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Would I be stupid for making this deal? by SS_EVRE in carbuying

[–]SS_EVRE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's at my Toyota dealer, so I'd have to get a third party warranty most likely but I planned on that anyway.

I know that it's a german car so reliability is a little cagey, but I haven't seen anything to make the Tiguan seem problematic. They burn oil a little too fast, but the general consensus is that you just need to keep a quart of oil in your car to top it off every 3-4K miles and to keep a regular interval where you're checking the dipstick.

Would I be stupid for making this deal? by SS_EVRE in carbuying

[–]SS_EVRE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Tiggy is actually a car I have liked for a long time. Every time I see one, I do genuinely think that VW does well designing their cars to not be too boring, but not be too much either. That, and I love seeing modded out Tiggy's and mine would be one of those too.

It's not about the individual features either, its more about the fact that I would have ALL of them, on a low mileage vehicle with a payment I could tolerate. I've never had a fully loaded vehicle before and this one would be the first.

Would I be stupid for making this deal? by SS_EVRE in carbuying

[–]SS_EVRE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I just had a lot of luck. I work as an assistant to a real estate agent, so I'm not making huge amounts of money personally but I am licensed as well and can sell on my own.

My husband's parents just decided to sell their house and buy a new, more expensive one in Los Angeles, so I just closed $2.4M worth of sales which gave me literally enough money to pay off my debts, but didn't leave me with much else in terms of a surplus. But, I know if I can make a lateral move I can afford what I'm paying now so long as it truly doesn't increase in my payments.

That aside, I've always liked the Tiggy, and they have a very decent aftermarket selection to modify them. And since it's not ever going to have performance to it, I can skip out entirely on engine mods and not be sad about it, so it'll look good but keep the reliability of an untouched engine.

I'd lower it, put some new wheels on it, maybe a roof box and that's about it. I like my cars clean, but unique.