About 4 years ago a friend of mine convinced me to buy a VW it was a V6 4 Motion Golf with an Oettinger kit. It was black and fast.
Its previous owner had fancied it up a bit.
This car has had more than its fair share of problems. It has been an expensive car to keep on the road. The latest thing was internal flooding caused by blocked drainage from the sunroof.
I am talking lots of water splashing around in the driver's foot well and $700 to fix. I collected the car and within 10 minutes, of driving, it started sounding more like a Subaru out looking for trouble. $500 later I am getting a new coil and a new set of Spark plugs.
Is it time to jump ship (car) and get a fancy new something else?
No.
This car has earned my loyalty. (Some might say loyalty beyond reason). It has performed incredibly well in spite of its 'issues and expensive habits' . I enjoy driving this car. It has power when it needs to, and gracefully understates its own potential.
I won't keep this car forever but I won't dump it for a few, albeit, expensive misdemeanours.
That is what a lovemark does to you ... loyalty beyond reason.
Literally on the day I put a 'for sale' sticker on my VW Oettinger Modified Bora! I almost feel bad.
Good post,
Danny
It's not too late to take the sticker off Danny
I have had a couple of Golfs in my time...a second generation GTI 16V and a third generation VR6. Both were wonderful, although I prefered the GTI as it was a better car to drive fast, although it wasn't as fast in a straight line.
My exeprience with cars is that they get to an age when they start to cost money to keep alive and I imagine that you might be able to get a newer version (be it GTI or R32) that sheds the costs of age and allows you some trouble free fun.
Or you could take the opportunity to try something completely different?