Would you say that epa est. 35mpg hwy/25 city good gas mileage in today's standards?
I currently am driving a 2002 Honda Civic LX which I love, but might end up getting a newer car. Right now I'm averaging 26mpg with my Civic because I'm usually driving around town, and the only time I'm really on the highway is on my 60 mi round trip to school.
The car I plan on getting is a 2014-2017 Jetta. I test drove the '17 Passat on a 1,000 mi road trip to Northern California and loved it and averaged 30 mpg the whole trip. I know that both the Jetta SEL and the Passat SEL share the same 1.8T engine. I liked the peppiness of the engine and the overall smoothness of the ride. The 1.4T engine gets even better gas mileage, but I feel as though the power might lack. Is 35hwy/25city good for the 1.8T. The thing is that I liked the mileage but I don't know if I can achieve the same mileage of the 1.4T with the 1.8T. On a side-note I haven't test drove a 1.4T so maybe I might feel as though the power is adequate for today's standards. And I'm a lead food.
Added (1). I suppose the first statement implies that i'm getting a new car to save money on gas, but this is not the case. The key word in this case is "might", so i might get a newer car. If in the case that I do get a new car, I was wondering if this is good enough gas mileage for today's standards.
So your going to spend $20000 just to get a few more mpgs. If the Honda is still good you can buy a lot of gas for that much money. Think again.
In terms of cost of fuel, the difference is negligible - a year's difference is far less than a month's car payment. You love your Civic, and you have been living with it for years, it sounds like. You may not even like living with another car. As I learned when I had a Lotus, driving it and owning it were two *very* different things. BTW, the Mini Cooper is the perfect example of that… Fun to drive, a nightmare to own.
25/35 MPG is fine by today's standards, at least in my estimation. Of course I've never owned a vehicle that got more than 21 MPG overall. Keep in mind the VW will likely be less reliable than your Civic, and the upkeep will definitely be more. The turbo VW's recommends premium fuel to get the published power and fuel economy figures.
Also, what dealer let you do a 1000 mile "test drive"?
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