Anyway, there are one... two cars on that list that I'd not mind owning. Sadly, one of them is a 27-year-old pickup truck, and another is a minivan (Mazda5).
Entertaining analysis aside, I still can't trust the Passat on this list. Anything German is costly, even our damn '99 Jetta. And if the insurance is cheap, fixing them is expensive, unless you wrench yourself. Good luck doing that on the newer cars as VW would rather you not.
@evoCS-Hench-Minion at *location CLASSIFIED*: VW would rather you not do it, and would rather independent shops do it; they'd rather their dealers were responsible for the weekly goings-over as new problems crop up.
Also, the Jeep surprises me. I would have thought that given the age demographic that usually buys them, along with the potential uses of a Wrangler, that there would be a lot of insurance claims on them.
And if you drive about two hours outside of LA and out to the deserts, it isn't unheard of to see a couple of dumbass kids racing around the desert in a Wrangler. There's also the all the major off-road trails around California, like the Rubicon Trail. I figure that's got to add up to some serious claim numbers.
@Maxx Cracker: PT Cruiser would be expensive to insure, due to the large amount of battering they get from other drivers. They say it is from a subconscious reaction from looking at the car that makes you want to murder it in the face.
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Anyway, there are one... two cars on that list that I'd not mind owning. Sadly, one of them is a 27-year-old pickup truck, and another is a minivan (Mazda5).
Wouldn't turn down a Passat, either.
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Don't you know wagons is where it is at?
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I'd very much take a new Volvo/Merc/Subaru/damn-near-any wagon over one, but if I had to get a minivan, that would be it.
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So what are my choices here- a Kia or two, a gaggle of minivans- or a Lincoln Town Car?
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And if you drive about two hours outside of LA and out to the deserts, it isn't unheard of to see a couple of dumbass kids racing around the desert in a Wrangler. There's also the all the major off-road trails around California, like the Rubicon Trail. I figure that's got to add up to some serious claim numbers.
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In the shop?
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Engineering hell and killer vibrations, here we come!
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