The resurgence of the TDI Golf
Posted By matt on August 27, 2004
I couldn't get the itch out of my head. So, after work, I went up to Fiore Volkswagen in Warwick. I talked to a much more knowledgeable man than the last one. His name was Ed Roy, and he was kind of “the diesel guy”. He drives a '96 TDI Passat and loves it. So, we test drove a Jetta Wagon, and then we started talking prices. Basically, he'll sell me an '05 TDI Golf for $400 over invoice, + a $20 processing fee. I don't think it's going to get much better than that. I still want to wait and think on it for a week, but I think I might go for it.
Of course, this means I would be left with a 1994 Chrysler Concorde that I don't need. If anyone is interested in one, I'd be asking $2000 for it (Kelley Blue Book private party value is $2,500). It has a little bit of rust, a 3.3L V6, gets 25MPG, and is your typical large American fullsize sedan. The trunk is huge, and I just replaced the front ball joints and the whole driver side brake system, transmission flushed, radiator flushed, new spark plugs, etc. It's was like $1400. It will probably have about 99,000 miles on it by the time I get rid of it. It would be a good “get ye butt to college/work/etc” car.
If no one's interested, I'll probably just donate it to the Animal Rescue League of Southern Rhode Island and get something like a $4000 tax write off (I think they use the maximum book value of the car). After all, the dealer isn't going to give me a lot of money for it (come on, it's a 10 year old Chrysler with almost 100,000 miles on it), so I might as well use it to save some kitties.
In other news, my old landlord has not returned my $500 security deposit and/or furnished me with a letter detailing what is going on and it's been 25 days since I returned the keys. They have 20 days by law, so they're in violation of that. Also, if they do what they've done, then I can take them to court and demand double the amount plus any attorney's fees. I need to write them a nastygram…
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