{"id":7649,"date":"2014-01-31T05:14:44","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T05:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/?p=7649"},"modified":"2014-01-31T08:26:07","modified_gmt":"2014-01-31T08:26:07","slug":"susan-smyths-first-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/susan-smyths-first-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Susan Smyth&#8217;s First Car &#8230;.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7650\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ss_first_car.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7650\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7650\" alt=\"Ford Fiesta MK3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ss_first_car.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ss_first_car.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ss_first_car-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ford Fiesta MK3<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>What was your first car and why did you buy it? \u00a0<\/b>My first car was a black Ford Fiesta 1.1 mark 3, with a C reg, the reason I bought the car was because I had dreamed of driving from the age of 15 &amp; after my lessons literally could not wait to get motoring! \u00a0I loved the fiesta the second I saw it, it was black &amp; at the time \u201cthe newer model\u201d I was 21.<\/p>\n<p><b>What did you pay for it? <\/b>It was 2850 pounds, at that time second hand cars still held value, I bargained the seller down by about 50 pounds!<\/p>\n<p><b>How did it change your life? <\/b>The car changed my life in so many ways, freedom being the biggest change, every night I would drive around the city for about two hours listening to music with my sister and chatting, also it was the only place in the world where I could sing in peace! It meant no longer having to rely on public transport or other people for lifts &amp; I got to engage in my absolute favourite thing on a regular basis which is in fact driving!<\/p>\n<p><b>What was the longest trip you took in the car? <\/b>The longest trip was from Dublin to Co. Mayo.<\/p>\n<p><b>What was your best memory or most memorable moment in the car? <\/b>I suppose my most memorable moment in the car was when I arrived safely to my brothers house in the west of Ireland, I was living in Dublin &amp; had just broken up with my boyfriend and needed some head space, I was driving for only 4 weeks at the time and was extremely nervous at the prospect of driving from the east of the country to the west, without a Sat Nav I might add! \u00a0The journey took 4 hours and although I was nervous, I felt a massive sense of independence, plus I didn\u2019t get lost!<\/p>\n<p><b>What was your worst memory associated with the car? <\/b>My worst memory was when the wheel on the right hand side came off as I turned up a hill into a housing estate.\u00a0 There had been a knocking in the steering wheel for quite some time &amp; I was told time and again to have the ball joint checked. I never in a million years believed the wheel could actually come off, I remember hearing a noise and a guy shouted over \u201cexcuse me your wheel has come off\u201d I got out in a panic and saw the damage, at the time I had no money, my insurance was up the following day and tax was due, I was ill advised at the time to give the car away for scrap, which regrettably I did.<\/p>\n<p><b>How long did you keep your first car?<\/b>I kept the car for about two and a half years &amp; missed it terribly when it was gone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Susan Smyth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>31st January, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What was your first car and why did you buy it? \u00a0My first car was a black Ford Fiesta 1.1 mark 3, with a C reg, the reason I bought the car was because I had dreamed of driving from the age of 15 &amp; after my lessons literally could not wait to get motoring! 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