I drove a C class (the cheapest) and was not impressed. I liked the Passat more - so bought it instead and saved $10,000.
On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 5:53 AM, Gerry Archer <arche...@embarqmail.com>wrote: > That sounds better. Next time my daughter goes to Ocala I'm going along > and sit in a Passat if they have one on hand. The Prius type 3 is pretty > comfortable for a tall person, but many new compact cars are not. A gas > electric might be more fun to play with, and the Prius has a better > warrantee, but I prefer diesels for all the usual reasons. I was actually > thinking about one of the C model MBs until a trip with my daughter in her > 09 GL320cdi which has about 150K miles. About halfway to our destination > it started riding rough, the steering became weird, and the backend seemed > higher. > We took it in to the dealer at our destination, and after looking at it > from a distance, realized that the front end was low. We left it there and > took a loaner C300 home. Daughter never asks what the trouble is, so I > don't know what they found. > Thanks again, > > Gerry > > From: "OK Don" <okd...@gmail.com> > >> IIRC, it was still less than $30,000 out the door here. THe DMV did add to >> the outlay, but it was less than the estimate I got from them before I >> went >> car shopping, so it didn't hurt quite as much. THe insurance was also less >> than the estimate from our agent. I guess they highball the estimates so >> you feel better when they hit you with the still too high actual costs. >> >> On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 12:41 AM, Gerry Archer <arche...@embarqmail.com>* >> *wrote: >> >> Thanks, Don. I'm guessing $35K or more out the door. >>> Gerry >>> >>> From: "OK Don" <okd...@gmail.com> >>> >>> Passat TDI SE with the DSG tranny was $29,000 even, plus the usual fees >>>> scam. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 11:36 PM, Gerry Archer <arche...@embarqmail.com >>>> >* >>>> *wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> If you just bought it, can you tell me what the out-the-door price was? >>>> >>>>> Gerry....who has been looking at new cars. >>>>> >>>>> From: "OK Don" <okd...@gmail.com> >>>>> >>>>> Window sticker on the Passat is 40 hwy - I got 53 today. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 7:39 AM, Meade M. Dillon >>>>>> <meadedil...@bellsouth.net>******wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> A colleague gets 40+ all the time. He considers the window sticker >>>>>> an >>>>>> >>>>>> outright fraud, WAY below his real world mileage. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> relng...@aol.com wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> ...A maxima, Avalon etc do not get 40mpg and are vastly inferior >>>>>>> >> >> >>>>>>> cars >>>>>>> >to >>>>>>> >> an E350 diesel.. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >An E350 Diesel does not get 40mpg. 35 under ideal conditions and >>>>>>> >they >>>>>>> >cost >>>>>>> >more than the equivalent gas model and have less standard equipment. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >RLE >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. 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