Rabin,
The newest car I have ever owned is my 89 Audi 200
Turbo Quattro. Its currently responsible for about
1/3 of my daily driving and all of the driving with
the family. The other 2/3s is taken care of by my 71
MGB/GT (with Datsun 280Z 5 speed). My wife drives my
old VW Golf with 302k miles on the clock now (I am the
original owner). This is to provide the background
for what I'm about to say...
It sure sounds like you have a very reliable, sweet
driving Pug. Even your wife seems to love it. If
thats the case, why even consider buying a new(er)
car? From what you say, there really aren't any cars
in your price range that compare to your Pug. Also, I
may be mistaken, but I get the impression that
whatever you buy, you will be keeping the Pug anyway.
If thats the case, why not just keep driving the Pug
and pay yourself $200-400CDN (a regular "car payment"
that most folks make their whole lives) a month for
doing it? Put that money away and let it earn
interest for you instead of interest for the car
dealer. Plus, you can pay for repairs out of this as
well. As long as your Pug requires less than
$2400-4800CDN/year (in this example, and really, what
car does?) it won't be long before there is a decent
sum of money in that pool. Then, when car fever
REALLY hits (like if you were to see a sweet 405 wagon
or something), you just buy it without it affecting
your finances at all. Plus, I've found that having
lots of money set aside for cars and stuff, while
driving a cool, unique, comfortable, reliable, CLASSIC
set of wheels is a really nice place to be. This way,
you can both free yourself from monthly car payments,
drive cool cars, and be financially secure. Just
think of it as getting paid to drive around in a car
you obviously love!
Plus, being in a position where you can basically
have any car you want is so comfortable that, if
you're like me, you become even more comfortable
driving something older anyway!
Why drive the ordinary when, with nothing more than
a little planning and discipline, you can always drive
something Extrordinary???????????????????????
If you just have to have something newer RIGHT NOW,
I would suggest a VW Jetta TDI Wagon. Good gas
milage, sweet chassis, nice curves; one that is a
couple or three years old should easily be in the
sub-$20kCDN category.
Just my thoughts.
Regards,
Ben Pender
P.S. Sam Walton always drove an old beat-up pickup.
I wonder why...:^)
- Rabin Rutten-James <rabin505@sasktel.net> wrote:
> My wife and I decided to buy a new car for the daily
> driver/family car. This will take the load off my
> 505 Turbo which has been the daily driver for the
> last year. (Started everytime, and an AMAZING
> winter car with 4 winter tires!)
>
> Our budget is around $20K CDN... Car must satisfy
> my wife's criteria to be a "green" car, and my
> criteria to be a car that is something I'll enjoy
> driving and be comfortable. Wagons are cool - so I
> want a wagon if possible.
>
> Cars tested and eliminated:
> Smart Fortwo - Hated the shift feel and the dynamics
> of the car during hard braking combined with evasive
> manoevering. Sorry Mike - just wasn't my kind of
> car. Needs a proper 5-sp and I'd likely buy one.
> (Or a better shifting tranny)
>
> Toyota Echo - neat little car but the ride was not
> up to stuff to be a decent car on the highway.
> Tried one with TRD springs and the big wheels as
> well - but it was just too much. Can't expect very
> much from the size - but I can't justify the cost
> either.
>
> Toyota Corolla - much better than the Echo - but the
> comfort was TERRIBLE! Seats worse than portable
> lawn chairs with even less support. Corolla S had
> nice seats but then the price was in the $25K mark.
>
> Toyota Matrix - aside from not liking the looks -
> it's a Corolla and was over $25K with the options I
> want.
>
> Cars on the list yet to be test driven:
> Jetta TDi wagon (low km used are ~$22K)
> Mazda 3 wagon (new or low mile used)
> Subaru Legacy wagon (new or low mile used)
> Subary Imprezza wagon (new or low mile used)
> **Any other suggestions?
>
> The more I drive the newer cars - the more I'm
> thinking my $20+K is going to be better spent on an
> older premium car in very nice shape - say and older
> 3 series wagon, A4 wagon, Subaru Legacy GT wagon or
> maybe an IS300 wagon.
>
> What I confirmed was while driving the 505 Turbo - I
> realized just how much I love my car. So far - it's
> shamed all the $20K car's I've driven in, and held
> it's own with some pretty premium cars as well.
>
> Best part of the day - went over some railway tracks
> and my wife looked at me and asked why new cars
> can't ride as nice as the Peugeot. If I can make a
> case for a decent fuel efficient Peugeot she'd
> probably go for that. Now if I could only get a
> Dangel 505 Turbo diesel imported to Canada for a
> decent amount! (A 505 Touring car in the same
> shipment - how'd that happen!)
>
> Might have to call Sunset to see how much a restored
> 504 Wagon with an XD3T fully restored would run
> me... Now that would be a cool family car...
>
> Rabin
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>
Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday!
Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web
http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/
Recommended format for your email subject lines:
Model # [Model Letters] Year Subject
Examples:
505 88 V6 Mileage
405 Mi16 89 Ignition Coil source?
To unsubscribe from this list send a blank email message to PEUGEOT-L-UNSUBSCRIBE@EGROUPS.COM
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/peugeot-L/
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
peugeot-L-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Received on Sat Mar 5 12:58:11 2005
