Monty Montana is born

Our search for the perfect vehicle was over quickly. A Pontiac Montana Sport fully equipped with 3.4l V6, five spoke alloys and blacked out rear windows was just the ticket. Importantly it included winter tyres, a bike rack, roof rack and all the back seats could be removed making it the perfect place to sleep.

Insurance here is a rip off, costing nearly as much as the car - a state monopoly looks after that. You also have to pay HST which is like VAT but 12.5% for second hand cars which is a bit of a sting. Petrol is cheaper and there's no road tax so I'm hoping it will balance out in the long run.

DRG