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Old 01-08-2005, 07:50 PM
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Got More Money than Brains
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Got More Money than Brains
With that typical American depreciation, yeah
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Originally Posted by BonneMeMN

All those Ford and GM cars are there for a reason. Maybe people are trading in a lot of them for Vdubs... However, don't you all think they'd be taking pix of the Used car, in the used car lot?
Well, remember when 87 hit $2.07 a gallon and **** like that, then diesel was still cheap....I think they're left overs from when a shitton of people traded in their gas cars for the Golfs and Jettas that had the diesel'* in them that get 40 some MPG driving like a nutty escaped convict.
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Originally Posted by vital49
It was probably an executive or VIP'* car. It'* not uncommon for a leasing agency to purchase 1000s of cars and then lease them to large corporations. The corporations then give them to their VIPs as part of their compensation.
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They were probably disappointed in the performance. I was. I think I'd buy a 2003 SSEi instead.
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Originally Posted by willwren
They were probably disappointed in the performance. I was. I think I'd buy a 2003 SSEi instead.
they proably did get a SSEi instead
Old 01-10-2005, 02:31 AM
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[quote="Jim W"]IMO VW makes great cars, so I wont bash em[quote]

I take it you've never worked on a vdub before then?
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Originally Posted by willwren
They were probably disappointed in the performance. I was. I think I'd buy a 2003 SSEi instead.
Finally, the truth is spoken. I agree.
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For just over $30 large you can get into something like a Jag X-type, Acuras, Subbie Legacy GT, all much better performers that really lick it to the Bonneville in every way.
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