Stars And Their Cars
The Age
Saturday January 3, 2009
Julia Zemiro, comedian and tv host
What was your first car?You know what's so funny about you doing this with me? It's that I only started driving three years ago, so I can remember. It was a little orange 1988 hatchback Laser, automatic, obviously, because you don't want to be getting anything as complicated as a manual. I think it cost me $3000. I drove it for seven months and then a woman ran a red light and crashed into me. When I went to look at it at the wreckers it was a write-off and I burst into tears. It was devastating. I loved that car.What are you driving now? After that I upgraded to a 1989 Toyota Corolla hatchback, because all the mechanics I spoke to said they never die. It's kind of heavy to drive and I like that. It's like cooking with a blunt knife. You know when you cook with a sharp knife you have to be very careful? When you cook with a blunt one you can get a bit rough. What's your ideal car? Because I've caught public transport my entire life, the best thing about a car is that it's a walking handbag. For me, I would upgrade to a Kombi or a motorhome, so you could make a coffee wherever you are on the side of the road, get back in and drive off.Have you been driving long enough to develop a pet road peeve? Texting while driving. I hate it. You'll be behind a car thinking, "You're not eating, you're not listening to the radio, you're probably not even talking on the phone. I bet you're texting." And they slow down and you overtake and sure enough, they are. It drives me berserk. -- OWEN THOMSON
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