I’m in the same boat but drive 40k+ miles per year!

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I think what GeneralSnus is saying is spend 10k less than your diesel VW cost on a used car that gets say 25-30 mpg, and you still going to save money because you spent less up front even though you’re spending more on fuel. I just did the math of a gas car at 30 mpg and a diesel at 40, and you’re saving $550 a year…

Mazda 3 or 6. I own a 2015 Mazda 6, and I averaged about 42 MPG over 160 miles, with elevation ranging between 1207 ft and 135 ft.

My little bmw 3 series gets 35 driving around the endless nothingness of Wyoming and Idaho, little car/big state is wonderful for mileage and driving experience

Well you got a really cheap deal on your TDI so that makes this a little different, but if you have been following volkswagen forums for the latest batch of tdi vehicles youd know that they are HORRIBLY unreliable. You may obviously get lucky and have no problems but statistically they are worse than practically any…

test drove Chevy cruze eco before I bought my passat in 2014.

Let me phrase that differently, I care about reliability and not spending copious amount of money on fixing a car, also, I would rather not be stranded as well.

I’m in a similar boat. My commute is a bit less, but my weekend driving is prodigious. Between travelling to races around the Western states, hunting, fishing or canoeing trips and visits to family 1000mi weekends are not uncommon. If a destination is less than 12hrs away, I prefer to drive.

My passat TDi cost me 23k OTD plus 0% for 60 months.

you care about a warranty? if you drive 30 thousand miles a year, you are out of warranty in a year. after that who cares.

Easy, Chevrolet Cruze Eco. What do I win?

no, im saying you could get a used car for $10k less than any new electric or even diesel car, and because you saved 10k, it wouldnt matter what mileage it gets (since you have $10k in your pocket to fill it up with).

But it’s a fucking prius. ewwww. No offense to you or your parents intended.

I am not sure If I understand your point, but I am NOT willing to spend $10k extra to buy a electric car. I guess I didn’t mention it.

Never really understood this logic though. You need to save money on fuel/electricity, yet youre willing to drop high dollar to do so? Why not just spend 10k less by getting a used car (A nice, fun, manual one that isnt a boring vw) and drive to your hearts content. Youd get a better driving experience, more…

I drive shitloads ~ 30k miles a year. So a high efficiency car is needed.

Ok, that was my impression too.

With the buyback, do you get the whole thing to do with as you please? Like you I have a 2014 TDi. Could I use the difference after paying off my loan however I please? It’s not “we’ll buy it back up to X.”??

did you read the article?