OT: Looking for a new(er) ride

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (Mtl-Marc)]

I say buy it!!!

Marc 

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Lexan Blanchard [mailto:lexan_122874@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Envoy? : 14 juillet 2007 21:45
> ? : scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Objet : Re: OT: Looking for a new(er) ride
> 
> Well, after chores, I decided to run to town for errands.  I 
> had to get to the homebrew store for wine making supplies...  
> next Cincy: Tomato wine (don't knock it until you try it).  
> This is a new project for me, mostly because I have a bumper 
> crop of tomatoes (I am almost sick of eating them), and I 
> liked the Hot Sun tomato wine from the Florida Orange Grove Winery.  
> We will see how this adventure progresses :P
> 
> I also figured I might run by the VW dealership right near 
> closing just to peek more intensely at a Rabbit.  Figured if 
> time allowed I would run to the Honda place, also, to look at a Fit.
> 
> So, my son and I pull in, and he HATES the color of the 
> orange Farenheit GTI (damned kids these days, just show him a 
> red mini cooper with racing stripes and it's OHHHHHH, that's 
> cool).  Anyway... I jump out to get a closer look at the 
> Rabbits (the shiny red one of course), and here comes a 
> salesguy.  I say I am looking, do they have one decked out.  
> No, they have to order, but why do I want a Rabbit.  I 
> proceed to tell him about the Scirocco, and how I want to 
> keep it in the family and get better gas mileage than the Montero.  
> I show Mac the interior of the Farenheit GTI.  The salesguy 
> tries to get me to the Jettas and Passats and I say how I 
> don't care for them.  He asked if I would be interested in a 
> pre-owned 2005 GTI for less than a new Rabbit.  
> Blah, blah, blah.
> 
> Next thing I know we are cruising down this twisty road in a 
> platinum GTI.  
> Hmmmm, too much fun.  Sunroof, leather interior, 6-disc CD 
> changer and amp.  
> DAMMIT, I say.
> 
> So, the dealership is having a blowout, get it while its hot. 
>  DAMMIT!  So, I explain how (I think) my credit isn't 
> great...  He says come in, let's look.  Yada yada...  My 
> credit is actually pretty (maybe very) good :)
> 
> So, to end it all, there is a 2005 Platinum GTI (1.8T) , 
> sunroof, leather, and premium sound sitting outside with 
> dealer plates.  They sucked me in by saying, leave the 
> Montero, drive the GTI for the weekend, come back Monday 
> morning.  I am seriously considering this purchase.  The car 
> is fast, but if I can keep that under control, I may have a 
> gas-saving machine.  Did I mention it goes fast?  Gotta 
> figure out if I can live with a car payment (which is 
> suprisingly less than I expected), and if I can afford the 
> inevitable speeding ticket (never had a ticket before).
> 
> Lexan  <---maybe the GTI will make the Scirocco jealous and 
> cooperate and become driveable :)
> 
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