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So a few months ago all I had in the way of cars were these three Jeeps:
Life was good and I was happy, well it hurt a little at the gas pump but I was okay with that. Then the Cherokee started costing me more in upkeep than I liked and my wife said she wanted a car instead of it (even though it was her that picked it out) A close friend in my local Jeep Club was selling a Mk3.5 (or Mk4 depending on who you ask) Golf Cabriolet and told me to come pick it up and test drive it for a month or so to see if she like it... She fell in love with it and it was way cheaper than its value so then we were the proud owners of a 2001 VW Cabrio GLX (I hate that name, it should have been called Golf here too) Now I had another problem of owning 3 Jeeps, I really didn't need three (to be honest I don't need two but the CJ-5 has been in my family since it was new in 1977) So I listed the Cherokee for sale online and a guy called me with an interesting trade, he had a Mk2 Jetta that he wanted to trade and I figured it was worth checking out, even for just a beater daily driver to save at the gas pump, not to mention the wear and tear asphalt does to mud tires
. The guy was 4 hours away though so we decided to meet 1/2 there. I drove the Cherokee and he drove the Jetta, and I couldn't believe the condition of this car. Aside from needing a respray it is in almost perfect condition so then I bought my second VW, a 1987 Jetta GL Deluxe. I had to drive this thing 2 hours home and it rode smoother than most American cars that are 20 years newer
, plus it is old enough for antique tags so no yearly fees or inspections 
Here is a pic from last week when I washed the three of them (the CJ-5 is still put away in the garage for the winter)
Life was good and I was happy, well it hurt a little at the gas pump but I was okay with that. Then the Cherokee started costing me more in upkeep than I liked and my wife said she wanted a car instead of it (even though it was her that picked it out) A close friend in my local Jeep Club was selling a Mk3.5 (or Mk4 depending on who you ask) Golf Cabriolet and told me to come pick it up and test drive it for a month or so to see if she like it... She fell in love with it and it was way cheaper than its value so then we were the proud owners of a 2001 VW Cabrio GLX (I hate that name, it should have been called Golf here too) Now I had another problem of owning 3 Jeeps, I really didn't need three (to be honest I don't need two but the CJ-5 has been in my family since it was new in 1977) So I listed the Cherokee for sale online and a guy called me with an interesting trade, he had a Mk2 Jetta that he wanted to trade and I figured it was worth checking out, even for just a beater daily driver to save at the gas pump, not to mention the wear and tear asphalt does to mud tires
. The guy was 4 hours away though so we decided to meet 1/2 there. I drove the Cherokee and he drove the Jetta, and I couldn't believe the condition of this car. Aside from needing a respray it is in almost perfect condition so then I bought my second VW, a 1987 Jetta GL Deluxe. I had to drive this thing 2 hours home and it rode smoother than most American cars that are 20 years newer
, plus it is old enough for antique tags so no yearly fees or inspections Here is a pic from last week when I washed the three of them (the CJ-5 is still put away in the garage for the winter)