Sayonara, Pathfinder! Guten Tag, GTI!

Today we traded in the Pathfinder on a VW GTI after looking at the Prius and a MINI Cooper. Laurel didn't like the styling of the Prius and neither of us liked the price for the package we were in interested in. The MINI was very impressive, but its 5 month wait combined with the very generous trade we made for the Pathfinder tilted the scales over to the GTI. It doesn't have the 50 mpg of the Prius but it isn't the 18 mpg of the SUV either. The GTI is silver with black leather interior, roomy inside (more comfortable than the MINI) and very peppy. The MINI had more style, but the VW was the practical choice. So now the Stewarts are a one-car family.