{"id":10461,"date":"2015-02-24T00:00:27","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T00:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/?p=10461"},"modified":"2015-02-24T00:10:14","modified_gmt":"2015-02-24T00:10:14","slug":"michelle-herberts-first-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/michelle-herberts-first-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Herbert’s First Car…."},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Not<\/a>

Not Michelle’s exact car but one very like it<\/p><\/div>\n

What was your first car and why did you buy it?
\n<\/strong>A black Datsun Cherry F11 Coupe. It looked like a Beatle. The engine was mint sadly the body was not up to scratch literally jagged doors from rust.<\/p>\n

What did you pay for it?
\n<\/strong>It\u00a0cost me \u00a3300 and I bought it from a guy Jim I worked with.<\/p>\n

How did it change your life?
\n<\/strong>It was a two door and I was 21 living the dream in England in 1992. It was the beginning of my freedom. I grew up in Ireland and the only women who drove were rich. I thought it was an unattainable as a teen in Coolock to drive but I set out to change that.<\/p>\n

What was the longest trip you ever took in the car?
\n<\/strong>The big road trip I took in my coupe was to Leamington spa with some friends.<\/p>\n

What was your best memory or most memorable moment in the car?
\n<\/strong>I thought I was deadly. Despite spending more on keeping it going than I should have it genuinely have me a sense of achievement and freedom. I felt I could go anywhere and achieve anything. It was a new found independence that has stayed with me for the last 20+ years.<\/p>\n

Did you still think of your first car?
\n<\/strong>I have a love of cars and have been fortunate to go onto to have luxury vehicles but I hold the memory of my first car dearly in my heart.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Michelle Herbert<\/strong><\/p>\n

24th February, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

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