DoctorJay wrote:misterMagoo wrote:Randy Bass wrote:This is what you need to get:
That car is sick, but a new nice volvo is WAAAY out of my price range.
They're cute, but with a rubbish boot.
I've got a MkV Jetta. It's a great car, with a Golf interior, but a 527 litre boot, which is bigger than any of our bit saloon cars, and bigger than a Passat (don't know about the CC). I only have a 410, but I'd expect a 412 would fit easily.
CC's boot is about the same as the regular saloon but with a smaller opening. I can fit my 335 into it nicer than I can my Jetta tho.
There's also a Golf or Jetta wagon about, for even more space. The Skoda Octavia is well worth considering if they have them in the states, it's essentially the Czech version, which is better built!
No Skoda or Seat from the VAG family here
I want a Cupra!
My Jetta has the 2.0L Turbo, and it's an absolute cracker of an engine. Flat torque curve, pulls harder than the power output would indicate, frugal and smooth. If you can get it in the states though, the twincharger (1.4L with a supercharger and turbocharger) is nearly as fast as the 2L turbo, but uses about 75% of the fuel.
If I was buying a nice car for using to haul gigging gear, I'd probably get the wagon with the twincharger.
No twincharger. We miss out on a lot of the good stuff. I got the 2.0T in my Jetta as well (GLI) and its a blast. Chipped, cold air intake, turbo-back exhaust, diverter valve, and soon a new fuel pump system.
That engine is so awesome! Great on fuel too!
I get bad heat soak though... Just got back from a cruise and you could smell the heat radiating from the engine bay. Even before the cruise the car sat for 3 hours from a 10 minute saunter to the meeting place and it was still warm when I was changing out a headlamp bulb before we took off...
The Golf/Jetta wagon here only comes with the 2.5L n/a engine and the 2.0TDI common-rail diesel. Its a great car, but I love my 2.0T too much.
The messed up thing is that the newer gen 2.0T's here are called "TSI" which is a kick in the junk cus the TSI in Europe is that twincharged engine. I would love that engine.. I'd do dirty mean things to it...
I very badly want a B6 Passat Wagon with a manual...