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comment by zebra2
zebra2  ·  1492 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: February 26, 2020

I got a new car! A GTI mk6 Autobahn with 50k miles on it.

The Saab had cracked it's coolant tank (again), and the mechanic reported that this time it had blown a gasket with the overheating, and he couldn't find the parts for it anymore, because... Saab. Time was definitely up. It was leaking every fluid it could, the check engine light was perennially on, the suspension was getting iffy, the key fob even stopped working so I couldn't arm the security system.

So the other night I went out just to browse, and ended up getting this. I love it so far.

I do a lot of worrying with finances and stability etc. etc., yet I bought my achievable dream car on very short notice and it's not going to break me. So I guess I'm doing pretty OK actually.