OT: Looking for a new(er) ride

[desinor at sympatico.ca (Jean-Claude Désinor)]

  Look it in the eyes: can you see the twinkle in it?
  I say - go for it. Take good care of it.
  Just one word of caution: those cars communicate! How else can I 
explain that a few days after the Scirocco goes out of hibernation, it 
demands all the same care that I gave the Jetta during the winter: new 
brakes, new tires, new battery ... the only thing the Scirocco got that 
the Jetta did not is new motor mounts. But once the Jetta gets wind of 
it, I am toast :-D.
  Enjoy your new family member!

    Jean-Claude
    84 8v

Lexan Blanchard wrote:
> 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 :)