Brand spankin' new car

As of July 18th, 2008, I am a very proud owner of a Black 2008 Volkswagen GTI!

I have been researching cars for 3 months now. I only got serious this month and started to test drive cars. At first I just wanted something to replace my dying 1994 honda civic. It was a good car but unfortuantly there were problems with it which resulted in me only being able to get on average 27-28 miles per gallon. To get higher MPG I had to drive like an old lady...a very very old lady.

So I was thinking of a Yaris or a Fit or maybe even a Versa (all hatchbacks tho..i love hatchbacks). I just wanted soemthing that will take me to place to place. After test driving the GTI tho, I instantly fell in love. It had 2 times the power of my civic and I could feel it with ever gear shift. There was no other car, driving wise, that made me smile so much. Firm, responsive, and aggressive. It's all there in my GTI.

It doesnt have the best MPG though, but this is more classfied as a almost-sports car and shouldnt be in the same class as a Yaris or Fit. From my unscientiffic and most likely inaccurate measurements, this car gets me about 28-30 miles per gallon so far. Better than the average of my civic and I am not driving as an old lady, but I'm also not driving like a teenager addicted to speed. I'm just now and then that a**hole who tailgates you when your slower car is driving up a steep hill.

So far I'm loving the car, but now the only issue that I have is if I can afford it. On paper after organizing all my finances and bills, I can definitely afford it with no issues and still live the way I currently live, but I still fear that I might not be able to. It's my first truly big purchase on my own and I really dont want to mess this up. I feel like it might be time to go back into that ramen diet that I enjoyed back in college just in case... Well if anything this will definitely boost my credit to help me in the future if I ever want to own any real estate.

Overall I dont regret paying for it; if I am going to drive, the drive better be as fun as hell.