Re: NEW Car} What should I buy ?

["Khan M. Klatt" <kmk@pacificrim.net>]

At 2:06 AM -0600 7/29/98, Bryan Billings wrote:
>I have a 97 GLX VR6 and plan on keeping it.  I drove the beetle today
>and it felt like a one of those weird big dash vans.  I want to spend up
>to 25k but don't know what to get.  Opinions please ????

You don't say how many doors you want, how much horsepower, fuel economy,
luxury/economy features, safety features, etc.

I myself am a German engineering kind of guy, so let me classify my choices
for you:

Price Range		Category	Car
-----------------	--------	---------
$15,000 - $20,000	Novelty		New Beetle

$10,000 - $15,000	Economy		Golf TDI
$15,000 - $20,000	Economy		Jetta TDI

$10,000 - $15,000	Horsepower	Golf GL (Not bad for $12,500)
$15,000 - $20,000	Horsepower	GTI VR6
$20,000 - $25,000	Horsepower	Jetta GLX
$20,000 - $25,000	Horsepower	BMW 318 Series (Jetta's better tho)

$20,000 - $25,000	Family Car	Passat GL (4cyl)
$20,000 - $25,000	Family Car	Audi A4 (4cyl)
$20,000 - $25,000	Family Car	BMW 318 Series

$20,000 - $25,000	Luxury		Jetta GLX
$20,000 - $25,000	Luxury		Audi A4
$20,000 - $25,000	Luxury		Passat GL
$20,000 - $25,000	Luxury		BMW 325 Series

You're not going to be able to afford any nicer Audi, Porcshe or Mercedes
for under $25,000.

No flames, please, I just came up with this in under five minutes.
Corrections, however, are welcome.

-Khan