"Tripper" (tripe46)
07/07/2019 at 10:00 • Filed to: None
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"Tripper" (tripe46)
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What a damned roller coaster! I wasn’t “seriously” looking but was lured in by the dealer that sold a 2019 GTI to my mother. They had a Green/Brown Alltrack that I really liked but sold before I could look at it, then I discovered that they had another. It too was sold before I could look at it. So I made an appointment to drive just “any” manual trans Alltrack. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
Then I was bummed...Now I’m in it you know...and I can’t even drive one...So I put in a call to Tom McParland to talk about his consulting service. Tom is a super nice guy, we chatted about the process but I needed to find one to drive before we could consider doing a search.
So I made an appointment via text at another dealer that showed three manual Alltracks on their site. They had two, an S (base) in Silk blue and an SE (as nice as you can get with three pedals) in Platinum grey. Guess which one they had ready for me to drive... Now pause to remember, I only want a green Alltrack. I told the sales guy this and he said “that’s going to be nearly impossible” as they are discontinuing the Alltrack and Sportwagen after 2019! He’s pretty sure I couldn’t order one if I wanted to.
They’ve just pulled up a grey one (fine it’s just a test drive) right next to a green one that is automatic, and the blue “S” model. Guess what, that green did nothing for me in person! To further complicate matters, I really liked the grey. I hated the blue.
So I drive the SE that has every available option, love it, then it comes time to talk numbers. The guy gives me an offers for the S and the SE then we talk about trade...They’ll give me 1-2k for my 2001 Ranger RWD 3.0 with 74,000 miles...I said well we’re way off on trade. He understands and says that they might go a little more if they see the truck but not much. Then we kind of just stopped talking, I kind of expected him to say something to see if I was still interested in the car (I was) but he didn’t. He offered to email me some info and told me the deals he offered were only good until 7/8. So I thanked him and left it was weird. Almost all of the manual Alltracks that I found (not many) had been on their lots for a long time. I figured they’d throw it at me.
Ok, now I’m super bummed. I loved that grey one! The cool wheels, the big sun roof, all of the safety features that I swore I would never have lane assist etc...My wife loved it, the baby loved it because she loves everything. My FIL is hot to buy my ranger, everything was lining up. I was a fucking sad sack Friday night. Now they’re discontinuing it too! I’m done at this point, I just want to forget that I ever started to get involved, but my wife settles me down.
I shot Tom a quick email to catch up. Then I get an email from my old man with the exact same car at a different dealer. 2019 Golf Alltrack SE, Manual, Platinum Grey, Driver Assist/Appearance PKG. Originally I thought “fuck that, fuck this, fuck it all, I’m done”. Then I slept on it, decided to give it one more try. So I called my dad in the morning and took him with me to go and look at it yesterday. He and I always/often do car/big purchases together. Neither of us know why but it’s tradition now. So I drove it, just to drive another one then I did a little negotiating, and then I bought it!
So I went from having to have a green/brown base model Alltrack to wanting and buying a grey/black SE with all of the bells and whistles. On the TD I made sure all of those extra nannies like auto braking, lane keeping etc are able to be switched off but I’m kind of down with them. I’ll take a little nudge from my car if it keeps my little girl safe.
TL;DR I finally bought a fuckin’ dad car and it’s the damn VW Alltrack I’ve yammered about for the past year or more. I did my part and bought a new manual wagon in 2019. In reality I bought a model that didn’t make VW any so likely I’ve done nothing or worse, but I got the car I’ve been after since I found out I was to be a father.
All of the interior pics I took were worse than the exterior pics, but it looks like this:
I’ll get some better pictures as I get a chance to detail it myself.
I’ll get into a review after a week or two.
Initial plans:
Do the warranty covered APR tune after break in.
Get a cargo basket, bike rack, board rack setup scenario.
farscythe - makin da cawfee!
> Tripper
07/07/2019 at 10:08 |
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oooo look at you...all growed up
Katsumoto
> Tripper
07/07/2019 at 10:09 |
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Congrats.
I know it’s not the green one, but a wrap can be done if you’re interested in it. Then you could have your green manual loaded Alltrak. Plus the side benefit of protecting the paint.
Have you looked into any kind of paint protection yet? I know when I’ve bought new cars, I immediately had them paint corrected and protected. I had an entire clear bra front end on the Mustang I had. Front bumpers, hood, fenders, around the windshield, a little bit of the roof, mirrors. Helped the car avoid those rock chips.
Although if you wrap, it kinda does it for you.
nermal
> Tripper
07/07/2019 at 10:12 |
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Sweet!
dumpsterfire!
> Tripper
07/07/2019 at 10:14 |
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Nice! Your Oppo dues have been waived for life!
KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
> Tripper
07/07/2019 at 10:17 |
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Congrats!glad it worked out.I have heard only good things about the Alltrack
WilliamsSW
> Tripper
07/07/2019 at 10:25 |
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I love green cars, but some shades of green out there just donr quite work. I think the Alltrack’s is one of them.
Car looks great - enjoy!
Old Red Wagon
> Tripper
07/07/2019 at 10:31 |
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That thing is sweet! Congratulations, I hope you enjoy it.
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Tripper
> Katsumoto
07/07/2019 at 10:47 |
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Thanks! Honestly Great Falls Green is just a lot more blue in person, I didn’t hate it, def would buy a car in that color. I had it built up so much in my mind that when I saw it in person I thought, “eh I don’t care about that color anymore”.
I did clear bra on the M3. I might look into it for this, a full wrap is around 4k.
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Tripper
> WilliamsSW
07/07/2019 at 10:49 |
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Yea its not often I pull a 180 so quickly, but as soon as I saw it I was like “...oh, I don’t really even like that.”
Thanks!
BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
> Tripper
07/07/2019 at 11:28 |
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Congrats! The ACC takes a little getting used to because it’s...r ougher? That may not be right...than the way a normal person drives. The auto braking is weird and I never got used to it. When I needed it to auto brake, it took way too long; when I didn’t (like if someone was turning in front of me, but I knew I had clearance), it kicked in.
Just don’t freak out the first time the car screams at you and overrides the pedal input. I miss the blind spot mirrors though. Hope you love it!
412GTI
> Tripper
07/07/2019 at 11:30 |
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Congrats! Glad it worked out in the end even with the setbacks . Love the look of that gray with those wheels. I wish VW offered that Gray on the GTI, I might have sprung for it.
Ironically I drove past a Green Alltrack in town yesterday and didn’t really care for the color in person. Looked a lot flatter and not very metallic-y.
Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
> Tripper
07/07/2019 at 11:59 |
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Dad car owners of the world unite!
merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc
> Tripper
07/07/2019 at 12:27 |
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Glad to hear you got it all sorted out. Congrats on the new ride. And at least you’re not in the minivan dad/mom mobile yet like we are. But no hate for the minivan, for 4 littlins so it does the task admirably. I still wish Audi would make a minivan. And I’m jealous you get to keep three pedals too. Glad you found your ride.
Congrats again.
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Tripper
> 412GTI
07/07/2019 at 12:45 |
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Thanks! Yea I’ve never been so let down by a color. It looks great when its super clean in bright sun, but it’s really kind of dull the rest of the time
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Tripper
> merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc
07/07/2019 at 12:46 |
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Thanks! Really funny to be so excited about an everyman car!
His Stigness
> Tripper
07/07/2019 at 13:29 |
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That’s awesome! Congrats!
Now, if you need any bad ideas for mods let me know, I’m deep into Volkswagens now, I have I two MK7.5s which the Alltrack is. There’s so many fun coding tweaks you can do on these cars with one of the aftermarket scan tools. I use the Ross Tech Hex-Net as it’s the professional version, but many enthusiasts have even been using this new tool called OBDeleven. The pro version is $90 on Amazon and it can do most of the things that my Ross Tech cable can.
If you have any questions about the car please feel free to ask.
Nothing
> Tripper
07/07/2019 at 14:48 |
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That’s awesome, congrats on the new ride. I really thought I’d end up in one when I went to drive one, but the fit just wasn’t there. I’m still a bit bummed about that, as it’s a great looking car, and the reviews about them seem pretty positive.
dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
> Tripper
07/07/2019 at 21:39 |
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IIRC you live in the Pacific NW, I know there’s a few oppos up there who want a Ranger. I think aestheticsinmotion is one, but I know there’s others. With those miles, you could easily get at least $6k for it
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Tripper
> dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
07/07/2019 at 23:07 |
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Im selling it to my FIL for $4,500. I’m on the east coast
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dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
> Tripper
07/08/2019 at 11:03 |
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Guess I remembered very wrong haha. Glad to hear it’ll be going to a good home!
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Tripper
> dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
07/08/2019 at 11:21 |
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Every time I have said something like “ you’re the oppo thats “XYZ”, right?” That person is like...Nope!