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07-04-2015, 09:08 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
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My new daily driver...
I daily drove my Trans Am for 7 years, but it was finally time for a better commuter car. I was set on a 6spd Cruze Eco, but right as I started to look around it seemed like prices jumped. Just poking around I stumbled across a 2012 Passat TDI 6 speed in the back of a dealer lot that had just been traded it. I was able to test drive it and buy it before they even prepped it to put out on the lot.
And finally, the real reason I bought it. I don't "hypermile" or "ecomod" whatsoever, stock as a rock down to tire pressure I typically average 55ish mpg in the morning and 50ish on the way home with a bit of traffic. Not bad when diesel is only 8 cents more than regular gas. On my first tank I drove to Washington DC and back and still had enough fuel left to do 300 miles back and forth to work last week. In the Trans Am I was filling it with super every other day so my fuel savings covers half of the monthly payment.
It's a certified pre owned so I have a 2 year 24k warranty and VW extended the HPFP and turbo warranty until 10 year 120k, so despite being a VW I'm not too worried about it.
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Last edited by creeper; 07-04-2015 at 09:11 AM.
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07-04-2015, 09:28 AM
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Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: brick/pt. pleasant beach
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Very nice!
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07-04-2015, 12:53 PM
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Power Member/NJFBOA Bookie/Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: North Jersey = Best Jersey.
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The back seat is extremely roomy and the ride quality, as a passenger, is terrific. Great buy, IMO!
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Good. He microwaved my phone 6 years ago, i hope his intake erupts.
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07-04-2015, 02:33 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Delran
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I love VW's manual gearboxes. Theyre very smooth and have some of the easiest engagements for being stuck in traffic with a manual out of any car Ive driven. Awesome that its diesel too! Nice pickup man
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07-04-2015, 08:17 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Oradell
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The back seat is extremely roomy
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07-04-2015, 10:52 PM
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^^^Lover of bad cars^^^ Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Whitehouse Station
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Vw diesels are way more reliable than their gas counter parts. Nice buy and enjoy the awesome MPGs!
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2000 Trans Am M6 - Mods: Yes.
2018 Durango R/T - AFE Intake, JLT Catch Can, Stainless Works Catback, Vinyl Dodge Racing Stripes
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07-05-2015, 12:33 PM
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Power Member/NJFBOA Bookie/Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: North Jersey = Best Jersey.
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Don't be jealous, Mike! 
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1995 Firebird... Stock-ish.
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Originally Posted by LS1ow
Good. He microwaved my phone 6 years ago, i hope his intake erupts.
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07-05-2015, 05:25 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: West Milford
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55mpg is incredible..a friend of mine leased one too...great cars those diesels.
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07-05-2015, 08:22 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Moorestown
Posts: 407
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Congratulations
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2010 Camaro 2SS/RS M6 BLK, 2015 Maserati Ghibli Q4 Sport BLK (dd), 2020 Land Rover Discovery Sport BLK, 2012 MB C300 WHT
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07-06-2015, 07:52 AM
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11 Second Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Edison, NJ
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Nice!
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07-06-2015, 08:07 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: unknown
Posts: 2,775
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2000 Pewter Trans am, M6, SLP Lid,LS6 intake,Kooks 1 7/8" Long tube header,Classic Chambered Powersticks, hurst,off road X-pipe, Strano springs & Koni's, Monster level 2 clutch, HPtuners wide band tuned and a homemade ram air box sealed off.
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07-06-2015, 08:33 AM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Parts Unknown
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Nice!
Mine is a '13 with the DSG. Slightly worse mileage but my wife can drive it. It's an awesome commuter car. Very solid at highway speeds.
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07-07-2015, 05:00 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Edison
Posts: 7,855
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I just test drove a 14. It was auto though. They are nice cars.
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08-18-2015, 05:13 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 182
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God bless anyone who daily's an F-Body.
Nice purchase and that MPG is awesome. I've been to a couple gas stations in the past year that diesel was the same as regular.
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