Saturday, July 21, 2007

The Finalists

Okay folks, after much thought and research - but without a test drive yet - the car search is down to its two finalists:

Volkswagen Jetta


Mazda3

Now, more depressing news:

There is a strong, strong chance I will not be buying a car until December. After thinking about it a bit, it seems that chances are fairly good I'll be able to get by this last semester without a car. And really, waiting until graduation will make the buying experience better because (a) It will feel more like a reward for waiting until I was done with college and had a solid job offer in my pocket, and (b) I will be able to put more money toward the down payment, which translates into a nicer car. And I want this to be a nice car.

So that's it.

3 comments:

Addy said...

NOT depressing :). It means I have a better chance of getting to see you in AUGUST!!!!

and that just thrills me to bits.

I vote Jetta by the way. We can come up with some WONDERFUL German name for her :).

(I HOPE I GET TO SEE YOU!!!)

Michael said...

as cool as volkswagens are and as much as i love the germans, VW's are expensive to maintain. my cousin has a jetta and she's constantly bringing it in to the shop.

my vote is for the mazda.

Cameron said...

How serious are you about Germany though? If you are really planning on heading back over to Europe, then DO NOT buy a car now. I definitely can't stress that enough as you will only lose money while it just sits there. Or you have to sell it right away, and again lose money. I think it's smart to wait until after graduation because if you do happen to find a job overseas, then just don't buy the car and there's no harm done to the pocketbook. That's just my two cents