Bought my first import...v.B6
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Bought my first import...v.B6
Finally bought my first import.. 2006 Passat 2.0T, United Gray with gray leather.
Freaking LOVE this car.. This is my daily driver. Getting 36mpg on the highway (sticker says 34!) and loving every second of it.
I hope to Revo it within the next month or two...
Freaking LOVE this car.. This is my daily driver. Getting 36mpg on the highway (sticker says 34!) and loving every second of it.
I hope to Revo it within the next month or two...
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your really getting that good of gas mileage?? i wouldnt expect that at all. nice lookin car. frigin awesome daily driver.
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Damn, 34mpg??? From a gas motor??
If your other ride is an F150 I bet that must be shocking. I bought my F150 in 2003 and put 90,000 miles on it by 2005. Since summer 2005 its gotten about 2500 miles put on it, haha..
You have a manual or an auto? Just as a heads up, dont beleive that "lifetime tranny fluid" bullshit on the auto. It will last about 100-120K, until the point that the tranny is totally shot. But they figure thats the 'lifetime' of the car. And if the 2.0T is like the 1.8T, follow the oil change intervals and use synthetic, and if you find you are low on coolant do NOT use parts store green coolant. When mixed with the G12 coolant it will form a gel which will clog up everything in its path.
If your other ride is an F150 I bet that must be shocking. I bought my F150 in 2003 and put 90,000 miles on it by 2005. Since summer 2005 its gotten about 2500 miles put on it, haha..
You have a manual or an auto? Just as a heads up, dont beleive that "lifetime tranny fluid" bullshit on the auto. It will last about 100-120K, until the point that the tranny is totally shot. But they figure thats the 'lifetime' of the car. And if the 2.0T is like the 1.8T, follow the oil change intervals and use synthetic, and if you find you are low on coolant do NOT use parts store green coolant. When mixed with the G12 coolant it will form a gel which will clog up everything in its path.
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By the way....
Looking at your sig... Sony has been crap in car audio for atleast 5-10 years. Chances are, if you put a Sony in there it will sound worse than whatever you have from the factory. Modern Sony's are almost as bad as Pyramids.
Sadly, I've heard bad things about Eclipse too. And what really irritates me is I heard bad things about the past 2 years of Alpine as well(from an Alpine dealer). I went into a shop that Alpine was pretty much the best stuff they had last year looking for a new headunit because something went wrong with my unit from 2003(wiring problem in my old car). The sales guy told me from a quality standpoint I was alot better off getting my old unit fixed than I was buying a new one. Hell, Kenwood Excelon used to be some really nice stuff. I bought a new Excelon headunit in Feb for the F150 and have been disappointed. If the bass is going and I hit a bump the thing skips to high heaven. That was the kind of thing you expected out of a disc player in 1990. But it seems like all the companies are dying to compete with all the entry level junk out there. As the aftermarket stuff in a reasonable price range gets lousier, and as the factory systems get better, the justification for aftermarket gets harder the newer the vehicle..
Looking at your sig... Sony has been crap in car audio for atleast 5-10 years. Chances are, if you put a Sony in there it will sound worse than whatever you have from the factory. Modern Sony's are almost as bad as Pyramids.
Sadly, I've heard bad things about Eclipse too. And what really irritates me is I heard bad things about the past 2 years of Alpine as well(from an Alpine dealer). I went into a shop that Alpine was pretty much the best stuff they had last year looking for a new headunit because something went wrong with my unit from 2003(wiring problem in my old car). The sales guy told me from a quality standpoint I was alot better off getting my old unit fixed than I was buying a new one. Hell, Kenwood Excelon used to be some really nice stuff. I bought a new Excelon headunit in Feb for the F150 and have been disappointed. If the bass is going and I hit a bump the thing skips to high heaven. That was the kind of thing you expected out of a disc player in 1990. But it seems like all the companies are dying to compete with all the entry level junk out there. As the aftermarket stuff in a reasonable price range gets lousier, and as the factory systems get better, the justification for aftermarket gets harder the newer the vehicle..
