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This is just like Suzanne’s first car<\/p><\/div>\n

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\nWhat was your first car and why did you buy it?<\/strong> I was 21 when I bought my first car. It was a navy ’97 Peugeot 306. It was in great condition, despite having had 3 previous owners. My Mam taught me how to drive and after my very first lesson, I desperately wanted to have my own car. After what seemed like an age, I finally got my license. I wanted something small to start with, which I’d hoped would minimize the risk of denting and I had heard that Peugeots were very reliable cars.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What did you pay for it? <\/strong>I paid under \u20ac1,000 for it. I remember the first day I got it. I was reversing out of my Mam’s driveway, obviously very badly, as I broke the wing mirror off the car. From then on I have to say I didn’t treat the poor car very well, there was more paint on the walls than on the car.<\/p>\n

How did it change your life? <\/strong>I clearly recall the first time I took the car out on my own. I was in my new job only a few weeks. It took 2 buses to reach the office so I decided to drive myself to work. Driving to work that very first morning was one of the scariest things I ever did. I was very determined to succeed but by the time I reached the office my legs were like jelly and I had to sit down to stop my knees from knocking. However, it was well worth the effort as the 2 hour journey to work became a half hour trip.<\/p>\n

What was the longest trip you ever took in the car? <\/strong>The longest trip was from Dublin to Kerry.<\/p>\n

What was your best memory or most memorable moment in the car? <\/strong>The weekend after getting the car, I decided to celebrate by bringing it on a surfing weekend down to Kerry with a friend of mine. It took us 6 hours to get from Dublin to Kerry. I got lost in Dublin…… I remember the rain was pouring down that day and driving over Conor’s Pass was a really scary experience, I thought we were done for. Thankfully the surfing and the nightlife made up for it.<\/p>\n

\u00a0What was your worst memory associated with the car? <\/strong>The car turned out to be a sort of ‘practice car’ and after the first few knocks I didn’t give it much love or affection. My worst memory was driving down to Waterford to visit a friend late one night when all of a sudden my car just stopped in the middle of a main road. On trying to restart it, I discovered the brakes had gone! Another vivid memory was during that winter, each morning, as soon as I got out of bed, I had to run out and start the car to warm up the engine so that it wouldn’t cut out on the way to work!<\/p>\n

How long did you keep your first car? <\/strong>I had it about a year. It actually was really good value, I learned everything I know about driving in that car but the time had come to say goodbye and by then I had saved up enough to buy my next car, a red Hyundai Coupe, my dream car at the time.<\/p>\n

Suzanne Sheridan<\/strong>
\n10th July, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

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