Acura TSX vs Honda Accord vs Volkswagen Passat

31 messages, Last post on Jul 10, 2007 at 7:36 AM

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#30 of 31 Re: German Engineering [blane] by thegraduate Jul 09, 2007 (1:37 pm)
Replying to: blane (Jul 09, 2007 12:16 pm) Style is in the eyes of the beholder. But I find the looks of the Passat to be quite "bland". I'm actually with ya on that one blane. The previous Passat looked like a more expensive car than it actually was. The current one is the other way around. And, "German Engineering" is all I need to hear to know that I don't want that car. I need to spend time IN my car, not looking at it on a rack at the shop. I haven't driven, MB, but I have driven VW and Audi, and there was less responsive handling than I expected in both of these car brands (The Audi was an A4). I'm going into a field of work in which I'll likely not make a lot of money for starters, and I don't need to spend all my dough on repairs, something my friend with the VW has done ($2,200 by 40k miles). Replies to this message: sammya_md (Jul 10, 2007 7:36 am)
#31 of 31 Re: German Engineering [thegraduate] by sammya_md Jul 10, 2007 (7:36 am)
Replying to: thegraduate (Jul 09, 2007 1:37 pm) I realize no one in the US wants a manual, or few people. I love them, but see why people don't want to fuss with them. I was joking saying who wouldn't want one. People have bad experiences with all types of cars. I am just saying the difference in the ride between a camry and the passat I got were completely different. I went straight to the VW dealership afterwards. We'll see how the reliability is for the new passat generation in a few years, but I will continue to enjoy my car. That's the thing about cars, everyone has their own opinions. I'm attempting to share mine and the reasons for going VW

#30 of 31: Re: German Engineering [blane] by thegraduate; Jul 09, 2007 (1:37 pm)

Replying to: blane (Jul 09, 2007 12:16 pm)

Style is in the eyes of the beholder. But I find the looks of the Passat to be quite "bland".

I'm actually with ya on that one blane. The previous Passat looked like a more expensive car than it actually was. The current one is the other way around.

And, "German Engineering" is all I need to hear to know that I don't want that car. I need to spend time IN my car, not looking at it on a rack at the shop. I haven't driven, MB, but I have driven VW and Audi, and there was less responsive handling than I expected in both of these car brands (The Audi was an A4). I'm going into a field of work in which I'll likely not make a lot of money for starters, and I don't need to spend all my dough on repairs, something my friend with the VW has done ($2,200 by 40k miles).

sammya_md (Jul 10, 2007 7:36 am)

#31 of 31: Re: German Engineering [thegraduate] by sammya_md; Jul 10, 2007 (7:36 am)

Replying to: thegraduate (Jul 09, 2007 1:37 pm)

I realize no one in the US wants a manual, or few people. I love them, but see why people don't want to fuss with them. I was joking saying who wouldn't want one.

People have bad experiences with all types of cars. I am just saying the difference in the ride between a camry and the passat I got were completely different. I went straight to the VW dealership afterwards.

We'll see how the reliability is for the new passat generation in a few years, but I will continue to enjoy my car.

That's the thing about cars, everyone has their own opinions. I'm attempting to share mine and the reasons for going VW