tdinerd75
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This is not a traditional ad that will yell at you. This is merely the story of my VW that I truly hope will find a good new home, where a VW TDI fan will be searching for a well maintained used car with more than what the factory offers at a big discount over new.
I am not ready to part with my rare black on cornsilk 2013 Passat SE TDI manual (as you probably know, only 1-2% of all Passats sold are TDI manuals), but my new job precludes the higher car payment, and I have student loans to pay off. Time for a lower payment. I've owned this car for just over 2 years...I got one of the first manual TDIs of the 2013 model year...and it has just over 25,xxx miles on it, which will continue to go up, as it's my daily commuter (~25 miles/day). I opted for a 6 year/75k transferable extended bumper-to-bumper warranty, and paid over $30k new, all in, not including the upgrades below.
Everyone here appreciates what TDIs can do, so I don't need to spend a bunch of time pointing out the fact that it's easy to get 50mpg on road trips (I hit 875 miles on a tank a couple of times, and still had almost 2 gallons left in the tank). I also don't need to point out that the Passat has the urea filter technology in it to clean up the exhaust, for which refills are covered under the factory paid maintance for 3 years/36,000 miles (meaning there is a year or about 10,000+ miles left, so count on your next full service to be free at the dealer). I will tell you that I followed the precautions and never shut the car off when the exhaust system was in regen mode; I've always waited for the cycle to finish before shutting it off.
You cannot get the equipment this car has from the factory! I wish you could, but you can’t. The frustrating thing to me is that VW doesn't offer a higher trim level with the manual transmission on the Passat. First and foremost I must have a manual transmission. But a close second is that I must also have a sunroof, so I had the dealer take it to the place that does all the dealer roof installs in Indianapolis (will provide paperwork; it has a lifetime warranty on parts) and paid nearly $1,200 for that. Additionally, the front end just looked so blah without the fog lights, so I ordered the OEM fog lights from a VW dealer and had my dealer install them, as well as the OEM lip spoiler. Another $1,000 for those two. Finally, no ride is complete without tint, so it has a 5% tint all the way around. In black, it looks awesome. I also had the grocery hooks installed in the trunk (I can't believe those aren't standard). My plan had been to buy 18" rims from a Passat CC or GTI when the tires were done, but unfortunately for me (but fortunately for you), the tires still measure 10/32. Lastly, it has the Monster Mat set, but not the one for the trunk.
PHOTOS: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjCaoFsR
I've had the two main services done at Falcone VW and have the records for those plus a couple of warranty repairs and one recall. I also just received a letter last week extending the warranty on the turbo to 10 years and over 100k miles, and it provides a place to transfer that warranty to the new owner, which I will do upon purchase. It has a clean CarFax to show it’s been maintained and never in any accidents, which I will provide to interested buyers. Yes, I paid the $50 to pull it.
Of course, no used car is pristine. There are a couple of surface scratches on the bumper (from Ikea trips) and one very small door ding that wouldn't even show up in the pictures I took because it's not that noticeable. One wheel has a very small (<2") curb rash along the edge. The interior is very clean, and nothing negative to note.
I have a loan on the beauty through a credit union that is regional in Indiana, and can go to a branch to finalize the transaction with you so that they have all the information to send the title to you. I'm not comfortable doing a remote transaction and/or shipping the car to you. I can pick you up from the Indianapolis International Airport if it comes to that, or I can meet you up to an hour and a half from Indy. I don’t want to sound inflexible, but I just want to keep it as simple as possible for everyone.
$24,000 O.B.O. Reply to this thread or PM me.
I am not ready to part with my rare black on cornsilk 2013 Passat SE TDI manual (as you probably know, only 1-2% of all Passats sold are TDI manuals), but my new job precludes the higher car payment, and I have student loans to pay off. Time for a lower payment. I've owned this car for just over 2 years...I got one of the first manual TDIs of the 2013 model year...and it has just over 25,xxx miles on it, which will continue to go up, as it's my daily commuter (~25 miles/day). I opted for a 6 year/75k transferable extended bumper-to-bumper warranty, and paid over $30k new, all in, not including the upgrades below.
Everyone here appreciates what TDIs can do, so I don't need to spend a bunch of time pointing out the fact that it's easy to get 50mpg on road trips (I hit 875 miles on a tank a couple of times, and still had almost 2 gallons left in the tank). I also don't need to point out that the Passat has the urea filter technology in it to clean up the exhaust, for which refills are covered under the factory paid maintance for 3 years/36,000 miles (meaning there is a year or about 10,000+ miles left, so count on your next full service to be free at the dealer). I will tell you that I followed the precautions and never shut the car off when the exhaust system was in regen mode; I've always waited for the cycle to finish before shutting it off.
You cannot get the equipment this car has from the factory! I wish you could, but you can’t. The frustrating thing to me is that VW doesn't offer a higher trim level with the manual transmission on the Passat. First and foremost I must have a manual transmission. But a close second is that I must also have a sunroof, so I had the dealer take it to the place that does all the dealer roof installs in Indianapolis (will provide paperwork; it has a lifetime warranty on parts) and paid nearly $1,200 for that. Additionally, the front end just looked so blah without the fog lights, so I ordered the OEM fog lights from a VW dealer and had my dealer install them, as well as the OEM lip spoiler. Another $1,000 for those two. Finally, no ride is complete without tint, so it has a 5% tint all the way around. In black, it looks awesome. I also had the grocery hooks installed in the trunk (I can't believe those aren't standard). My plan had been to buy 18" rims from a Passat CC or GTI when the tires were done, but unfortunately for me (but fortunately for you), the tires still measure 10/32. Lastly, it has the Monster Mat set, but not the one for the trunk.
PHOTOS: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjCaoFsR
I've had the two main services done at Falcone VW and have the records for those plus a couple of warranty repairs and one recall. I also just received a letter last week extending the warranty on the turbo to 10 years and over 100k miles, and it provides a place to transfer that warranty to the new owner, which I will do upon purchase. It has a clean CarFax to show it’s been maintained and never in any accidents, which I will provide to interested buyers. Yes, I paid the $50 to pull it.
Of course, no used car is pristine. There are a couple of surface scratches on the bumper (from Ikea trips) and one very small door ding that wouldn't even show up in the pictures I took because it's not that noticeable. One wheel has a very small (<2") curb rash along the edge. The interior is very clean, and nothing negative to note.
I have a loan on the beauty through a credit union that is regional in Indiana, and can go to a branch to finalize the transaction with you so that they have all the information to send the title to you. I'm not comfortable doing a remote transaction and/or shipping the car to you. I can pick you up from the Indianapolis International Airport if it comes to that, or I can meet you up to an hour and a half from Indy. I don’t want to sound inflexible, but I just want to keep it as simple as possible for everyone.
$24,000 O.B.O. Reply to this thread or PM me.
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