It's been a while coming, but I finally needed to make the decision to put down my old car. It was very emotional for me, my bug-a-boo has been with me for almost 10 years, and been through so much including all of college, the beginning of my career, and now. Road trips, crazy antics, random things falling off, random problems, it was a fun experience and honestly I loved that car.
On Friday, I took my car into get serviced because I had a couple extra lights flashing, that didn't include the 3 that were already always on. After waiting about 2 hours, and even test driving a VW Tiguan my service guy Mike came to talk to me to tell me whats wrong with my car. He said to get my car safely drivable it was going to take
at least $2000 worth of repairs and that didn't include having my AC fixed (which by the way had been out for 2 years), putting a new Catalytic converter in, oh and the random air bag that needed to be replaced for the passenger seat. Basically he told me that it wasn't worth putting any more into my car, and that I should start looking for a new one because the way it was now I would at least get a trade in for it. So, receiving the bad news I of course got really emotional and started explaining that I wasn't ready not only financially but that the car was with me through so much and that I didn't want to get rid of it. It basically came down to I wasn't ready leave my Beetle my first real car I grew up with. He was really great about everything and said that he wanted to see me taken care of and that he had worked in the area for a while so that while I was out looking for a new car to call his cell phone and ask him for advice or any help, regardless if it was VW, Honda, Toyota.
So... The next day I set out to find a new car. I love the look of the Fit, and had test driven it after my accident in 2008, I also was interested in the CR-V, and Daniel had convinced me to try a Civic. I test drove all of the cars, and surprisingly liked the Civic the best. It was very driver friendly, in my price range and had a little kick. In their used car lot they had a 2011 Jetta TDI Wagon with 5K miles on it. I had sworn off Jetta's because I test drove one in 2008 also, and just didn't think it was right for me. But being that Daniel is very bias towards VW, so he said just to humor him and please test drive it. So I did, and surprisingly I liked it. I didn't want to like it, but I did. We sat at the Honda Dealership and ran the numbers for the Civic and the Jetta. Both of them in my price range and an amount I was comfortable with.
However, I wasn't comfortable with outright buying the car, and not talking to my parents - who were on a cruise, or test driving anything else, like the Matrix, which I was also interested in.
So after leaving around 5pm, I told Daniel I had test drove the Tiguan and wanted to look at it again, and while we were there, that I wanted to talk to Mike, who had been so helpful with my old car, and to have him look at the used Jetta Wagon from Honda. So, we went to the Service department first and had him look it over. He told us a couple things about the car, and then went to the other side of the dealership for a little while, when he came back he said "Would you be interested in a Brand New one if I could match that price?" I said "well yeah" So he said "ok, I'll let you test drive it let me pull it around" So, he pulls the car around and when he shows it to me says ".....And its in a Unique color, like your bug"
A TDI Jetta Wagon in chameleon colored White, Silver, Gold. I literally started crying and said "It's a grown up Jennie Car".
So...... we took it for a test drive, and I just was comfortable and happy, I knew it was the right car.
The Dealership not only gave me a great deal on the car, but they stayed with me for an extra 2-3 hours after closing and filling out paperwork to show me all the extra features and how everything works. And Mike through in a few extra accessories in the back of the trunk like all weather floor mats, First Aid Kit, and Place Bag holders. It was really such a good experience buying my car that I really feel like I was treated like family. (Seriously if anyone is interested in buying a VW go to David Maus on Lee Road they are AMAZING! and go above and beyond.)
With out further adue Here is my new car:
Oh, and it's a TDI, so it has a little kick to it but still gets 40-50 MPG:)
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