Comments on: Requiem for a truck http://www.tienchiu.com/2008/04/requiem-for-a-truck/ Tien Chiu's website Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:05:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: taueret http://www.tienchiu.com/2008/04/requiem-for-a-truck/comment-page-1/#comment-329 taueret Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:20:19 +0000 http://travelingtiger.com/blog/?p=816#comment-329 Glad you are ok! The diesel VWs are very very nice. I have a Jetta and my husband a Golf- the Golf carries hatchback sized loads without complaint. The Jetta has a Sopranos-sized boot but a hatch is still better for that stuff. I would love a Prius but this is what I got this time and the Jetta is by far the nicest car I have ever had. Awesome fuel economy, goes like a rocket. Glad you are ok! The diesel VWs are very very nice. I have a Jetta and my husband a Golf- the Golf carries hatchback sized loads without complaint. The Jetta has a Sopranos-sized boot but a hatch is still better for that stuff. I would love a Prius but this is what I got this time and the Jetta is by far the nicest car I have ever had. Awesome fuel economy, goes like a rocket.

]]> By: Suzanne http://www.tienchiu.com/2008/04/requiem-for-a-truck/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Suzanne Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:15:01 +0000 http://travelingtiger.com/blog/?p=816#comment-328 Oh Tien, so sorry to hear about Esmeralda. Glad you and everyone else is OK though!! Goodness! I love my Nissan Murano, but it's a SUV rather than a truck. Awesome room inside - it will haul a bunch of junk and then some! Best of luck car shopping......I don't envy ya there!! Suz/VA Oh Tien, so sorry to hear about Esmeralda. Glad you and everyone else is OK though!! Goodness! I love my Nissan Murano, but it’s a SUV rather than a truck. Awesome room inside – it will haul a bunch of junk and then some! Best of luck car shopping……I don’t envy ya there!! Suz/VA

]]> By: Suz http://www.tienchiu.com/2008/04/requiem-for-a-truck/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Suz Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:26:10 +0000 http://travelingtiger.com/blog/?p=816#comment-327 It's a damn shame that Subaru doesn't make the Baja any more, because I cannot tell you how much unending love I have for that vehicle. Low profile, drives like an awesome car, but is like the subaru outback, but with an open bed. It's made all of my Master Naturalist volunteer work awesome and easy, and has been great for my personal use as well (bless it's dirt-and-plants hauling heart) The other option that was fighting with the Subaru when I bought it was the Toyota Tacoma. The taco is a great multipurpose truck (not too big, not too small) that lasts and lasts. It gets pretty decent gas mileage as well. All of my volunteer buddies that have them love their tacos. It’s a damn shame that Subaru doesn’t make the Baja any more, because I cannot tell you how much unending love I have for that vehicle. Low profile, drives like an awesome car, but is like the subaru outback, but with an open bed. It’s made all of my Master Naturalist volunteer work awesome and easy, and has been great for my personal use as well (bless it’s dirt-and-plants hauling heart)

The other option that was fighting with the Subaru when I bought it was the Toyota Tacoma. The taco is a great multipurpose truck (not too big, not too small) that lasts and lasts. It gets pretty decent gas mileage as well. All of my volunteer buddies that have them love their tacos.

]]> By: Kujo http://www.tienchiu.com/2008/04/requiem-for-a-truck/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Kujo Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:19:37 +0000 http://travelingtiger.com/blog/?p=816#comment-326 Hi Tien, glad to hear you are safe! I can't help you pick a vehicle, but I understand the following to be good resources once you do: www.carsdirect.com, Costco, local credit union for help pricing and negotiating, and also financing terms. Good luck! Hi Tien, glad to hear you are safe! I can’t help you pick a vehicle, but I understand the following to be good resources once you do: http://www.carsdirect.com, Costco, local credit union for help pricing and negotiating, and also financing terms. Good luck!

]]> By: WhizGidget http://www.tienchiu.com/2008/04/requiem-for-a-truck/comment-page-1/#comment-325 WhizGidget Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:59:42 +0000 http://travelingtiger.com/blog/?p=816#comment-325 Oh... and "The Idiot" will get his/hers eventually... karma has a way of working that out. Oh… and “The Idiot” will get his/hers eventually… karma has a way of working that out.

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