Isaac-1
Active member
I am considering buying a car for my son who will soon be graduating college and am strongly considering getting him a 2015 TDI VW for a number of reasons having to do with his likely expected 100+ mile per day commuting distance for the foreseeable future (his current car is not likely to last much longer), as well as having access to onroad diesel fuel on the family ranch here in the central southern US.
Right now the debate is between a 2015 Passat TDI and a Golf Sportwagen S TDI, both of which are available at the moment with low miles, and appear in good shape, the Passat is slightly cheaper, has a few more miles on it, and a little rougher shape (paint dings).
It seems the the Golf Sportwagen S is a slightly lower trim level than the Passat, though the Passat was not offered with some of the features one would get with the SEL trim on the Golf, like HID headlights, or collision avoidance, so this seems mostly a wash, only notable feature missing from the Golf is no Nav system, but since everyone has smart phones now I am not sure if this is a big issue.
This is where I need your help, which one of theses two is likely the better car? My son has seen both, and he has no strong preference between them.
thanks for your help
Right now the debate is between a 2015 Passat TDI and a Golf Sportwagen S TDI, both of which are available at the moment with low miles, and appear in good shape, the Passat is slightly cheaper, has a few more miles on it, and a little rougher shape (paint dings).
It seems the the Golf Sportwagen S is a slightly lower trim level than the Passat, though the Passat was not offered with some of the features one would get with the SEL trim on the Golf, like HID headlights, or collision avoidance, so this seems mostly a wash, only notable feature missing from the Golf is no Nav system, but since everyone has smart phones now I am not sure if this is a big issue.
This is where I need your help, which one of theses two is likely the better car? My son has seen both, and he has no strong preference between them.
thanks for your help