[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by gprsh924

But then I see an ad like this, and I know what I really want:
http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp;?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=22&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-manual%7cE-ALL%7cM-_5_%7cB-20000%7cH-%7cD-_31-3636_%7cN-N%7cR-75%7cI-1%7cP-PRICE+descending%7cQ-descending%7cX-popular%7cZ-60510&aff=national&paId=256057494&recnum=36&leadExists=true

But then the issues start dancing in my head: no warranty, 6 year old car vs. 2-3 year old car, more expensive parts/maintenance, higher insurance rates, worse fuel economy


My wallet and my brain are telling me to head to Asia, but my heart and my right foot are begging me to stay in Germany

Don't do it! I've been down that road, and always ended up regretting it. You have enough stuff to f- with already. Unless you have a spare few thousand set back for the inevitable repairs/maintenance.