Hello everyone! Brand new guy here looking to buy a VW "buyback" TDI in the near future. I did post a hello in the new person thread, and have been reading up a bit on here, but have some specific questions...
I'm looking at the Passat and possibly Jettas, 2011 - 2015 and prefer the manual tranny, but the auto wouldn't be a deal breaker... My budget is about $14 - 15K or so max. Major differences with the 2015s?
Is there a particular year that has been more problematic in terms of reliability that I should avoid? One year better than the others? I'm fairly mechanically inclined and can do some of my own maintenance work, but I am new to diesels in general.
I'm reading some horror stories about the HPFP blowing up... Is this still an issue or have the bad ones been phased out? Any way to check on this before buying a bad one?
Things to look out for with a buyback? Maintenance items to take care of right away? It looks like some of these cars were sitting for a while...
Is the DSG auto or manual transmission more reliable in general?
Thanks in advance!
I'm looking at the Passat and possibly Jettas, 2011 - 2015 and prefer the manual tranny, but the auto wouldn't be a deal breaker... My budget is about $14 - 15K or so max. Major differences with the 2015s?
Is there a particular year that has been more problematic in terms of reliability that I should avoid? One year better than the others? I'm fairly mechanically inclined and can do some of my own maintenance work, but I am new to diesels in general.
I'm reading some horror stories about the HPFP blowing up... Is this still an issue or have the bad ones been phased out? Any way to check on this before buying a bad one?
Things to look out for with a buyback? Maintenance items to take care of right away? It looks like some of these cars were sitting for a while...
Is the DSG auto or manual transmission more reliable in general?
Thanks in advance!
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