What to do, car wise.
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When i do get the VW, It will most likely be from a dealer, with some sort of warrenty. Ill have my truck to keep up with my wrenching fun.. the vw would be more of a daily driver reliable thing.
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From: Damascus-Boring, Ore
Originally Posted by RyanMiller
the vw would be more of a daily driver reliable thing.
They are cool, they have innovative engineering features and some very unique products...but Toyota or Honda they ain't, by a long shot.
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Doesn't have to be a new car. I was 25 before I bought my first new one. Late-model is a lot cheaper to buy, little cheaper to tag/insure, and just as economical, and there's some older ones that you can usually bet will last seven-ten years as long as they're maintained. Look for a late-90's Escort--should be under $2k, and if it's been taken care of, it'll last well past 100k miles, long enough to get you through school anyway.
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I used to be in the predictament as you. I bought a $1000 Festiva - to much as I found out later- paid for it's self in less than a year. 42mpg compared to 17mpg basically. Find a Festiva/Aspire/Mazda 323/Escort drive em till they die and while your at buy a new truck or mod the old one with the savings. Just don't let the old truck sit though, my dad found out the hard way with his 86 F150.
