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Old 08-11-2011, 01:25 PM
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Just bought something...

A new car! Yes, NEW. I had to bite the bullet and realize that my 20 and 30-year old mercedes weren't the most reliable nor practical cars while jumping from apartment to apartment (e.g. NO place to work on them). This is after my 300SD sat in a friend's driveway with a broken transmission for two months while my 300E blew a coolant hose and stranded me with no transportation (my bike was even broken...). Anyways, long story short I had a wake up call and realized I needed something more reliable that will last me for a good solid 10 years at least as a DD. I closed the deal this morning.

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Old 08-11-2011, 01:29 PM
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Mazda MX5?

or something Volvo flavored?
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Old 08-11-2011, 01:36 PM
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Nope and nope, its a hatchback
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Old 08-11-2011, 01:42 PM
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Focus?
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Old 08-11-2011, 01:51 PM
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VW Golf?
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Old 08-11-2011, 01:52 PM
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VW Golf?
Close...
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Old 08-11-2011, 01:54 PM
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is it a VW ? possibly diesel ?
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Old 08-11-2011, 02:00 PM
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A3 or A4?
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Old 08-11-2011, 02:01 PM
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is it a VW ? possibly diesel ?
It is a VW, not diesel though
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Old 08-11-2011, 02:10 PM
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A gasser Golf.
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Old 08-11-2011, 02:19 PM
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sport wagen?
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Old 08-11-2011, 02:25 PM
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A gasser Golf.
ok ok, I'll give it to you and Fulcrum. Technically its a separate model though



Coincidentally they had the exact one I wanted right in the showroom down to the color and bare-bones-ness
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Old 08-11-2011, 02:31 PM
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Very nice, have fun! You'll miss the oil spots and things constantly breaking however.
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Old 08-11-2011, 02:43 PM
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Thanks! I'm still hanging on to my diesel, so the oil leaks are still a part of my life. The 300E will be for sale as soon as I can get ahold of this DMV guy, would have been nice if he told me he'd be out of office the one week I am in state.
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Old 08-11-2011, 02:49 PM
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Very cool.



They look uber cool when rolling.

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