Oooh look, something shiny!
When I went to Brisbane last month, it was for more than one reason. Sure, mostly it was about my bestie’s 30th extravaganza, but there were other reasons I have, for one reason or another, neglected to share until now.
Make sure your seatbelt’s fastened. Seriously!
Since we found out we were having our third child (as an aside - six months on Sunday 
) we’d been looking for a car that would easily take 3 carseats across the backseat. Lemme tell you, they really don’t exist. So I settled on a Toyota Tarago.
So while I was in Brisbane, in fact, exactly 33 days ago, I took posession of my 2007 Silver Toyota Tarago. Here’s a picture in all it’s shinyness:
I’m sorry it’s inside, and not a sunny day, and that there’s mud all over it, but it’s very cold tonight, and really, Tarago’s all look the same.
Unfortunately, it’s not the shinyness of the car that has prompted me to (finally!) post about my new favourite shiny thing. It would be the fact I’ve just got off the phone with my new favourite insurance company about this:
Lemme tell you, there is no stupider creature in the world than a Kangaroo. Yes, I know they’re like, our national animal or something. And a symbol of our country. But I really wish they weren’t. Cause they are stupid. And we shouldn’t have stupid animals being the symbol of our country. It makes us look stupid. Do you get the picture? Kangaroo’s are stupid. Get the picture?
Oooh look, something shiny! I’ll just hop straight towards it and boiwrf t…..
I think that was the noise it made as it ripped open my heart and made a hole in my dreams. Ok, look, I’m allowed to get dramatic. I am a leo after all. And this is my car. My baby. I hadn’t even named her yet, and now I have to wave her off to hospital the mechanic tomorrow. She’ll never be the same. My 13 month old baby car is damaged. I’m devastated.
In addition to the gaping hole in my heart the front end, there’s some superficial damage to the front panel and drivers door as well. The insurance company are taking it away tomorrow and returning it when it’s fixed.
In all seriousness, we were all in the car and clearly we’re all fine. The girls were a little shaken and we’ve assured them the kangaroo will be fine once it’s had a cuddle from its Mummy 
. I’m (clearly) upset, but at the same time glad that a) I have insurance and b) that I got a Tarago, because I can’t begin to imagine what would have happened had I gone for a smaller or less solid vehicle. It is, after all, a vehicle, and no one was injured (well, except the stupid kangaroo), which is far more important than cars or insurance.
But just a re-cap: Kangaroo’s are stupid!
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Hopefully repairs won’t take too long and you’ll soon have your baby (and transport!) back.
We have had a Tarago about two and a half years and at first I was bit “Oh my, how uncool!”, but I love it dearly now ans wouldn’t have anything else. It makes it so easy to get the kids around.
OOOh not goodly at all,
Hopefully the insurance will cover it all and as river said it wont take too long.
Do they make a bullbar for the Tarago, perhaps if you are going on long trips often it might be a worthwhile investment?
Stuart
Its nice to know someone else has had carseat delimas that could only be solved by going up to a people mover.
We settled recently on a car taht will house the three carseats we have while the middle on is in the reversed baby under 8kg position. After that it will be back to the drawing board agian.
And Toyota Tarago is high on my list. I esp like your pretty pink one.
Hope the mechanics is fast for you.
Yep, kangaroos are definitely stupid creatures.
Your poor baby!
yes kangaroos are stupid. No argument there!
Hope you car doesn’t take long to get fixed.
Ouch - of course, they are not that stupid. No, they have a union meeting of a morning and draw straws on whose life they will disrupt that day - too bad they picked out the shiny silver tarago straw that morning.
No way~ I love that car! it fitted all the birthday party stuff in it!!!!
How nawdy of the kangaroo! how dare it decide to jump out in front of the new car~! How rude!!! Couldn’t he find a not so nice shiny car to actually jump out in front of!!!
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