i'm kinda in the market to replace my passat, nothing wrong with it but thinking of something taller. want only an unloaded base model but can pay cash for, and fly to anyplace to get, literally anything i want. so, what keeps me from buying? i absolutely loath the car buying experience: silly back and forth, figuring out incentives, meeting the sales manager, haggling over getting dealer to remove its decals and add-ons, the outrageous processing fees, being bombarded with offers from the finance guy in the midst of endless signatures... sorry for the rant, but don't car dealers know that they can be their own worst enemies? i have even tried usaa's car buying service but found that, once at the dealership, all bets are off.