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OT: Advice (that mentions a scirocco)
it sounds like she needs to relax, if you are paying for the car. my
wife and i have 'different' views about our chosen 4-wheels, but
neither of us insists the other listen to us, we just offer advice/
reasons etc.
seems to work out most of the time - at least i convinced her not to
consider that hideous new jetta with the chrysler grille!
i told her to get a honda since she doesn't like fixing things or
paying for repairs.
blake/
On Oct 28, 2005, at 9:09 AM, Bennett, Christopher P ET1 MARMC 1230B
wrote:
> Once again I find myself seeking the Hive Mind that IS the
> Scirocco.org list...
> Seeking wisdom, however skewed...
> Out of a need to be understood, in the only place where I AM
> somewhat understood.
>
>
> My brothers and sisters... (and oh yea Mike Smith)
>
>
> The situation is as follows;
>
> New baby; Jeep needs an engine-not going to mess with it.
> R32 is the reliable "TRIP" car but the old lady hates it.
>
> I know, I know... I had a Dalmation that didn't get along with my
> first wife, I shoulda listened to the dog.
>
> I get little attitudes; "yea I'm driving HIS car..." and it's
> really bad when her Mom comes over too. They gang up on me. It's
> impractical, it's a gas hog, why do you need to go that fast blah
> bla blah.
>
> So I told her to take the damn thing and trade it in, secretly
> praying to God that she doesn't, but either way be silent about
> it. I am tired of hearing about how much you hate my car. My cars
> are part of me. Each of them is special and to say that you don't
> like my car is saying you don't like me or worse yet you have lost
> faith in my judgement, that it's no longer "us"... It's
> deteriorated to me and her. United we stand... divided and the
> friggin R32 and the Scirocco's are coming with me.
>
> So she says that she wants to take it to a Saturn dealer. She got
> really mad when I laughed at her... but hey lets go with it. I
> told her to do some math. I owe about 25 on it. So the dealer
> isn't going to give you 25 for it on a trade it on a $16k car. Kbb
> says it's worth 27 on the trade it but I don't believe it for a
> minute. I honestly believe especially around here in a military
> town I will end up upside down on the loan and end up owing at
> least 20k on a 16k Saturn that I friggin hate. They are all about
> bone-jobbing the military around here. AND it will be a shorter
> term loan to boot. I pay 400 a month on the R with an 8 year loan.
>
> If all works out and I get severence I am going to pay the car off
> and all the other misc. bills too. No big deal, this is about 2-3
> months from now at the most. So I am a couple months out from
> owning it free and clear... She wants to get rid of it. I don't
> get this. Once we own it free and clear she can finance a FRIGGIN
> KIA if that's what she wants. Aren't they all Kia's?!? I don't
> even have to carry insurance on it. I can park it and drop the
> insurance to state minimums. Not like my deductable is worth a
> shit as of late anyway. (DING!)
>
> So I found a 91-92 Jetta. Beat to death but in running order.
> Doesn't smell like mouse pee or bong water on the inside,
> relatively clean, but has a few "love-scratches" on the outside...
> More like hate-gouges, but hey... I am not complaining. We want
> friggin practical here, as per the boss, not pretty, not stylish,
> and certainly not quick. Dude wanted $500 and since I was the one
> that sold him the car to begin with... (SHOCK AND AWE here and at
> the DMV) he offered it to me for $250. Cha-Ching!!! $250 for a
> running four door, automatic grocery getting looking stock ass
> jetta. My apologies to those with Jetta's but a bone stock Jetta
> III with alot of dents and a hanging bumper isn't exactly sexy.
> It's automatic to boot--OH THAT'S the latest complaint... VW's
> clutches are too hard to push. WTF? I had knee surgery and that
> didn't keep me from my beloved sciroccos. So there shouldn't be
> any complaints there.
>
> She turned her nose up at it. I know what this is about. One of
> her friends got a VUE and now she wants one. I could just scream
> but that's ok I won't right now.
>
> Jetta was hit while parked and the tire sits at an odd angle.
> Checked the rim and it's relatively straight, if not I have a
> couple misc beat up teardrops. The rear axle is bent. Not sure
> how that happened because the body damage is minor. History on the
> car is I bought it with the intention of getting the 2 liter out of
> it someday... more like a functional parts car. Didn't even get a
> chance to put the title in my name before this dude tells me that
> he needs a car desperately. I sold him the car for what I paid
> (actually took a loss xfering the title twice) My "buddy" didn't
> bother to transfer the title until almost 8 months later... Long
> Long irrelevent story. So during this time it was sitting in
> Norfolk in a bad neighborhood it was somewhat ravaged. I have an
> axle for it I just need to put it on... (it's not really roadworthy
> now as it sits). I think this engine is a 2.0 8v crossflow...
> don't know much about it or if would even be worth/feasable to try
> to put it in a scirocco.
>
> So here's where the advice comes in... all the rest is back
> story. ;) Stay with me here. $250 for a car? One that I sold
> last January for $1800? And it has some decent rims on it, decent
> rubber, do you think it is worth it. I have already decided... I
> am keeping the car. Maybe not the wife but the R32 stays. I think
> it would be a decent interim car until we pay the others off.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Chris
>
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