Indy Clinton has put a call out to her fans asking for car recommendations just one year after she was given car by her family’s old car dealership.
The Sydney influencer, 27, received a $160,000 Toyota Tundra last year by Clintons Toyota, which was originally founded by her late grandfather and his two brothers.
But it seems the mother-of-three needs a new vehicle, as she asked her Instagram followers on Tuesday to recommend a family car.
‘I need your car recommendations,’ she captioned a mirror selfie of herself with her two oldest children Navy, four, and Bambi, two.
‘Needs to fit three baby seats comfortably, lots of boot space for bikes, buckets etc. and fast (kidding) kinda.
‘You know I love a ute but maybe I branch out cause there’s so many great family cars out there and I didn’t have great luck with my last one.’
Indy Clinton, 27, has put a call out to her fans asking for car recommendations just one year after she was gifted a free car by her grandfather Jack
It’s unclear what happened to Indy’s ute, but she appeared overjoyed back in February last year when she received the car from Clintons Toyota — now run by Mario Kordovolos, who took full ownership of the business in 2007.
‘It is so beautiful,’ she said as she gave fans a tour of the vehicle while it was still in the showroom at her late grandfather’s former dealership.
She then praised the spacious backseat where she was able to fit all three baby seats.
‘I’ve already had the car seats installed. This is where my little dirty children are going to be… This is the first [ute] which can fit three seats,’ she said.
Indy filmed several videos showing off the features of her new car as a promo for Clintons Toyota.
‘We are so blessed to have been able to give Indy Clinton her dream car and wish her nothing but fun and safety,’ the company wrote alongside an Instagram video of Indy showing off the brand-new ute.
The mummy blogger has a history of poor luck with cars, as in 2023 she managed to get her vehicle stuck into an underground car park.
Indy recorded the disastrous moment her car became ‘wedged’ while driving to a shopping centre, leaving her feeling claustrophobic and in a panic.
But it seems the mother-of-three is in need of a new vehicle, as she asked her Instagram followers on Tuesday to recommend a family car
She quickly realised the vehicle was ‘stuck’ after being too large for the car park and had scraped the top of the roof.
‘Oh my god guys, I’ve driven into an underground car park and my car is too big. Look at the roof, can you see that?’ Indy said in a video.
‘I’m stuck on the roof. What do I do? Oh my god. I’m literally stuck.’
In a video shared with her 1.1million TikTok followers, Indy appeared concerned and shaken as she recorded herself sitting in the car.
‘Happy Tuesday! I have claustrophobia and have caused a traffic jam and about to have a panic attack and mental breakdown,’ she captioned the clip.
‘All because I had to run into shops to buy haemorrhoid cream f*** my life.’
The misjudgement caused a traffic jam as other cars were wanting to drive into the car park.
The video has since amassed a viewership of millions with hundreds of followers expressing their concerns.
The Sydney-based influencer was given a $160,000 Toyota Tundra last year by her family’s former dealership, Clintons Toyota
‘The way I would DIE what did you do?!’ one person wrote, another said: ‘The panic I’m feeling right now — such bad claustrophobia.’
Others asked and questioned whether the car park had a clearance bar.
The following day Indy shared a follow-up video explaining how she escaped with the help of a stranger.
‘I made it out alive, I’ll tell you how I lived to tell the tale. I was rescued by a tradie. He put my car in 4WD and slowly reversed it out,’ she began.
‘I actually haven’t seen the damage. Innocence is bliss.’
Indy joked the experience was ‘fun’ and ‘traumatic’, but this isn’t the first time this has happened.
‘This has actually happened to me before. When I was 18 in a manual Ute and my car didn’t fit and I actually called the police that time,’ she said.
‘So I’m glad I didn’t call the police this time.’
‘Let the air out of the tires just enough to get out,’ another said.
A third confirmed and said: ‘You don’t have to let all the air out. You can move it slowly, it’s actually a good idea.’
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