I know I am not the only one worried about car seats for older kids...

Thumbs up for a new car seat - BeSafe iZi Up X3 #CarseatFullstop

It sometimes feels like nobody cares about car seats when kids grow older! We have had to deal with Little Miss as well, whose whole peer group seems to go without car seats and happily sits in front with their parents!

We have had to deal with Little Miss being bullied about using a car seat, and this year I have had to insist again each time when other kids ride with us that they strap in. I always tell them that I don't want to be the one that tells their parents they flew past us through the window because they were not strapped in! They have to strap in before I drive off!

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I have been following Mandy-Lee Miller's CarseatFullstop campaign, and it makes me even more aware of how vulnerable our children are when cars collide. The statistics are scary!

Help me name my new car!

Hyundai i20

I cried on Saturday when I exchanged my old car for a new one! I loved my Toyota Yaris and would have loved to drive her for 10 more years. But she got old, and unpredictable.
There was too much to fix!

Tell me I am not the only one crying about a car?

But the new one is beautiful, and she's got moves and gadgets!

I thought I would start my journeys with her by giving her a name!

I used Confused.com's car name generator, which came up with two names: Rose ("brainy"), and Dora ("adventurous"). I also like the name Hynie.

Confused.com Car Name Generator

Which name should I give her?

Added on 7 June: This was the result of the poll, but I think I like "Rose" more, the brilliant, but wacky stalker in Two and a Half Men!

I am too precious about my car

I love my car, and hates it when I have to drive another car.

It had to go in for the hail damage repairs from the previous year. I had to wait from last year in November. It had a few dents on the body.

I complained for two days when I got an Avis car to drive. I missed my car and the way it behaves!

But after two days driving around with the new car, its gadgets and its  zippy performance kicked in.

I did not want give back the Hyundai!
(It's a very nice car! Sorry, Toyota fans!)

Now I can't wait to get myself a new car.

I still have to go a few miles with the Yaris, because The Student wants to study another year.
But after that... Definitely a new zippy little number with lots of gadgets!


I will not be that precious any more about my wheels!

Do you also LOVE your wheels?