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<\/a><\/p>\nThe first one we had was a 2006 Renault Clio<\/a>, it was the company car given to us by Xander\u2019s former employer.\u00a0 I was so excited to finally have a car after seven years without one, they could have given us a go-kart and I would have been over the moon.\u00a0 The Clio was a great little first car for us though, and we loved it for the entire four years that we owned it.<\/p>\n It just happened that at the same time as the lease was up on the Clio, Xander switched employers and was given a 2010 Opel Astra Turbo as a loaner car.\u00a0 We had that car from August 2010 until yesterday.\u00a0 We LOVED this car, so much so that the Opel Astra Turbo was one of our final two models that we narrowed our list down to in the end. \u00a0 The only reason it wasn’t chosen was because it had 20% tax and the car we chose had only 14%, allowing us to get more car for our money.<\/p>\n Are you noticing a pattern with the cars we\u2019ve had so far?<\/p>\n Yes, both were SILVER.\u00a0 We are SO over the silver!<\/p>\n Both of these cars were chosen for us but we really liked them a lot. \u00a0I\u2019d be lying if I said we weren\u2019t happy to finally be able to choose our own. We got to decide exactly what we wanted<\/a> right down to the smallest detail, it was GREAT!\u00a0 We spent months visiting every dealership around, sitting in, photographing, researching and test driving every single make and model of car within our price range (and even a few out of our price range!).<\/p>\n In the end we decided on the newest, coolest, most gadget and fun filled Toyota Prius on the market\u2026 in\u00a0Barcelona\u00a0RED!\u00a0 Here are some photos I took yesterday.<\/p>\n When we got to the dealership, our car was sitting there waiting for us right next to the desk where we were to sign the papers.<\/p>\n While Xander sat down to go over the paperwork with the salesman, I made myself busy taking photos.\u00a0 I was far too excited to just sit there. \u00a0Oh, and see the red thing on the dash?\u00a0 That\u2019s a box of celebration chocolates.\u00a0 Boy did we celebrate!<\/p>\n Once all the paperwork was finished we got in the car and the salesman explained how everything worked.\u00a0 He helped Xander sync his phone to the car via Bluetooth, ran through how the GPS works and explained what the 40000 buttons all do as well.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve since forgotten about 39995 of the buttons, so I\u2019m going to give the manual a read if I can find an English version online.<\/p>\n After everything had been explained, and a few chocolates had been eaten, it was time to drive away in our new car.\u00a0 We were so excited!\u00a0 Well, I was excited\u2026 Xander was nervous he was going to scratch the car and had a hard time getting his left leg and right arm to stop doing clutch and stick shift motions.\u00a0 Learning to drive the automatic was a little weird for him at first.<\/p>\n We went for a nice long drive, and I was happy that it was sunny and warm enough to drive with the sunroof open.\u00a0 I can tell I am going to really love having a sun roof.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n