Snook, I forgot to specify the TDI with the DSG tranny. I love it! I can > make it shift if I want to, but it usually does alright by itself. The > Passat has more room than the W124, but not as much as a long wheel base > W126. The rear seat in a Jetta is cramped. > > How many kids do you need to transport now? > > > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 8:23 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Or a Jetta for that matter, I tested one and found it a very nice car. > > I had a Passat for a rental last fall, in the dark I thought it was a > Jetta, they are so similar now. It had the 2.5 gasser engine and DSG. I > HATE DSG. Even more than a regular automatic it feels like I'm giving up > control. I want to row my own gears, no exceptions. > The rest of the car was great, the 2.5 is actually quite torquey for a > gasser. > > -Curt > > ------------------------------ > *From:* OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Just for grins, go drive a 2012 or newer Passat . . . . > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 7:37 PM, Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > >
-- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
