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car shopping

May 14, 2008
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So I stopped in the Volkswagen dealership tonight to see the new Tiguan and maybe turn in my Touareg early for something that gets some better gas mileage... Well the Tiguan was a huge bust! It's priced from $23,000 to $34,000 and is leasing for almost $700 fully loaded. WTF? Let me say that again, WTF? I could get a Mercedes for that... no way, no deal. I didn't even bother driving it.

That said I decided to go for my second choice, the Passat. I drove the 2.0 and the 3.6 -- the 3.6 has SO much more power but only gets TWO miles more per gallon than my Touareg. Again... WTF? I had him run some lease numbers and they were pretty pitiful. I didn't even bother negotiating right now since I'm not in love with any of my options.

And you want to know the funny thing? When I was all done and hopped into the Touareg, it just felt right. Is that crazy? Maybe I'm not ready to give it up.... I will tell you this though, the day I have to throw down a hundred bones for one tank of gas I'm going to cry.