Car Buying Notes: Something New, Something Blue
I said there was some bigger news from the weekend. I wasn’t lying. Saturday I brought home a 2024 Tesla Model Y Long Range. I’m pretty pumped about it so far. However, even with my two test drives and literally hours of watching videos about how to drive Teslas, I’m still deep in learning curve mode. The purchase, or lease…
Car Buying Notes
As promised, a second Car Buying post for the week. I’ve had to revamp this one several times, because my brain has been overloaded with info the past few days, and I’ve struggled to turn it into a coherent piece. Today’s mostly revolves around Ze Germans. Why I Am Ditching Audi I think I addressed this a bit in my…
Car Shopping Chronicles, Season 2 Part 1
I mentioned Monday that I fell into a rabbit hole over the weekend. If you pay close attention to all my nonsense, you probably could have made a pretty solid guess as to what that rabbit hole was. I am officially car shopping again! Just like when I did this three years ago, there’s going to be some background bullshit…
Car Chronicles: The Loaner
I had the pleasure of driving a loaner car for the past week. All the excuse I need to dust off the Car Chronicles series! My Audi Q5 has been great. I’m nearly two years into my lease and other than a few annoyances, I have been extremely happy with it. Late last year I received a notice for a…
Year One With An Audi
Last week was the one year anniversary of me acquiring my Audi Q5. As my car search series was immensely popular – I believe at least 10 people read it – I feel like I owe those fans a one year update. Aside from some minor quibbles, I am still deeply in love with my Audi. It isn’t perfect, but…
New Car Chronicles
Today marks two weeks in as an Audi owner. I owe you faithful readers of this series some thoughts. The honeymoon is not over; I still love, love, love my Q5. It is pretty much everything I was looking for in a replacement for my Big Chevys.[1] Nimble, quick, comfortable. It has just enough sportiness to make it fun while…
Car Shopping Chronicles, Part 7
If you’ve read my blog entries over the years, you know I can often be a little wordy with the background before I get to my point. I believe context is important and want to fully inform my readers. However, sometimes it is best to cut to the chase. So… Yep, I am now the proud lessee of a 2021…
Car Shopping Chronicles, Part 6
When I began this process last fall, Audi was at the top of my list. It didn’t matter which Audi. The Q3 if I went with a subcompact. The Q5 if I went compact. The Q7 if I wanted to blow out the budget. Once upon a time, say in the early ‘00s, Audis were my ultimate car, specifically a…