DeathscytheX

So much repair work. Holy crap. I'll never buy an American brand car again. That old Chevy blazer I had ruined Chevy for me and your story will keep me away from Ford's from here on out. I've never looked at a VW golf until just now when i googled it. It looks nice. The Honda civic is a reliable car. I almost got one of those years ago but I went with toyota Corolla. My corolla has been great for the first 7 years but then I had a cooling issue that resulted in having to replace the car's computer because it was faulty. Aside from that I only had minor work done like brakes. Surprisingly enough my exhaust system is still rock solid and I'm still running the original muffler. My old Saturn went thru a muffler every 2 years. I did get the under coating when I bought it and I don't regret that $200 expense at all.

My brother bought a used car recently and the dealership had a 7 year warranty on the engine and transmission that didn't cost extra. Wtf. No dealerships around here have warranties like that. 

They were pretty similar cars when you got yours, Civic has really stepped up its game, while the Corolla has fallen behind. Its pretty impressive how much Honda has packed into this car. Someone I went to school with got one recently and noted he opted for the Civic over the Accord because it had more to offer. Its actually more luxurious than the Golf, but the Golf has more driving performance. I've never been too big on luxury, but whatever I can get the best deal on between the two is what I'll go with. Right now there is a pretty decent deal on a Golf, but I have to wait for my tax return to come so I can get a good down payment.

Yeah that's a crazy deal. You only get a 90 day 5000 mile warranty for a used car around here. You're pretty much up shit creek if something goes wrong after that, which pretty much did on my Mustang. When it comes to American cars, it seems they're all built to break down after 70k miles, unless its a truck, those things last forever but they also cost $45-80k. My dad has a F150 with like 300k miles on it and its still going strong. Hes just had to replace some hoses and belts that dry rotted from being so old and worn. I've never been a truck fan, I like to be low to the ground and nimble. While trucks last a long time, the maintenance is still more expensive. Tires are astronomically more expensive and you still need to replace them with the same frequency. Gas mileage is subpar and to fill up is double or triple depending on your tank.

Hopefully I'll be able to get the Golf Wednesday if any are still there. I got preapproved for a loan at 1.99% APR for 60 months. The only problem is the Credit Union i chose for this rate is living in the stone age and doesn't do any type of electronic transmissions so I'm going to have to go back and forth with the bill of sale and then I'll have to drive up there to make payments... but no one else can touch 1.99% unless its like 34 months. Otherwise its like 2.5%. It'll be worth the inconvenience since its by my house and across the street from my job.