OK, given those parameters, go to your nearest VW dealer and test drive a Passat TDI - you might like it. I don't find the seats quite as comfortable as a Mercedes seat, but my wife can't tell the difference. Otherwise it meets all your requirements, with the cost of parts being an unknown (for me at least). I actually thought the Passat drove better than the new C class MB when I was shopping a couple of years ago. The AC did great today driving around town with a little highway time at 102F.
On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 8:29 PM, Gerry Archer <arche...@embarqmail.com>wrote: > On Aug 31, 2013 12:52 PM, "Gerry Archer" <arche...@embarqmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Okay, you convinced me. What's the >>> best riding, best seated car for long >>> trips that can be bought for around >>> $25K or less? >>> >> >> New? Ford Fusion ticks all your boxes for comfort, reliability, and good >> climate control. Get the four instead of the V-6, it's plenty powerful >> and >> easily gets 30mpg on the highway. >> Alex >> > > I agree completely since my son has a hybrid Fusion. Problem is that I'm > looking for around 40 mpg on the highway and 30 mpg around town. Hybrid > Fusions cost about $10K more than I want to spend. Corollas, which are > selling around here fairly cheaply, get up to 40 mpg on the highway, but > I'd > rather pay a little more and get something that's a little heavier and > hopefully safer. > Gerry > > > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > -- OK Don "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin 1775 "in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." - Benjamin Franklin 1789 2013 F150, 19 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 45 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
