This weekend Jamie and I decided to buy her a new car. Some friends of mine recently purchased the Volkswagon Jetta TDI (turbo diesel) and we decided that was what we wanted. There has been a run for that model at all dealerships nationwide as they will not be producing them in 2007. I have a friend who works at the local dealership, but they only had one used model in stock and it sold after 2 days. I called VW dealerships on Saturday all around the state and even in Washington and found a deal on one that was going to hit the lot that day in Great Falls, MT. We negotiated a great price comparing to all the other quotes we received and opted to drive 170 miles to Great Falls to purchase her (our) new car.

It used less that 1/4 tank to drive home (unlike my Chevy truck) and gets between 44-54 miles per gallon. It will also run biodiesel. The car is very well built, good looking and has plenty of power with its 6-speed automatic (tiptronic) transmission. Here are a couple photos of the new family member:

2006 VW Jetta TDI - Blue Graphite (not black)

Rear view - complete with “shark fin” for satellite radio.

So now that we’re cruising a little more efficiently, our friends on the west coast better watch out or who knows who will be knocking on their door!

UPDATE (tinted windows):

Add tint as usual.

Side view with tinted windows - always helps.

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