GrampaPete
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Oct 3, 2006
- TDI
- 2005 Passat Wagon - SOLD
I am the former owner of a 2000 Golf TDI that was totalled in 2006. I loved that car, got 50+ mpg each tank, and vowed that I would get another TDI if I could ever find one locally that I could afford. Well, a neighbor sold me his 05 Passat wagon in August for $18.5K with 60K miles on it.
I like the luxury of the Passat but not the Tiptronic nor the MPG. I am a MPG nut - do all the right driving techniques - but cannot get over 40 MPG on a tank with the Passat.
Being an MPG nut, I want MORE MPG. So I am thinking of an 09 Sportwagon. I would expect to get the same kind of MPG (50+) that my Golf delivered. But then I hear of Honda with a diesel and maybe an Audi.
Should I jump at the Sportwagon (I can get one at MSRP, no extra markup) or wait to see what hits the market in the next couple years. I should mention that I have a buyer for my current Passat at $18K.
I need some help from more knowledgeable folks who are seeing the future.
Thanks so much,
Grampa Pete
PS - my driving is 20K miles/year, 90% highway.
I like the luxury of the Passat but not the Tiptronic nor the MPG. I am a MPG nut - do all the right driving techniques - but cannot get over 40 MPG on a tank with the Passat.
Being an MPG nut, I want MORE MPG. So I am thinking of an 09 Sportwagon. I would expect to get the same kind of MPG (50+) that my Golf delivered. But then I hear of Honda with a diesel and maybe an Audi.
Should I jump at the Sportwagon (I can get one at MSRP, no extra markup) or wait to see what hits the market in the next couple years. I should mention that I have a buyer for my current Passat at $18K.
I need some help from more knowledgeable folks who are seeing the future.
Thanks so much,
Grampa Pete
PS - my driving is 20K miles/year, 90% highway.