My New Ride
…..that is kinda nice. So after driving a rental car (Chevy HHR) for a couple weeks, I had to just go and check a new car. My head said to go get a Japanese car (hey what can I say, I’m from an Indian family) but my heart was keen to try a German car. Hopefully this is just a phase. I looked at the used car listings online for a while, before closing in on the Volkswagen Jetta — all the while completely cognizant of how cliche it is for me to get one. You know. The young working graduate degreed professional in a coastal (read: liberal) city who drinks coffee from a French press, wears topsiders, wears an NPR t-shirt, carries a Mac in his Timbuk2 messenger bag with an iPhone in one hand while the other carries farmer’s market apples in a canvas bag bought in Europe, all the while listening to indie music through those ubiquitous white earbuds. Sigh. My friend John, a real car guru who drives a VW GTI, told me “one can go car shopping and suddenly end up in Honda or Toyota. One does not buy a Volkswagen accidentally.”
Anyway, on to the wheels. It’s a 2006 Jetta GLI with Autobahn package (whatever that means) with 48,600 miles on it. Same engine as the Audi A4 (2.0L turbo), sunroof, etc. Certified pre-owned, with two year warranty. I’m having them install an iPod integration kit too.
One justification is that if I had bought a cheap car now, I would have probably upgraded in a few years. This is a car that I’d gladly drive until the engine creaks to a halt. Or maybe I’m just being self-indulgent and embarking on the destructive path of ‘keeping up with the Joneses’. After all, now four of the five members of Joseph’s team drive Jetta. Either way, it’s done.
Now — who wants a drive?
mom Said,
February 21, 2010 @ 8:17 am
Me!!! Nice, sleek car.
mama Said,
February 21, 2010 @ 9:09 am
Now that you changed the car, the companion is also changed ?? Mama