My '06 Jetta TDI has been great. Even when youngest daughter had it as her car for about a year it has been trouble free. I'm at 135K miles now. Did the timing belt and the rest of the stuff you do while you are in there at 90K. Had the "lifetime auto transmission" serviced then as well. I get, on the average, 44mpg. Plenty quick, reasonably comfortable ( actually it's much more comfortable now that I've lost 100 pounds) and it has none of the dicey fit and finish issues my '01 Beetle TDI had. If I wear this one out or my daughter ends up taking it to LA for good, I will buy another...unless I find my '72 220D in the meantime.
Bob R. On Jun 10, 2012 11:50 AM, "Dan Penoff" <lwb...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I have really wanted a Passat or Jetta, ,but every time I get close to > pulling the trigger I get spooked by stories about repair costs and > problems. > > I know a guy who has one of the early Passat diesel wagons, and he's had > very little trouble with it, so I'm not totally sure why they give me the > jitters. > > I passed on a beautiful Jetta wagon down here a while back because it had > their version of all wheel drive. Couldn't find anything really negative > about it, but it just spooked me. > > Dan > > > On Jun 10, 2012, at 2:05 PM, OK Don wrote: > > > I also drove a 2012 Passat with the DSG 6 speed. It was surprisingly > > smooth. Yes, lots of shifts, but they were very smooth. It was much more > > pleasant to drive than the MBs! > > I'm going to drive a 2012 SUbaru Impreza with the CVT after they finish > > cleaning the broken glass out and replace the windshield and rear window. > > It should get great gas milage due to the many hail dents. > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com