Why I Won’t Buy Another Volkswagen Again
Nearly 12 years ago, I bought my second Volkswagen; a then brand new 2004 Jetta TDI Diesel Sport Edition (TL:DR — it’s (supposedly) not one of the models caught up in diesel-gate; those are cars from 2006/7 onwards). My first VW was a used Rabbit I briefly owned and drove in Ontario in the late 1980s. I […]
Buying a New Car, Part 3
Gulp. Well, tomorrow is a big day (technically later today). I may have a new car under my butt by 3pm. That is, if the bank comes through. I bank with VanCity. I like them a lot. They’ve given my business a hefty line of credit, even when we started up the Inc. entity. Back […]
Buying a New Car, Part 2
This is a continuation of my car buying saga. Part One is here. So today was another round of test drives. First up was me looking at Civics one more time. I’ll say this about Civics. They are probably the best econobox on the road today. Reliable to the point of being bulletproof. Good (not great) speed. […]
Buying a New Car, Part 1
So for the last two weeks, I’ve been searching and researching the marketplace, thinking about a new car. It’s been a long time since I bought a new car, but it’s time. As you may know from my rants here, I really dislike big gas guzzling, poluting SUVs. They are the bane of our driving lifestyles […]