I was spreading smiles as I drove…
Katherine Tillman, 35, Fitzroy, Vic.
Scrolling through the hundreds of car listings on Facebook Marketplace, I sighed. I’d had so many bad cars over the years – a Mitsubishi with a broken head gasket, a Pajero with a bad engine, and for the past six months, a Nissan X-Trail which broke down often.
“I just need a sturdy car that will last me a few years,” I said to my friend, Trent, 37.
Suddenly, he pointed out a 1999 Toyota Camry.
“This one will keep going,” he assured me.
As the car was reasonably priced, I agreed to buy it, but I wasn’t so happy about its boring midnight-blue colour.
“I want it to be fun looking,” I said to Trent.
I felt…