[notfarnow]

Yeah part of the problem is that with our previous cars, I really didn't care if they got beat to crap and drove like jalopies. I have a hard time driving the e300d the same way, and can't stand having rattles and thunks in it.

We really didn't have a lot of choices for cars, because we only drive diesels and I just couldn't own another VW. This is the nicest car I've ever owned and I want to pamper it. I guess in that sense, I'm the one who has an issue.

On the flip side, last week I was figuring out my mileage. Since I converted it in April, we've put on 13k miles, and we've only spent $217 on diesel. I guess paying for maintenance isn't too bad, in the big picture. Even if we got a civic, corolla or something, we'd be paying A LOT more for fuel.