So it's pretty much a 4 door sedan like any other, nothing to report there, sticker price was 24k, I drove 7 miles, reset the average mpg meter and I BABIED this sucker around town. Got 34.1 mpg, driving around 45 mph and only a few stops. Not impressed, when they first pitched it they were talking 40 to 55, the sticker on the window now says 29 to 40, which I believe after driving. Plenty of get up and go, car rides ok, but I aint spending money on the diesel to get 34mpg with a 25% more expensive fuel.

 

dont do it.



swear to god volkswagen is the anti-christ. you'll kick yourself or sink it.



turbo diesel on the other hand rocks, and will be what ill be shopping for next, not a wide array of options tho.



kevin.

 

i'm not dont worry

 

Gal at work has one... and swears she gets 49 MPG (She has the GOLF). If I baby my 350z I can get 26+ ish... But it's not worth it driving something so boring. Then again I only drive 20 miles a day.

 

She doesn't have the new bluetec tdi, they aren't actually available yet and the soonest they will be available will be September in the jetta only to start.

 

i roadtested a mazda 3 for some lady, and with the windows down a/c on i got like 35, not on the freeway either. hell dads 320cdi mercedes is rated at 37highway, and beats it, he does like 39.9. if thats not impressive, its faster than the gas one....

 

diesel used to be tons cheaper than gas. when gas started going up quickly, diesel was still hovering around 50 cents. then boom.



in the wake of this so called "energy crisis" the price went up.

 

Much of the appeal of a diesel goes away when you factor in much more expensive fuel. I always wanted a big diesel truck. Now, not so much.

 

This will be my next purchase, I hope to be able to commute to and from work (6 miles each way).

 

thats a long bike ride, you'll be in shape though