2011 VW Jetta Sportwagen

We bought Katie a new car and a couple days after picking up the car my problems started. As I was arriving home I felt a small drop in power and response from the engine. It was small and that feel normally means it had leaked or burned enough oil to be low. I checked it and sure enough so I put in a quart and really thought nothing of it. I left the next morning and the car felt right again. When I was nearly at work I felt the drop in power again so I got off the highway and stopped at the nearest gas station.

As I pulled in the check engine light just came on. I checked the oil again and again it was a quart low. I was alarmed but I figured I'd put another quart in, make it to work, and then decide what to do next. I left the gas station, the check engine light was out, and it felt fine again. A mere mile or so down the road I heard a load bang and then a loud grinding and clacking noise. Oil went everywhere the dashboard lit up like a xmas tree. I was in a construction zone at that point. A snow bank on one side and a concrete barrier on the other. There was nowhere to ditch the car and it died in the road. I pushed it to the next driveway which was for an office. There I got it into a parking spot.

I knew that engine was done, and there is no point in replacing an engine for a 12 year old car. I took the plates off, grabbed my stuff and told the charity I donated it to where to pick it up.

I then went online and asked for quotes on various different cars and started my research again. Now I must say getting quotes online is the way to go. You are in control and you should be - its your money. You sit in the comfort of your own home and you pit dealer against dealer which increases your chances of getting a better deal and we did. When I actually stepped foot in the dealership I already had an agreed upon price so there was no fuss.