APT
Veteran Member
There is no M6 SEL. The M6 is SE only, no sunroof. DSG starts at SE with sunroof and goes up from there to NAV with 18" wheels, and SEL with all its features.
Facts:
A Passat TDi SE M6 will cost less to buy, own, and maintain.
Manual transmissions account for less than 8% of US market
M6 Passat TDi may be higher than 8%, but I doubt it is more than 20% of them. SEL Premium is at least double M6 SE production.
Never read anyone complain about their M6 Passat TDi. Quite the opposite. But I never read about anyone complaining about their DSG, or SEL either. A thread of interest maybe.
The SEL Premium costs more to buy and maintain. How much more to buy is known (about $6500). How much to maintain can be estimated ($450 DSG service every 40k miles, vs. a clutch every 150k?) and say 5% lower fuel costs. But it has more features. The list of features are also well documented. Evaluate if the extra features are worth the extra costs to you.
Facts:
A Passat TDi SE M6 will cost less to buy, own, and maintain.
Manual transmissions account for less than 8% of US market
M6 Passat TDi may be higher than 8%, but I doubt it is more than 20% of them. SEL Premium is at least double M6 SE production.
Never read anyone complain about their M6 Passat TDi. Quite the opposite. But I never read about anyone complaining about their DSG, or SEL either. A thread of interest maybe.
The SEL Premium costs more to buy and maintain. How much more to buy is known (about $6500). How much to maintain can be estimated ($450 DSG service every 40k miles, vs. a clutch every 150k?) and say 5% lower fuel costs. But it has more features. The list of features are also well documented. Evaluate if the extra features are worth the extra costs to you.