Fix_Until_Broke
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Better half's 04 Audi A6 3.0 wagon blew a head gasket so she's looking for something to replace it.
There seems to be a flood of 2015 Passat's on the market up here for relatively low money and am looking for opinions on these vehicles - both the 1.8T TSI engine and the overall vehicle platform in general.
Most of the cars have 30-40k miles on them, are Wolfsburg edition TSI's, no obvious major issues, new tires, certified used 2 year/24k mile warranty and asking $13k-$16k. One we looked at was a former rental car which could be risky, but nothing stood out as the car being neglected or damaged.
Looks like this should do a solid 30%+ better MPG's than the Audi (mid 20's vs high teens) which will help her a bit on the fuel bill and the monthly payment. She'd really like to be in the $10k range, but for just a bit more money, this seems like a better deal than many other options in this price range and having the warranty for a while will be nice. This would likely be a long term vehicle for her (100k+ miles) and what we'd use for family trips. She drives 18-20k miles/year.
I owned a 2013 Passat TDI for ~4 months so I'm a little familiar with the platform, but not anything specific to the TSI's or the transmission.
So...any thoughts, opinions, recommendations, things to look for, etc are welcomed.
There seems to be a flood of 2015 Passat's on the market up here for relatively low money and am looking for opinions on these vehicles - both the 1.8T TSI engine and the overall vehicle platform in general.
Most of the cars have 30-40k miles on them, are Wolfsburg edition TSI's, no obvious major issues, new tires, certified used 2 year/24k mile warranty and asking $13k-$16k. One we looked at was a former rental car which could be risky, but nothing stood out as the car being neglected or damaged.
Looks like this should do a solid 30%+ better MPG's than the Audi (mid 20's vs high teens) which will help her a bit on the fuel bill and the monthly payment. She'd really like to be in the $10k range, but for just a bit more money, this seems like a better deal than many other options in this price range and having the warranty for a while will be nice. This would likely be a long term vehicle for her (100k+ miles) and what we'd use for family trips. She drives 18-20k miles/year.
I owned a 2013 Passat TDI for ~4 months so I'm a little familiar with the platform, but not anything specific to the TSI's or the transmission.
So...any thoughts, opinions, recommendations, things to look for, etc are welcomed.