About this episode
Exploring the ins and outs of buying new cars, this episode features personal stories from Ian and Brendan about their experiences. Ian shares his journey of purchasing a Volkswagen Alltrack, emphasizing the importance of knowing what you want and being patient during the process. Brendan recounts his experience ordering a Chevrolet Silverado, highlighting the significance of finding a trustworthy dealership and the excitement of customizing a vehicle. The hosts discuss the nuances of negotiating prices, understanding financing, and the value of a good dealership relationship, all while encouraging listeners to share their own car-buying stories.
This week, Ian and Brendan are back to share their experiences of buying new cars. The two hosts describe the new car buying process as they have experienced it as well as what to be aware of if you're in the market for a new car.
Ian takes the listener on the journey that led to buying a new 2019 VW Golf Alltrack. Still his daily driver with almost 80k miles on it six years later, Ian shares what influenced this choice of car and how it went for his first new car purchase.
Brendan takes a turn on the mic to talk about his most recent new car purchase, that being his 2022 Chevy Silverado 2500. Brendan takes the new car buying process a step further, walking the listener through the steps he took to order the exact truck he wanted.
Plus, Brendan keeps singing and Ian nerds out about Volkswagen paint colors. Tune in for all this and more on this episode of Life Plus Cars.
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Volkswagen Gti
"...podcast where I talked about Lana, my tornado red GTI that I bought used and walked through the whole p..."
Volkswagen I
"got the six speed. Yup. So I was fortunate to be connected with Shira Volkswagen up in Burlington, Vermont. Shout out to Chris O'Connell at Shira Volkswagen. I bring that up because this ended up being a fabulous buying experience in part because I was fortunate to be able to"
Toyota Camry
"...you could have just gone and bought like a Toyota Camry or a Subaru legacy. But like, I remember talking ..."
Volkswagen Bus
"... Volkswagen enthusiast, like he had pictures of a Volkswagen bus restoration that he did with his family that you ..."
Ford F150
"Volkswagen. Like I think that's something that I noticed right away. If like the person is invested in the cars that they are selling. And I think if you had a picture of like a Ford F-150 like, wait a second, you know, and that's actually just real quick. Like that's yeah,"
Cadillac Escalade
"...w. I mean, unless you like, you go buy a Cadillac Escalade and you've got like, you know, $1,200 a month car..."
Chevrolet Silverado
"...ouple local Chevy dealerships. So I bought a 2022 Silverado three quarter time 2500 truck. And it's the first..."
Ford Mustang
"...avorite combo, which there may or may not be a 66 Mustang that matches it is silver with black interior. Th..."
Chevrolet Suburban
"...d and it's a huge truck. Like it's longer than my suburban, which is crazy. But but I would not have it any ..."
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