Re: Re: Looking for a second car - Dallas-Ft.Worth Area

From: Jon (jonsdak@midmaine.com)
Date: Sat Jul 19 2003 - 19:29:57 EDT


LOL.
I've always envied VW gas mileage. If I drove mostly in traffic, in the
city, rather than twisty backroads with the aforementioned crazy semi
drivers, I'd be driving a Jetta (or Golf) with the 1.9 TDI. I could handle
50 MPG! :-)

-- 
-Jon
jonsdak@midmaine.com
http://jonsdakota.tripod.com
1996 Dodge Dakota Sport 4X4, 3.9L V6, 42RE, 3.92:1 8.25 axle, "BackRack"
Headache Rack,  Dodge Motorsports decals, steering wheel cover, and front
license plate, diamond-plate bedrail covers, Lund VentVisors, Lund
BugShield, Jensen MP-3310 CD/MP3 Receiver, Pioneer TS-G1347's in front,
TS-A5713's in rear, Bulldog RS-82 Remote Starter
""Dave Downing"" <ded74@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:bfbjh2$bub$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
>
> > Maybe.  I haven't paid much attention to VW's.  When I was car-hunting,
I
> > asked a dealer what he had with a stick, and he said, "only that Jetta
> over
> > there" and pointed to a _little_ car.  It's entirely possible he was
> > mistaken, and thus, I as well...
> >
> > --
> > -Jon
>
> He must have been an idiot, the majority of VWs that I've seen are sticks,
> you almost have to special order an auto.  I've always liked VW's manual
> trannys, learned to drive on an '81 Rabbit 5-speed.  My ex's family are
all
> die-hard VW drivers (her dad's a VW mechanic), so I had a lot of exposure
to
> them LOL
>
> -Dave
> '02 FR RC R/T
>
>



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