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First time poster (obviously). Yesterday, I purchased my first ever VW. I have been driving Euro for about 2 years now, and my last car was a 98 BMW E46, which I loved. However, last month I was involved in a crash and wrote it off, so I was looking for something new.
Even though I loved my BMW,I wanted to get something newer within my budget, and the newer BMWs are well out of it. A mate of mine suggested looking at VW, as he swears by them up and down. After a bit of research, I had narrowed my options down to a Bora or a Jetta. What I really wanted was a turbo diesel, as I have never owned a diesel before and have heard fantastic things. Alas, most of the Jettas around my area were out of my price range, so it was looking increasingly like a V5 Bora was going to be the answer. However, the ones that I test drove were unfortunately not very well looked after, and so I was becoming increasingly more and more frustrated, wondering if I would even find a good VW at all.
Then, a couple nights ago, I was trolling the internet as I had been for about 2 weeks, and my dream car popped up. A 2008 Turbo Diesel Jetta at a local dealership, under 150,000km, for exactly what I was hoping to spend. The next day I went and inspected it, and could not believe how nice the drive was. So smooth, and the diesel engine sounded amazing. It was way better than I expected. Logbooks were all complete, and the car looked mechanically solid. The exterior had a few scratches, and the interior was a bit dirty, but nothing that a solid detail can't fix.
So, needless to say, I purchased the vehicle, and am now a proud VW owner. Below are some pictures of it. Look forward to being a member of this group!
First time poster (obviously). Yesterday, I purchased my first ever VW. I have been driving Euro for about 2 years now, and my last car was a 98 BMW E46, which I loved. However, last month I was involved in a crash and wrote it off, so I was looking for something new.
Even though I loved my BMW,I wanted to get something newer within my budget, and the newer BMWs are well out of it. A mate of mine suggested looking at VW, as he swears by them up and down. After a bit of research, I had narrowed my options down to a Bora or a Jetta. What I really wanted was a turbo diesel, as I have never owned a diesel before and have heard fantastic things. Alas, most of the Jettas around my area were out of my price range, so it was looking increasingly like a V5 Bora was going to be the answer. However, the ones that I test drove were unfortunately not very well looked after, and so I was becoming increasingly more and more frustrated, wondering if I would even find a good VW at all.
Then, a couple nights ago, I was trolling the internet as I had been for about 2 weeks, and my dream car popped up. A 2008 Turbo Diesel Jetta at a local dealership, under 150,000km, for exactly what I was hoping to spend. The next day I went and inspected it, and could not believe how nice the drive was. So smooth, and the diesel engine sounded amazing. It was way better than I expected. Logbooks were all complete, and the car looked mechanically solid. The exterior had a few scratches, and the interior was a bit dirty, but nothing that a solid detail can't fix.
So, needless to say, I purchased the vehicle, and am now a proud VW owner. Below are some pictures of it. Look forward to being a member of this group!
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