We just got a new car. It’s supernice and save gas.
It’s a 2009 VW Jetta Sportswagen TDI, a real gas saver. Umm, diesel fuel saver, really.
It was a lucky find, alright.
Sure, there are many. Still, most of the vehicles sold her in the USA are extremely useless. A Porsche 911 GT3 RS would be nice but I would feel like an ASS driving it on public road. It would reflect my ego which I don’t have. I preferred to stick sports cars to track days and nothing more.
Then there are big SUV. People drive them because they’re considered “safe”. O golly, such folly! The real SUV are almost all gone and most of the time you’ll see on the road are PSUV. What’s PSUV? Psuedo Sports Utilities Vehicles. It means it looks like an SUV but underneath it’s a car. Take VW Tiguan, for instance, underneath it, it’s actually like a Golf and it’s more of a jacked-up Golf. Jeep Compass is actually a Dodge Caliber and, dang it, it’s an eco-box car. There are many like it. Very few companies got it right. Nissan Xterras, Jeep Wranglers, Land Rover Defenders, and a few other are pretty much the real SUVs.
SUVs and PSUVs aren’t so bad compare to US’s worst best-selling nightmare, the Mini-Van. So evil, so bland, an eyesore and no self-respecting man would drive a damnation of a Mini-Van. Sure, it’s roomy inside, good enough for kids to play around, making loud noises, parents focusing on their children yelling at them to shut the fuck up instead of driving, dogs lolly-lagging about and scraping their soiled ass on the carpet floors. Sure it’s roomy enough for every Fat Americans all over. I always steer clear of Mini-Vans when I see them. Total lack of respect on the road! Thanks goodness, my wife LOATHE Mini-Vans! I’m saved.
Luxury cars are super nice. Quiet, smooth, and expensive. Would be nice to have a Maybach, maybe a Rolls, why not a BMW 7-series? I wish I could but money is pretty much precarious these days. Even if there are enough, it wouldn’t be worth it due the size of the car and the miles per gallons. What about maintaining them? Whoa, hefty price tags. However there are affordable cars that are like luxury cars. The luxury cars are suppose to be smooth, powerful, and have the least interior road noise. The Cadillac CTS’s not bad but has a road noise that can bug you but not that much. I wondered if the Ford Fusion’s quiet? Looks nice inside. What the Subaru Legacy? VW Jetta Sportswagen TDI? Man, I like quiet cars.
My wife and I are slowly searching for the right car, new or used. We have a few choices:
Subaru Outback 2009 (before Subaru ruin the Outback line-up with the new bulkier 2010 models): This sportwagon is a pretty good choice. It’s AWD and roomy inside. Perfect for us to haul friends to Lake Tahoe so we can snowboard or boulder. Great enough for Orkid to make photoshoot where the roads don’t exist. Great boxer engine. Only downside is the miles per gallon and can only stick to fireroads at best. That’s a not bad thing. Again, great boxer engine! Sorry, I am Porsches and BMW motorcycles addict.
Subaru Outback 2009
Nissan Xterra: It has the only downside, the mpg isn’t very impressive but appalling low. Although it’s a good modern SUV and you can take seriously off-road path anywhere else. It’s tall and I wonder if it’ll fit in a proper garage?
Nissan Xterra Off Road Package
Audi A3 TDi: Small, sexy, and my wife’s dream car but the only thing that’s keeping us away from getting this car is it’s pricey tag for such a small car. Great diesel power, excellent mpg, and, again, sexy. I remind my wife that the TDI engine and the underpinning is very much similar to VW Golf TDI. Funny, the Golf’s cheaper than the Audi A3. I would say to Audi, “Nice Try, Bub!”
Audi A3 TDI
Mini Clubman: I like it but my wife isn’t too keen on it because of it’s size and it’s price. I think she was getting even on me of rejecting her dream Audi A3, grrrr! It’s slightly smaller than our present car which is a Mazda Protege5. Mini’s funky, though.
Mini ClubMan
Honda Accord Tourer: Only sold in Europe and elsewhere. Much to my greatest disappointment, they’ll NOT bring them to the US! Stupid accountants! Anyhoo, super sexy sportswagon that cannot be called a stationwagon or else, it’ll be an insult.
Honda Accord Tourer
Toyota Prius: We wouldn’t mind it. Looks better now. Interior’s nice. A friend of mine gave me a ride on it and it’s an interesting machine. MPG is a gaping “WOW”! Small though.
Toyota Prius
VW GOLF TDI: What the hey? Gobs of torque, easy to park, and the cleanest diesel of all diesel. Too bad it’ll not drink a B99 diesel fuel which would be so cool. I like it but my wife said it’s too small. “Hello, it’s the same size as the Audi A3 but only taller!” I said to my wife. Heh.
VW Golf TDI
VW Jetta Sportswagen TDI: This is the car that my wife and I can finally and fully agree upon getting it. Great mpg, punchy engine, roomy and sexy. The un-mini-van, sports car like feel, go the distance, and so on. The new diesel motor is now cleaner and very quiet. Review has it that the test driver couldn’t tell if it was diesel or gasoline. Cannot wait to test drive it.
VW Jetta Sportswagen TDI
Yeah, we need to test drive most of the cars. We’re taking our time on it. The Mazda Protege5 runs fine and it’s a very reliable go-getter but less that impressive miles per gallon and mediocre power. Sad thing is my wife can only drive automatic. Would have been really easy to pick up a manual just to save money. I also reminded my wife if she really wants to VW Jetta Sportswagen, she will have to put up with it’s front wheel drive system and will be able to head over to Lake Tahoe during winter. Plus, even if we get a good deal on either Xterra or Outback, we will have to put up with it’s size and miles per gallon.
Man, cannot wait to test drive them, it’s gonna be PHUN!!!
