Stars And Their Cars
The Age
Saturday December 6, 2008
Steven Khalil, bridal gown designer
What was your first car? The first car I ever owned was a white Ford Telstar. It was like a sports edition back then. It was a $2000 car that my mother bought for me just to get me started, and it wasn't a bad start at all. From what I can remember it was in the mechanic's shop a few times. In the end I traded it in for a Holden Barina. What are you driving now? I drive a BMW 325 coupe. It's a 2001 model. I love it. When I'm looking for a new car I kind of shop around on the roads. I look at what other people are driving and what looks great, and I always just loved the shape and the clean lines of that car. I thought it looked like a classic. It's sporty. It drives really well, has great handling and holds the road.What's your ideal car?I love the Aston Martin, the V8 Vantage (pictured). It's stunning. I just love the clean lines of that car and the way that it looks.What's your pet road peeve? One thing that really bothers me is people who don't keep left when they're not overtaking. And definitely people who don't use their blinkers bother me as well, when they just decide to slow down in front of you and not let you know what they're doing.Traffic jams: impatient or cool?Because I drive to work every day I've learned to become really patient. I've thought to myself, "I can either get hot-headed about this and put myself through hell every day, or I can just sit here and enjoy the radio and just look around and enjoy what's going on". -- OWEN THOMSON
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