Losing my (car) virginity

Well, I’ve finally done it; I’ve lost my car virginity to a middle-aged Greek guy named Chris. Believe it or not, I was a 30-something car virgin - I had never bought a car before. Sure, I’ve been driving since I was 16 (actually, I learned at 15), but I had never bought my own car. I preferred to spend my money on plane tickets to see the world, and on high rent to live a downtown lifestyle. But now I have 2 kids, -20C temperatures, and a half an hour walk to daycare. So when the 16 year-old car my parents gave us “pooched”, it was time to bite the bullet. The car has standard transmission and manual windows (which I love); it meets all safety standards and has enough room for the car seats and the strollers. How times change!