Klasse Act
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So 2 weeks ago my g/f was asking about cars, great, love those conversations, so we got to it. I started with the KIA Sportage & Seltos, she wants nothing to do with Hyundai based off of what her cousin who's a mechanic once said and yours truelys issues, go figure
Watching reviews is one thing, she actually wanted to look so we decided on 2...Subaru Crosstrek and VW Taos, there's 3 dealers in a row, the 3rd is Mazda and for whatever reason she's not about Mazda, I tried because the CX-30 is REALLY sharp, she even comments on how awesome Soul Red is but I digress
So Subaru was first, 2024 Crosstrek premium. I told her about the CVT and not to worry about how it doesn't shift, just focus on the drive and feel. The test drive was rather short but she liked it and honestly, Subaru has stepped up the interior (low bar to be sure but nice now). The offer for her Cruze was fair, she had money to put down and payment was less than she budgeted, all good there. We went to lunch to talk it over, went back and told them we had 2 more dealerships to go to and we'd be in touch...on to VW
We walked into the VW dealership and they had a "smurf blue" Taos right there inside...with a battery jumper on it. The manager put us with a salesman where he told us all about the Taos and pulled a Taos out for us to test drive and we went out. I told Amy that this is 100% different than the Crosstrek, more lux, turbocharged I4/7 spd DCT vs. NA flat 4/CVT, plus more sport tuned suspension...I knew deep down inside after going down the road she LOVED IT over the Subbie. We go back to the dealership and crunch numbers...same trade in price for the Cruze, plus $1500 VW cash, plus he money down, same payment as the Crosstrek but 1 less year financing, plus extended warranty that covers the 6 years financed...SIGN AND DRIVE and that's what we did
It was a long day, got home late and she was happy, actually over the past weeks she's REALLY liking the Taos even more! The day after we got it I noticed a ding in the p/s quarter panel, it was dark when we got the car, should've done an inside delivery but we txt'd the salesman the next day, with pics and no problem, their fixing it, we made the appointment for the 29th of this month as the PDR guy is only there once a week, she'll be getting a rental
I've driven it quite a bit and I like it, great low-end/mid-range power, definitely tuned like that, where it counts most. It's also 4Motion, ofcoarse and per the salesman it's an older Quattro system in its design/function. The model is officially the Taos SE 4Motion, has everything she wanted. Sure the SEL has a couple upgrades that are nice (larger, better lookin' rims/leather/panoramic roof/upgraded stereo/better speedo layout (I think) but still, these new cars come pretty well equipped. I love the heated steering wheel/seats, how it drives as it's "taut", basically a "fat Golf" as I've heard it referred to and sadly a replacement for the icon they say (truely sad when this day happens
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Being German there's usually not alot of actual color choices but besides the staples available there's a nice cranberry red, smurf blue and Amy's color...Dusk Blue and it's truely a beautiful color, a guy next to us at The Bays with a sharp white Audi S5 Sportback complimented her on the color...cool
So...there's the story of how the Taos came to be, originally we were just looking and then she decided to get it, that's how it happens sometimes and she's got NO REGRETS on the purchase, likes it more than anything else and that's when you know you made the right choice
Up next is today's first detail, I'm calling it a "band-aid" detail because it's just enough to get it through the winter, come spring it's getting "the treatment", plan on booking a full day or close to it at The Bays but for now, enjoy the pics coming up the next post...thank you
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Watching reviews is one thing, she actually wanted to look so we decided on 2...Subaru Crosstrek and VW Taos, there's 3 dealers in a row, the 3rd is Mazda and for whatever reason she's not about Mazda, I tried because the CX-30 is REALLY sharp, she even comments on how awesome Soul Red is but I digress
So Subaru was first, 2024 Crosstrek premium. I told her about the CVT and not to worry about how it doesn't shift, just focus on the drive and feel. The test drive was rather short but she liked it and honestly, Subaru has stepped up the interior (low bar to be sure but nice now). The offer for her Cruze was fair, she had money to put down and payment was less than she budgeted, all good there. We went to lunch to talk it over, went back and told them we had 2 more dealerships to go to and we'd be in touch...on to VW
We walked into the VW dealership and they had a "smurf blue" Taos right there inside...with a battery jumper on it. The manager put us with a salesman where he told us all about the Taos and pulled a Taos out for us to test drive and we went out. I told Amy that this is 100% different than the Crosstrek, more lux, turbocharged I4/7 spd DCT vs. NA flat 4/CVT, plus more sport tuned suspension...I knew deep down inside after going down the road she LOVED IT over the Subbie. We go back to the dealership and crunch numbers...same trade in price for the Cruze, plus $1500 VW cash, plus he money down, same payment as the Crosstrek but 1 less year financing, plus extended warranty that covers the 6 years financed...SIGN AND DRIVE and that's what we did
It was a long day, got home late and she was happy, actually over the past weeks she's REALLY liking the Taos even more! The day after we got it I noticed a ding in the p/s quarter panel, it was dark when we got the car, should've done an inside delivery but we txt'd the salesman the next day, with pics and no problem, their fixing it, we made the appointment for the 29th of this month as the PDR guy is only there once a week, she'll be getting a rental
I've driven it quite a bit and I like it, great low-end/mid-range power, definitely tuned like that, where it counts most. It's also 4Motion, ofcoarse and per the salesman it's an older Quattro system in its design/function. The model is officially the Taos SE 4Motion, has everything she wanted. Sure the SEL has a couple upgrades that are nice (larger, better lookin' rims/leather/panoramic roof/upgraded stereo/better speedo layout (I think) but still, these new cars come pretty well equipped. I love the heated steering wheel/seats, how it drives as it's "taut", basically a "fat Golf" as I've heard it referred to and sadly a replacement for the icon they say (truely sad when this day happens
)Being German there's usually not alot of actual color choices but besides the staples available there's a nice cranberry red, smurf blue and Amy's color...Dusk Blue and it's truely a beautiful color, a guy next to us at The Bays with a sharp white Audi S5 Sportback complimented her on the color...cool
So...there's the story of how the Taos came to be, originally we were just looking and then she decided to get it, that's how it happens sometimes and she's got NO REGRETS on the purchase, likes it more than anything else and that's when you know you made the right choice
Up next is today's first detail, I'm calling it a "band-aid" detail because it's just enough to get it through the winter, come spring it's getting "the treatment", plan on booking a full day or close to it at The Bays but for now, enjoy the pics coming up the next post...thank you
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