That's what I was going to say -- I've gotten 53 MPG on the road, wife gets 35mpg in town. I love the DSG tranny - dual clutch trannys are cool ---
On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 10:23 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Go test drive a Passat, or rent one. I had one last week in LA, great car. > The only thing I dislike is the DSG (dual sport(?) gearbox) which a manual > transmission posing as an auto. I just don't like the feeling of the > shifts. I'm sure most people don't even notice. > > Prius starts at $24,000, Passat starts at $21,000, Jetta starts at > $16,000. Jetta and Prius are about the same size and the Jetta is purported > will do 30mpg with the gas engine. You could buy a helluva lot of gas for > $10,000... > > -Curt > > > -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
