it's good to see an update. for my expectations: if a car/truck doesn't get 300K, it's garbage.
so. all volkswagens outside of diesel, are garbage. and, to pat my own back. still have my 1988 honda crx:
*purchased around 2005
*hauls pinball machines
*did head gasket. once. was a cake job with john
*bitch be slammed
*slow, but reliable
*45 MPG
i've had f150s, several nissans, several toyotas, a dodge ram (100% with mamushka on these), mazdas, infinitis, lexus, mitsubishi, subaru, vw (blech after '95), gmc, isuzu...but i'll be driving this crx in 2032.
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