The amount of dealer pain is proportional to the proportion of diesels typically sold by that dealer. In Phoenix it is like 20%; here in LA more like 40%. On Mar 30, 2016 11:37 AM, "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Just imagine our lives if squirrels had opposable thumbs... > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 11:28 PM, OK Don via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com > > wrote: > > > We've been happy with the 2012 Passat TDI - now that the squirrels aren't > > eating the wiring anymore (thanks to the pellet gun). the seats are not > as > > comfy as the MBs were, but otherwise it's an OK car - the fuel economy is > > great. It feels more solid than the smaller VWs, but not as solid as an > MB. > > At half the cost new, I expect it to last half as long - but that will be > > long enough for us. > > > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 6:59 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > We've got an '05 Golf TDI, I've been very happy with it. I think the > > > previous owners got cheated when somebody "rebuilt" the transmission > and > > > maybe forgot to put oil in it or something. My VW Guru was shocked that > > it > > > would need one at 150,000 miles. > > > Its peppy and gets great mileage, feels not as solid as an MB but > better > > > than the equivalent asian or US iron. > > > -Curt > > > > > > > > -- > > OK Don > > > > *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many > of > > our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > > > > "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 > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
