{"id":6343,"date":"2016-11-02T13:56:56","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T13:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/\/?p=6343"},"modified":"2016-11-02T14:53:52","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T14:53:52","slug":"my-car-heather-bought-a-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2016\/11\/02\/my-car-heather-bought-a-car\/","title":{"rendered":"My Car: Heather Bought a Car!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:3891,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/30530911192&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251104063118\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/30530911192&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-07 15:00:42&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-15 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loaded to the max 2016 Golf Sportwagen SEL\u0010 with the 1.8TSI EA888 engine (the same engine design as what\u2019s in my Golf R although with a smaller displacement and turbocharger). It\u2019s a fun car, great torque, power, amenities and it has the fancy headlights (Bi-Xenon) and Driver Assistance safety features (DAP). She\u2019s stoked and we got it for 10K off since it was used as a VW corporate vehicle for only a couple of months and 5K miles. For our \u2018troubles\u2019 the deal CPOed it with a 60K 6 year warranty!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View 'Heather's Volksagen MK7 Golf Sportwagen SEL w\/ DAP + Lighting Package' on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/30530911192\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Heather&#039;s Volksagen MK7 Golf Sportwagen SEL w\/ DAP + Lighting Package\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"427\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5782\/30530911192_9998d74f3a_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View 'Heather's Volksagen MK7 Golf Sportwagen SEL w\/ DAP + Lighting Package' on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/30530915862\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; 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