but this is a car that i want to keep after the trip. And preferably i want a pretty new, used car...If that makes sense.
I contacted Mitsubishi a while ago and asked for a brochure, Which i got but they are so self indulgent in the product and they just went into too much detail about 'what this car can achieve with you' and the specs of the engine which i thought i probably should learn to understand if i am going to choose a car but my female instinct said to me "C'mon, You dont want to know this shit, you just want the pretty car with the air-con and sunroof" To which i agreed and scrapped the mistubishi, only because they didn't include the price of the car in the brochure!! That's right, NO PRICE! So on that reason alone, i chucked the brochure away.
Which brings me to the thought of a little 4WD. The good points of taking a car like this is simple: A 4WD will drive over almost ANY terrain that Australia has to offer (And, If you agree with this, you will know that driving through the tough parts of Australia are like driving a Mini through Satan's backyard.) Plus, There would be enough room to pack all the shit that we need for the trip, on the assumption we will be stopping at night in caravan parks...(Which are dog friedly, a harder concept that maybe i think it is)Then i thought "No, I dont earn that much money and the price of tyres and rego and services for (Hopefully) years to come just outweighs my desire to A) Get a complete bargain B)Spend the money on the upkeep of the car long after we get back from said trip, and finally C)I just couldnt park a 4WD in a carpark with the confidence that i have with a smaller car. And, i am embarrassed to admit, is the biggest influence in my decision to scrap the 4WD.
So i have come to the conclusion!(Thank god, I hear you say)
I was looking on the internet for used cars, and came across one of my favourite cars. (The pic above)
The good points of this car are that it is simply a good car (In my opinion) and this car would give us the perfect excuse of NOT driving through Satan's backyard. It is a comfortable car...and that's it. A V6 would be sufficient enough i would think...
But you see my dilemma....