From: "Robert Comer" 

> The TDIs are lively cars, and I badly want one, but a diesel sports
> car?    Gimme a break.

That actually makes sense to me. 

- Bob Comer


"Doug Bryce"  wrote in message
news:414237ad.18407823{at}news.barkto.com...
> Another one - up here in Ontario, at least - is number of doors!
>
> One of the guys at work drives a VW Golf TDI 2-door.   Apparently it's
> classed as a sports car because it only has 2 doors.
>
> The TDIs are lively cars, and I badly want one, but a diesel sports
> car?    Gimme a break.
>
> Doug
>
> On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 21:23:36 -0400, "John Beamish"  hotmail DOT com> wrote:
>
>>Loads of variables:
>>
>>1.  Your neighbourhood
>>2.  Your driving pattern (commute or not; short or long commute)
>>3.  Cost of vehicle
>>4.  Cost to repair vehicle
>>5.  Theft (somebody mentioned this downthread)
>>6.  Engine size (4 vs 6 cyl)
>>7.  New vs. old.
>>
>>Since you're in a real rush, maybe you should consider either several
>>month
>>rental (monthly rentals seem to be about 1.25 * monthly payment based on
>>what I discovered a couple of years ago) or buy a used car and use that
>>while you're shopping around -- less pressure to make an immediate choice.
>>
>>Finally, this is a great time of year to be buying because dealers are
>>trying to clear their lots of (well, lots of -- sorry, couldn't resist the
>>pun) last year's model.
>>
>>
>>"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
>>news:413ff8f7$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> I'm looking for some kind of article on the web about just what cars are
>>> cheaper to insure than other cars, but I haven't come up with the
>>> magical
>>> keywords yet to get it.  I'd really appreciate it if someone comes up
>>> with
>>> such an article!
>>>
>>
>>
>

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