Shiny New Car

Rob picked up his new car yesterday - he's very pleased with it, and spent an hour or so sitting in it last night on the driveway working out what all the buttons do... It drives really well, and it's so quiet, particularly given that it's a diesel. Having a bigger car will make long journeys much more comfortable - once we move, Rob's parents will be 230 miles away and mine will be 300 miles away, so we'll be doing much longer journeys to visit them. Last year we took our Austrian friends Juergen and Eva on a tour of Northern Britain (York, Edinburgh, Lake District) in our 3-door Peugeot 206, and they had to sit in the back surrounded by all the pieces of luggage that wouldn't fit in the boot while we drove 550 miles. The new car also has a socket to plug in an iPod, and dual climate control, so Rob can have his side set to 'freezing cold', just the way he likes it, while I can have my side set to 'nice and warm'...