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I own a '86 5 speed manual diesel Passat. My daughter drives it while she is in college. It is approaching 250,000. My total repairs in all that time is a serpentine belt tensioner and front struts. This does not include wear items...brakes, tires , timing belt and such. It averages 41 MPG. Paint is a little dull and the cloth seats are a little dirty but it runs like new.
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i'm going coninue working on my w123 and drive the crap-out of till october. then- the family is taking a trip to Walt Disney World for a week. it might be a little selfish fun to take a road trip in a new TDi with panaramic views.
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go test drive a used 91-93 300D... then test drive the 30K+ TDI... tell me which one you like better.
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When you can buy a nearly mint older car for 9x less than a "middle of the road" new car (30k being that, if not below), why.
I like knowing that when I pull into my garage with my latest vehicle acquisition, it is paid for already.
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Though it might be fixable with software on the TDI... but I don't like the programming in the CR's drive by wire at all. The TDI will have a lot more headroom than the W124. -J
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This is back in the time they were really producing a durable and affordable serviceable car. One I could not kill over the years and just got tired of driving it eventually was a 1985 model jetta diesel. |
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