New CAR. Went with a WAGEN TDI.
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New CAR. Went with a WAGEN TDI.
About 1 year ago i switched jobs so my commute went from 12 miles one way to 55miles one way. With that my catera was consuming an average of 2.5gal of fuel in one direction. I would start the week on monday with full tank and will be compleetly empty by wednesday after the commute to work. That equated to about 600$/mo in fuel costs not to mention tear and wear on the car with detroit pot holes.
With that began the search of more fuel efficient vehicle.
Requirements were:
1. Big trunk for when i go camping etc.
2. above 35mpg fuel consumption.
3. Maybe a manual transmission.
4. 25,000$ price cap.
So with that the search began and i looked at Ford Fiesta, Ford Focus, Toyota Prius and a few Kias and VW Golf.
After test driving all the contenders i realized that I liked the Golf TDI the most since you get a DSG or 6spd Manual gear box.
Priced it out and a loaded car was around 25k which hit all my markers perfectly. Then i realized that the station wagon was only a bit more and came with standard heated seats and had a large panoramic sunroof and even larger trunk.
So with that the search began.
I priced out a Candy White 6spd TDI with panoramic roof, beige seats and no NAV. Sticker price was 28,980$. I managed to get it for 27,200 out the door.
Since i purchased it in May of 2013 i have put 30k miles and have been extremely happy with it.
Fuel millage has been insanely good. The highest ever was 61.7mpg, the lowest was 39.8 and i frequently average 45-49mpg to work or on weekend trips.
Here is a picture of when I bought the car.
And of course after 1 year of slight modifications.
Exterior
And the latest set of wheels (summer only)
Interior
And ofcourse my Catera in winter mode with the snow tires on.
and in summer trim.
With that began the search of more fuel efficient vehicle.
Requirements were:
1. Big trunk for when i go camping etc.
2. above 35mpg fuel consumption.
3. Maybe a manual transmission.
4. 25,000$ price cap.
So with that the search began and i looked at Ford Fiesta, Ford Focus, Toyota Prius and a few Kias and VW Golf.
After test driving all the contenders i realized that I liked the Golf TDI the most since you get a DSG or 6spd Manual gear box.
Priced it out and a loaded car was around 25k which hit all my markers perfectly. Then i realized that the station wagon was only a bit more and came with standard heated seats and had a large panoramic sunroof and even larger trunk.
So with that the search began.
I priced out a Candy White 6spd TDI with panoramic roof, beige seats and no NAV. Sticker price was 28,980$. I managed to get it for 27,200 out the door.
Since i purchased it in May of 2013 i have put 30k miles and have been extremely happy with it.
Fuel millage has been insanely good. The highest ever was 61.7mpg, the lowest was 39.8 and i frequently average 45-49mpg to work or on weekend trips.
Here is a picture of when I bought the car.
And of course after 1 year of slight modifications.
Exterior
And the latest set of wheels (summer only)
Interior
And ofcourse my Catera in winter mode with the snow tires on.
and in summer trim.
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