I've had 3 TDI's since 2002. I bought a 2002 sedan, had it only for 11 months cause I found out with my lifestyle that I *need * a wagon.
I bought a 2003 Jetta Wagon, I had it for 10 years.
I was next going to buy a Prius V, it's larger with more room for my big dogs. In fact, I test drove one and wrote a check for it. This was on a Tuesday. By Thursday, I had huge buyers remorse, I was thinking "the tdi is the best car that I've ever had. The prius didn't work well on hills, I live in a mountainous area of Montana, etc..."
I needed a car though, because Tuesday evening I had put a for sale ad for my 2003 Jetta wagon here on the site. Within 45 minutes, I had an email from a guy in Huntsville, AL who was interested in it. Long story short, by Thursday he had the cash and the plane ticket; he planned to fly out here Friday and drive it back. So not having another car wasn't an option.
I remember specifically, I was on lunchtime recess duty Thursday, I called the VW dealer in Whitefish to see if they had a Jetta Sportwagon like I wanted. They did, so I drove up there after school and bought it, picked it up on Saturday.
Called the Toyotota dealer to shred my check (I hasn't taken delivery on the Prius yet)