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Originally Posted by zebrajeb
If you get a VW, get a TDI. My 02 VW Jetta TDI got 36mpg town and 42 highway. It was an AT the manual transmission do much better. The diesel has a lot of torque and gets excellent mpg. Everyone who rode in it where shocked to find it was a diesel - quiet, lots of pickup and passing power and didn't slow down on hills!
Despite the TDI, I sold it and bought a TCH a month ago. The TCH has just as good mpg as my TDI but a lot more room, comfort and extras. This is my sixth Toyota and they have all been more dependable and better in quality than my two VWs (which I dearly loved). You may want to look into the various Toyotas.
Just my experience.
John
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Let me add a few VW tidbits..New here too, and first post..Currently have a 2005.5 Jetta TDI sitting in the dealership in Santa Fe NM broken..They can't figure out why goes into limp mode, and have been throwing parts at it for almost a month. Maintainence is very expensive on the TDI. The new one requires special oil, but the upside is only needs oil change every 10K at about 60.00. First major service was the 40K and set me back nearly 800.00, because the new "DSG" transmission requires it's oil changed every 40K and VW guys call the fluid liquid gold. VW dealer service for me has been horrible. This last repair has caused me to have to leave the car there (800 miles from home) and will have to go back and get it when it's fixed..Upside is the resale of this car is amazing so it will do well on Ebay so I can zoom over to Toyota and look at the TCH and Prius..I can't make up my mind which would be the best car, the tiny trunk on the TCH scares me...
But anyway keep that in mind..Yes VW's are fun, cool cars but very much a headache unless you do the work yourself..
Take care, John from Texas