The Itty Bitty NOVA VW Committee

[Senor_Taylor]

I almost bought a 2017 Tacoma.... In the end, Jake and Joey talked me off the edge of that financial suicide

The whole day, Joey had reminded me that I needed to drive the GTI ...Before I know it, we're driving a Black 6 speed SE, at Joey's suggestion.

New Toyota:  Financial suicide
New VW: Good idea.

because someone else told me so?

First off, I value the opinion of my friends. So if Jake or Joey give me some advice, I tend to give it thought at the very least.

So, a new Tacoma would be $40,000 out the door, and I would still need a "fun" car to be happy. I was also looking at these 3 months after graduation with all of the stress of a new job, new place, and no savings.

OR

A $30000 GTI out the door with twice as many features, twice the gas mileage, 3 times as fast, a fantastic 6 year, 72,000 miles bumper to bumper warranty (and the GTI has less common issues within 20k miles than the Tacoma), and this car can do 99% of the car things I want to do by itself. 

The payment on the GTI is the same as I was making on the 4runner. Makes sense to me.