[ba] used car rant

[Dan Simoes]

You mean something like this:
http://www.buggybank.com/car.php?vehicle=18330

On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:10 AM, robert weinberg <centaurus3200 at yahoo.com>wrote:

> you know, i did think about a passat 2.0T - even found one i was thinking
> of
> buying. nice car! but, in the end, i decided to stick with my original plan
> of a
> 2.5 5 banger jetta.
>
>
> reason being i don't want to complicate matters with a turbo daily driver.
> i
> plan on buying a car and driving the piss out of it. more HP and torque,
> means
> more stress on the auto tranny. plus given my experiences with my 200q20v,
> you
> start getting into boost issues by 115k miles or so. boost leaks, flakey
> WGFVs -
> not a super big deal - but i'd like a relatively trouble-free ride so i can
> concentrate on yelling and screaming at my 200 ;-)
>
> BTW - WTF is the deal with that pneumatic parking brake on the passat. talk
> about something just asking to break ;-)
>
> see ya,
> Robby
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com>
> To: James.Pasqualoni at sungard.com;
>
> IMCEANOTES-robert+20weinberg+20+3Ccentaurus3200+40yahoo+2Ecom+3E at sungard.com<IMCEANOTES-robert%2B20weinberg%2B20%2B3Ccentaurus3200%2B40yahoo%2B2Ecom%2B3E at sungard.com>
> ;
> 200q20v at audifans.com
> Cc: ba-group at audifans.com
> Sent: Tue, January 4, 2011 8:20:35 AM
> Subject: RE: used car rant
>
> I wish that 2.0T 6 spd CC came in 4MO - such a beautiful car.
>
> Brandon
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 200q20v-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:200q20v-bounces at audifans.com]
> On
> Behalf Of James.Pasqualoni at sungard.com
> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 5:39 AM
> To:
>
> IMCEANOTES-robert+20weinberg+20+3Ccentaurus3200+40yahoo+2Ecom+3E at sungard.com<IMCEANOTES-robert%2B20weinberg%2B20%2B3Ccentaurus3200%2B40yahoo%2B2Ecom%2B3E at sungard.com>
> ; 200q20v at audifans.com
> Cc: ba-group at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: used car rant
>
>
> Robby,
>
> I see a lot of Passat sedans and wagons out there that fit your criteria,
> at
> least in my area in the Northeast:
>
> http://www.cars.com/for-sale/searchresults.action?toggleCpo=0&mkId=20089
> &mdId=21758&minp=0&prMx=10000&rd=100&zc=03801&AmbMkNm=Volkswagen&AmbMdNm
> =Passat&AmbMkId=20089&AmbMdId=21758&prMn=&stkTyp=U&cpo=&searchSource=QUI
> CK_FORM&alMkId=20089&alMdId=21758
>
> I currently drive a 2010 CC 6-speed (2.0t) as a DD and am enjoying it well
> enough with a range of 500 miles per tank to boot.
>
> HTH,
> Jim
>
>
>
>
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