It's the circle of life, in an automotive sense.

I'm tired of swapping through cheap cars every 6 months. It's too much hassle for this point in my life.

I've settled down with another VW (2000 gti), basically back where I started when my car luck turned downhill a few years ago (the disappeared-into-thin-air Jetta). It's newer, more reliable, and has ABS and new tires, to hopefully keep it away from other cars.

Here it is: http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gtisb4.jpg

8 days until vacation.