[ba] used car rant

[robert weinberg]

nice work Dan!

thanks,
Robby




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From: Dan Simoes <dan at simoes.us>
To: robert weinberg <centaurus3200 at yahoo.com>
Cc: 200q20V mailing list <200q20v at audifans.com>; ba-group at audifans.com
Sent: Tue, January 4, 2011 10:58:35 AM
Subject: Re: [ba] used car rant

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;
>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
>; 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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