where2
Veteran Member
Because my daily commute is presently a grand total of 6 miles (if I come home for lunch), and it's easier, safer, and less sweaty than riding my mountain bike.
The wife recently borrowed my MkIV wagon to go run an errand for me since I had parked behind her '13 JSW_TDI. When she returned, she commented about how this, that, and the other thing needed work on my car... Mind you, last summer she drove my Wagon from FL to Maine, during which it got a new clutch (which it needed at 225k). I believe somewhere in her comments about my car and the work it needed were the letters p.o.s., but I did my best to ignore that comment, just like I ignore the fact that she doesn't vacuum her car, or wash it, despite the bundle I paid for it after she totaled her '06 TDI.
For the $5,500 I spent to acquire my MkIV wagon in 2011, the 2 sets of tires I've put on it, the headliner I put in it, the headlights I replaced, the Koni's on all four corners, the front end parts + OEM half shafts, the trailer hitch, the AirLift bags and the clutch it got last summer. It's a bargain to drive! I MIGHT have $12k in this car over the course of nearly 8 years. The clear coat is peeling on mine, and repainting the car will run close to what it's valued at...
I'm kicking tires on the 2019 E-Golf right now, just because my daily commute is so crazy short. Even if I do pull the trigger, this MkIV may stick around because I have it rigged to tow behind the RV... If the price on the E-Golf doesn't come down to what I am envisioning, I'll keep driving the MkIV, and keep my $$$ in the bank. Maybe I'll even spend a little on a respray for my diesel powered friend!
The wife recently borrowed my MkIV wagon to go run an errand for me since I had parked behind her '13 JSW_TDI. When she returned, she commented about how this, that, and the other thing needed work on my car... Mind you, last summer she drove my Wagon from FL to Maine, during which it got a new clutch (which it needed at 225k). I believe somewhere in her comments about my car and the work it needed were the letters p.o.s., but I did my best to ignore that comment, just like I ignore the fact that she doesn't vacuum her car, or wash it, despite the bundle I paid for it after she totaled her '06 TDI.
For the $5,500 I spent to acquire my MkIV wagon in 2011, the 2 sets of tires I've put on it, the headliner I put in it, the headlights I replaced, the Koni's on all four corners, the front end parts + OEM half shafts, the trailer hitch, the AirLift bags and the clutch it got last summer. It's a bargain to drive! I MIGHT have $12k in this car over the course of nearly 8 years. The clear coat is peeling on mine, and repainting the car will run close to what it's valued at...
I'm kicking tires on the 2019 E-Golf right now, just because my daily commute is so crazy short. Even if I do pull the trigger, this MkIV may stick around because I have it rigged to tow behind the RV... If the price on the E-Golf doesn't come down to what I am envisioning, I'll keep driving the MkIV, and keep my $$$ in the bank. Maybe I'll even spend a little on a respray for my diesel powered friend!