Dear Donna.

Stay away from Japanese. There is no going back. Quality, ride, comfort, you
can't beat a Toyota. And we rented a Subaru Outback over Christmas... what a
car.

So stay way unless you are ready to change. That said, I drive a Ford
Explorer, loved my 84 Vanagon when I had it, think someday of putting a
Westy on the road, and will never get rid of my 88 Chevy pickup.

But Japanese cars are the worlds best.

tim in san jose

On 1/30/08, Donna Skarloken <dskarloken@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I guess it all depends on what you want to drive.  VWs have their quirks
> and
> I stay far away from the Tracy, California dealership.  I've never drove
> Japanese though most people keep trying to twist my arm into doing so, and
> I
> like some of their cars, particularly Acuras.
>
> However, now I guess I'm too old to switch.  My husband reluctantly puts
> up
> with the bad VW habit and now has a Syncro he shares with me.  He curses
> it
> but will not part with it (yet).  By the way, it doesn't leak oil (knock
> on
> wood) and neither does my previous 87, a Wolfsburg (knock on wood again!)
> nor does my current New Beetle TDI; we did just replace a gasket at about
> 210,000.
>
> I'm at 222,000+ on the 98 New Beetle TDI.  It has not been a hassle-free
> experience by any means, but I'm used to it now, and staying far away from
> the dealerships help. I guess it's a lifestyle choice; if you want
> straight,
> reliable transportaion, a Honda probably is the way to go.
>
> I don't want a car payment and newer cars really don't interest me.  I
> would
> like a decent 4-door family car some day but I will likely try to find a
> decent used model; I really like the look of the Cadillac CTS (I think
> that's the right initials) and my husband is a U.S. car guy so I have to
> compromise occasionally.  In the meantime, I love driving a diesel so I
> think I'll hang in there with my old TDI for the daily commute, and the
> Syncro for weekends/hauling/4-wheeling.  The slide in the economy really
> makes me want to just hang on to the vehicles I have, keep fixing them,
> and
> go about my business.
>
> Donna, content VW owner, 1987 Syncro
>

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