I finished my DVM late 1991 and was told to start work in Seremban based at a research center in town but had to travel round to monitor the company's 24,000 heads of sheep and 14,000 heads of goat. I was so comfortable with my mode of transportation in the form of a two wheeler _ Yamaha RXZ since my second year in the university, the bike was so useful that it had carried me all over West Malaysia.
However, my employer advised me against using it further but must get a car ( just to maintain a certain corporate image among executive level staff) I did not immediately part with the bike since it was paid up but was in the hunt for a car. Back then my choices were Proton Saga Megavalve, Nissan Sentra, Honda Civic and a Renault 19. Had a hard time choosing among the four but eventually i opted for a grey Proton Saga 1.3 Megavalve (manual transmission- an automatic was a rarity then.)
i enquire, booked and get the hire purchase loan process but was to collect it in Bangsar Kuala Lumpur. I took a bus from Seremban to Puduraya and a taxi to Bangsar. The salesman was waiting and the car was also ready to be driven away.
After inspection and signing a delivery note...i was given the key and WOW....my own car (BDG 1642)
i can recall the new car smell and the smoothness of response. It really took a while for the owning the car feeling to kick in, by that time i was on the highway driving south towards Seremban. It took me about 50 minutes to reach home at Taman Permai and my brother was waiting at home.
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