Brand New Car
I had attended a CPD event at North-West Bicester Eco-village in 2015, organised by Oxford Club of Constructing Excellence. We viewed the newly constructed homes, and a local car-dealer brought a Tesla Model S electric coupe, and a BMW i9 supercar, for us to test drive. The smell of the new houses, and the excitement of driving a new car, further than from one ramp to another at the BMW factory, was intoxicating.
I was designing The Pink House, earning more than ever before. “I can have this”, I thought. I went back to my council flat, bought a brand new VW, and started saving for a mortgage deposit.
When I was aligning the wheels and testing 10,000 new Minis at the factory in Oxford, I promised myself a new car. I was an old Mini enthusiast, so bought its philosophical equivalent; truly small, truly spacious, light and efficient – a top-of-the-range VW High Up!