who would do this??

1993 SLE · 2005-01-08 17:28:28

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Jan 8, 2005 | 07:50 PM

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Midnight Express

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Got More Money than Brains

Jan 8, 2005 | 08:03 PM

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Got More Money than Brains

With that typical American depreciation, yeah

Jan 8, 2005 | 08:25 PM

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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.

Jan 9, 2005 | 12:07 PM

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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.

Jan 9, 2005 | 01:42 PM

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They were probably disappointed in the performance. I was. I think I'd buy a 2003 SSEi instead.

Jan 9, 2005 | 04:20 PM

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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

Jan 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?

Jan 10, 2005 | 10:31 AM

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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.

Jan 10, 2005 | 04:51 PM

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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.