Rental Cars

We were all away for five days in Adelaide recently and while we were there we drove a rental car. I've driven a rental car before while on holidays but it was a small budget model - this was different, it was a nice big Ford Falcon. A family car.

On the day of the flight I was rather stupidly looking forward to getting the car. When I finally did get it, it was nice. It took all our luggage much easier than our own car, it was new (less that 4,000k's and still with that new car smell), and it was comfortable with glacial air conditioning on a hot day. It felt like a very grown up thing to do, to be renting a "proper" car. What can I say? - I'm in my 30's with a wife and two kids but this still felt like doing an adult thing.

And the best part about a rental car? When you child throws up all over the new velour, it's not your car and after a basic clean you can hand it back.