We are always tested with a temptation, aren't we? My most recent major temptation is to get a new car. You see, my Iswara is 8 years old, and according to my good friend, that's way beyond its useful life, and the common wisdom is to replace it with a new car, preferably not another Proton car.
However, my training in financial planning and "The Millionaire Next Door" teach me to minimize investing in depreciating assets. And I have been successful in not succumbing to my younger days' habit of changing car after I completed my car loan 4 years ago. But a series of air-cond breakdowns have gotten me thinking, it's time to change. Suddenly, I started to drool over every Getz, Acsent, Vios, Mini Cooper, and my dream, Golf GTi. My mind was constantly debating the merits of Continental cars, Korean or Japanese or whether I should get a second-hand car instead. I stopped by Hyundai showroom to enquire. My heart leaped with joy when the Star Sunday had a page dedicated to the latest car models and pricing. It seems that everything is saying, Go! Go!
O how I suffered three days driving without air-cond because my schedule was so tight to get the aircond looked at. But yesterday afternoon, I managed to come back early from a seminar and stopped by my mechanic's place. He fixed the aircord fan's motor in 10 minutes. As soon as the cool air-cond air hit my face, I regained my senses. Don't care what other people say, the new car will just have to wait.
Me happy.
