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to: Doug Bryce
from: Robert Comer
date: 2004-09-11 19:10:48
subject: Re: Cheapest car for auto insurance?

From: "Robert Comer" 

> If you get a VR6 you might as well plan on mailing your license in to
> your local authorities the day you take delivery of the car
> ....they are fast little suckers.  I have to be *real* careful
> with those in the yard.

I do worry about that kind of thing if I were to get a car that was a bit
too fun. 

Anyway the one I was looking (a TDI) was sold already.  I really like the
safety and insurance ratings of the Jetta, not to mention the mileage! But
some of what I've read is positively bad maintenance-wise.

- Bob Comer


"Doug Bryce"  wrote in message
news:41437f3b.27262882{at}news.barkto.com...
> On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 03:28:23 -0400, "Robert Comer"
>  wrote:
>
>>From what I've been reading I'll have to have a repair history on any
>>Jetta
>>and some kind of warrantee if I were to buy it, looks VERY spotty..
>>
>>There's also a V6 available which solves the power problem quite nicely,
>>but
>>it gets nowhere near the mileage. 
>
> If you get a VR6 you might as well plan on mailing your license in to
> your local authorities the day you take delivery of the car
> ....they are fast little suckers.  I have to be *real* careful
> with those in the yard.
>
> doug
>

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