Newbie with their first new car

Hi all,

I'm very excited that we've bought our first brand new car. I swore we'd never buy anything as 'common' as a Falcon or a Commodore - that was the first rule. However, I then read and researched countless magazines and websites. I did a huge excel spreadsheet on comparisions. We compared Holden Commodare, BMW 325, Saab, Volkswagon, Subaru Liberty, Mazda 6, Honda Accord/Euro and a few more - 11 all told. Checked out about 7 of them, but we'd made up our minds before we'd even taken a test drive.

So, all that research and comparision and we're now eagerly awaiting delivery of a 2005 XR6 Mk2 - with waaay more options than we could afford. I hereby promise to never ever buy a Holden. We sat in one - felt like a hire car.

We're not car enthusiasts, but we're slowly becoming Ford enthusiasts. Funny, all we notice on the road now is Fords. Anyway, my name is Rae, hello to everyone.