Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 07:28     Subject: Buying 2nd car used. Which is better? VW bug or Toyota small car?
Anonymous wrote:Timely! We just decided between a 2010 Toyota Yaris with 62000 miles and a 2012 Beetle with 28000 miles. Got the Beetle and was unprepared to love it as much as I do. It is in pristine condition and unbeknownst to me until after we got it, came with a 9 speaker award winning Fender stereo with a subwoofer in the trunk. I have rediscovered music in this mobile sound studio and am sad when my commute to come to an end. I used to be strictly podcasts and news, now I am transported. Maybe it was the "wrong decision" but I am sure feeling joy.


Thanks!
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 07:27     Subject: Buying 2nd car used. Which is better? VW bug or Toyota small car?
Anonymous wrote: VW Bug? What are you a time frozen 14-year-old from the 70s? Those are awful cars on so many levels I don’t know where to start.


Yes
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 02:45     Subject: Buying 2nd car used. Which is better? VW bug or Toyota small car?
Anonymous wrote:Just to add, if you do want a Toyota, a used one that's 2-3 years old is going to be not much less than a brand new one. I recommend either a fairly old one at 7-10 years old, or just buy new.

People who buy 2-3 year old Toyotas are irrational.


I guess that depends on what your definition of "not much less" is. You can easily save 5k on a vehicle that only has 40k miles. They will go for at least 300k, so 40k is nothing.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2020 00:18     Subject: Buying 2nd car used. Which is better? VW bug or Toyota small car?
They are so cute.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2020 22:25     Subject: Buying 2nd car used. Which is better? VW bug or Toyota small car?
VWs are awful!
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2020 21:48     Subject: Buying 2nd car used. Which is better? VW bug or Toyota small car?
VW Bug? What are you a time frozen 14-year-old from the 70s? Those are awful cars on so many levels I don’t know where to start.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2020 21:34     Subject: Buying 2nd car used. Which is better? VW bug or Toyota small car?
Volkswagen is absolute garbage. Once the electrical system starts to have issues, the car instantly becomes a bottomless pit you heave money into. This is almost always due to bad chassis grounds on circuits all over the car. They're made of a really crappy grade of brass plated aluminum, and once they start to corrode, everything goes to sh!t.

It always starts with either the window controls, or the cigarette lighter/power port. After that, look out.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2020 20:45     Subject: Buying 2nd car used. Which is better? VW bug or Toyota small car?
Timely! We just decided between a 2010 Toyota Yaris with 62000 miles and a 2012 Beetle with 28000 miles. Got the Beetle and was unprepared to love it as much as I do. It is in pristine condition and unbeknownst to me until after we got it, came with a 9 speaker award winning Fender stereo with a subwoofer in the trunk. I have rediscovered music in this mobile sound studio and am sad when my commute to come to an end. I used to be strictly podcasts and news, now I am transported. Maybe it was the "wrong decision" but I am sure feeling joy.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2020 20:34     Subject: Buying 2nd car used. Which is better? VW bug or Toyota small car?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just to add, if you do want a Toyota, a used one that's 2-3 years old is going to be not much less than a brand new one. I recommend either a fairly old one at 7-10 years old, or just buy new.

People who buy 2-3 year old Toyotas are irrational.


Why?


Because they hold their value so well that used ones are not that much less than a new one.

Honda civics and accords used to be like this as well.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2020 20:33     Subject: Buying 2nd car used. Which is better? VW bug or Toyota small car?
Anonymous wrote:Just to add, if you do want a Toyota, a used one that's 2-3 years old is going to be not much less than a brand new one. I recommend either a fairly old one at 7-10 years old, or just buy new.

People who buy 2-3 year old Toyotas are irrational.


Why?
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2020 19:49     Subject: Buying 2nd car used. Which is better? VW bug or Toyota small car?
Just to add, if you do want a Toyota, a used one that's 2-3 years old is going to be not much less than a brand new one. I recommend either a fairly old one at 7-10 years old, or just buy new.

People who buy 2-3 year old Toyotas are irrational.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2020 16:08     Subject: Buying 2nd car used. Which is better? VW bug or Toyota small car?
Toyota, no contest.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2020 15:51     Subject: Buying 2nd car used. Which is better? VW bug or Toyota small car?
Toyota, all day everyday.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2020 14:50     Subject: Buying 2nd car used. Which is better? VW bug or Toyota small car?
Safety
Capability
And parking
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2020 14:49     Subject: Buying 2nd car used. Which is better? VW bug or Toyota small car?
Just for me (Mom) to commute work and back occasional pick up 2-3 teens