I realized the 1.4 is the one thats supposed to get 40 mpg, see later posts.

I’ll try again when its above 25 degrees, I’m thinking that was probably a factor, but thats good to know.

i thought they redid the EPA mileage ratings a few years ago to be more realistic with 70mph speed limits. either way, I actually was wrong about the epa ratings, they are 40 mpg for the 1.4L and 35mpg for the 1.8L so my 32 was much closer than I thought. 

what you want:

Where is the “My X Type is too a real Jaguar” guy?

honda is always conservative on their mpg compared to other manufacturers in my experience. Also, going 60-65 makes a huge difference compared to 70+. All the interstate driving around me is 70 and I would get run over going slower, so I set the cruise at 73. At 60 i could probably beat 40 mpg (if I survived)

i babied my wifes new 1.8L jetta on a long trip and still never got better than 32 mpg (claimed 40 mpg on the highway). its a valid complaint.

I don’t think VW believes the US is VW’s most important market

a question that looms larger and larger as malls close across the country and retail faces an existential crisis and decline.

my only point is that ‘some’ dealerships would have to up their game and some would not survive in the wake of increased competition. overall I think it would make dealerships better.

curiosity got the best of me

the fancy retractable roof thingy on these trucks have a nearly 100% fail rate over time and there are no available parts to fix them, so its kind of a deal breaker. it might have been featured in the comments section of NPOCP in the last 6 months but I’m too lazy to try to find it.

somehow you said not necessarily and then elaborated on the exact point i was trying to make.

you can have stores that fix and sell cars that aren’t dealerships. right now that’s currently against the law. in a free marketplace cars would be sold by a mix of online sales, OEM retail, and dealerships, meaning dealers would actually have to have a value-add experience to exist.

damn the data, I HAVE A FEELING IM RIGHT

don’t forget to factor in a lack of oil changes, radiator flushes, transmission service (and failure) and decrease brake wear due to regen braking

ah but that is what his platform is about. Remember the campaign that treated the word “globalist” like a curse word?

that my friends is a 2000 chevy malibu

my money is it was based on a 2000ish chevy malibu

will anyone be able to tell the difference between a pilot and a passport? i predict even dealer sales staff will be confused