RE: NEW Car} What should I buy ?

["Karp, Steve" <KarpS@1st-annapolis.com>]

I totally agree on your choice for the under $50,000 category.  When I
went to buy my GLX, I had just gotten a nice raise and bonus at work and
was trying to push out of my mind any thoughts I had that I could afford
an M3 ... oh well, that'll be the next ride.

I guess my point was that although I'm very happy with the features the
GLX has to offer, more than my buddy's MB 230, it annoys me that I spend
all the money that I did and I'm already hearing rattles, speaker covers
are a little loose etc.

Oh well ...

Steve

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Khan M. Klatt [SMTP:kmk@pacificrim.net]
>Sent:	Wednesday, July 29, 1998 6:00 PM
>To:	jettaglx@igtc.COM
>Cc:	'jettaglx@igtc.com'
>Subject:	RE: NEW Car} What should I buy ?
>
>At 4:12 PM -0400 7/29/98, Karp, Steve wrote:
>>As much as I love my 98 GLX, it is not in the same "luxury" class as an
>>Audi or BMW -- while the GLX may have as many features (if not more)
>>than these other makes (at a significantly lower price), the overall
>>build quality reflects that of a $20,000 car vs. a $25,000+ car.  While
>>I love what the GLX offers for the many, you can't have it all, and
>>build quality is where I think you pay.
>
>I think that the Jetta GLX holds its own versus many 3 series BMW's, in
>many cases coming with features that you have to pay extra for in a bimmer.
>I agree, the 5 and 7 series blow any VW out of the water in terms of
>luxury, including the Passat, but in the $20K-$25K range (read: BMW 318
>4-door models), BMW does not compete with VW in terms of luxury, IMO. You
>should be able to get a BMW 318 for the same price as a GLX, not for
>several thousands of dollars more. You're essentially paying for the name
>of the car at that stage.
>
>Having said that, let me say that my choice (under $50,000) of a 4 Door
>Sports Sedan is the BMW M3, followed by an Audi (A4 or S4).
>-Khan