"PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power" (petarvn)
07/26/2014 at 16:37 • Filed to: None
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"PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power" (petarvn)
07/26/2014 at 16:37 • Filed to: None | 2
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oh, do I have a story about this one!
Back in 2008, I was just 10 years old. back then, my mom drove a 1998 opel astra 1.4. This car was getting old, and we decided it was time to upgrade. with a budget of about 17,000 Euros, we had a lot of options, chief among which was a lightly used Seat Leon Cupra. My mom loved the Cupra, but at 18,500 Euros, it was just on the edge of what we were comfortable with paying.
Enter my uncle. He's old fashioned, fat, and always thinks he's right. He bought a car too at this time, and went for an Opel Astra Classic II. this car was only 11,500 Euros at the time, since it was the end of the car's 10 year (!!!) production run. He told my mom to go take a look at one, and told her about the stellar deal. So, we went to our local opel dealer.
We decided to first walk in to the showroom that day. this was a mistake, because as soon as I walked in, I saw the love of my life sitting there.
She was painted a beautiful light blue metallic, and I could see her top down as she sat cool and collected on her rotating platform, perfectly lit by the Early summer morning light. Her 18-inch alloys wrapped in performance Michelin rubber smiled back at me, and the soft, supple cream interior beckoned me closer. I was allowed access behind her wonderful wheel, and I instantly fell in love.
There was an issue though. This beautifully designed, 200hp German sports convertible cost a whopping 22,000 Euros at the time. Way over our budget. I tried though. I begged and I pleaded, I asked the dealer if there was anything at all that we could do to get her, The new, 2008 Opel Astra Twintop. But sadly, no... it was not meant to be. We drove home in a red 2008 opel astra classic that was much worse than the beauty I fell for, and I fell hard.
(color reference picture... Also, those were the rims it wore in the showroom....)
I saw this exact car last year on my trip here. it was dirty, scratched and unloved, as some hooligan hurtled it past me and in to a roundabout. I felt sad, and I was pushed to feel a pang of guilt for not trying harder.
One day, I will bring one of these to the states. I will do it not because it's a good car, but because now, in 2014, 6 years on, I still regret the fact we didn't buy this wonderful machine.
Logansteno: Bought a VW?
> PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
11/14/2015 at 23:43 |
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Hardcore judging you.
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PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/15/2015 at 12:39 |
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wind in my hair, don't care