A New Dawn...
August 2018
In August I took my car to the dealership for its 50,000 mile service. I also needed to get a clicking noise that was coming out of the passenger A/C vent diagnosed.
The clicking noise was some type of A/C motor that needed to be replaced, and cost me about $500.
Shelling out this cash brought me to a realization/dilemma. I have loved this car every day since buying it. A few minor annoyances, particularly that the 2016+ models were better in several ways, but until now I had not had a single mechanical issue and still loved driving this car even completely stock.
But now something had broken. Was it time to trade it in while it's still worth something, before it gets too many miles? The warranty was up, if anything breaks it'll be up to me now. Or do I keep it? It's almost paid off, maybe start some subtle mods...I'll think about it, I said...
I did think. For a few weeks. I still owed about $4,000, but it's in excellent condition, and if I'm lucky I might be able to get $13-$14K trade in on a new, facelifted MK7.5. Those new headlights are so nice! And it will have the Performance Package standard, bigger breaks and that sweet LSD! Oh and did I mention Android Auto!? All things I have really been envious about. And finally I can get it in white! The color I wanted since day one. White Silver Metallic, at that. Even better than previous years' Pure White...
I had just about convinced myself. Then I thought of another 5 years of car payments compared to how sweet it will be in a few months when I have no car payment. And if I just keep it, I can throw some money into it and personalize it, mod it and make it my own. I do love working on cars, and even though I've been completely content with my car in its stock configuration, the thought of modding and it making it even better was exciting.
So it was settled. Instead of buying a new car, I would keep my 2015 and breathe some new life into it. And drive it til the wheels fall off!