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#108 of 175 Re: Eos Gas [aliceb] by cat_lover Mar 22, 2007 (5:42 am)
Replying to: aliceb (Mar 21, 2007 8:21 pm) When I bought my Eos, I really grilled the specialist who gave me the run-down of my new car's features. I've never put anything other than regular in any car I've ever owned, so to go from reg to super gas was a real turn-off for me. I'd already purchased the car, and this guy didn't have any motive for selling higher gas, so I trusted his advice. Here's how he explained it: If you put in the best gas and get better gas mileage, over the course of a year, the actual cost is decreased because you use less gas. He also believes that the car operates better if it's given the fuel for which it was designed. I've filled-up three times and it still smarts to select the premium gas, but I'm getting used to it. Good luck, you'll love an Eos! Replies to this message: vwguild1 (Mar 27, 2007 1:18 pm) cat_lover (Mar 28, 2007 11:40 am) vwguild1 (Mar 28, 2007 12:08 pm)
#109 of 175 Re: Eos Gas [cat_lover] by vwguild1 Mar 27, 2007 (1:18 pm)
Replying to: cat_lover (Mar 22, 2007 5:42 am) Your EOS has which engine? Replies to this message: cat_lover (Mar 28, 2007 11:40 am) vwguild1 (Mar 28, 2007 12:08 pm)
#110 of 175 Re: Eos Gas [vwguild1] by cat_lover Mar 28, 2007 (11:40 am)
Replying to: vwguild1 (Mar 27, 2007 1:18 pm) 2.0 Turbo- Automatic Replies to this message: vwguild1 (Mar 28, 2007 12:08 pm)
#111 of 175 Re: Eos Gas [cat_lover] by vwguild1 Mar 28, 2007 (12:08 pm)
Replying to: cat_lover (Mar 28, 2007 11:40 am) The 2.0L Turbo will, in fact, run better & perform better(MPG) using premium fuel...We have a 2006 GLI with DSG and that is all that I heve ever used. On the other hand I have a '76 MBZ that only likes 89 Octane.
#112 of 175 Re: Eos Gas [aliceb] by hammer760 Mar 28, 2007 (5:42 pm)
Replying to: aliceb (Mar 21, 2007 8:21 pm) If you really think about it, the avg cost of super/premium unleaded is 20 cents per gallon more so it costs no more than $3 extra to fill the tank with the better gas. I'd rather pay the extra $12/month or $144/year to make sure the turbo injectors stay as clean as possible with the cleaner burning fuel, rather than shelling out possibly hundreds more to fix or replace the turbo.
#113 of 175 Current lease info? by jefhack Apr 02, 2007 (4:51 pm)
Hi Carman, Can you share the lease info for the Eos 2.0T, 12K miles, 36 months in NYC area?   Thank you again, you always come through for me! Replies to this message: jefhack (Apr 02, 2007 5:03 pm)
#114 of 175 Re: Current lease info? [jefhack] by jefhack Apr 02, 2007 (5:03 pm)
Replying to: jefhack (Apr 02, 2007 4:51 pm) I meant to also include Auto tranny... thx again!
#115 of 175 3.2 model opinions/reviews/comments??? by jscholz Apr 13, 2007 (4:54 pm)
I've tested the 2.0T and 3.2. I'm leaning towards the 3.2. Anyone have thoughts on the 3.2? Replies to this message: drkoob (Apr 14, 2007 7:11 pm)
#116 of 175 Bought my Eos today by drkoob Apr 14, 2007 (7:11 pm)
Replying to: jscholz (Apr 13, 2007 4:54 pm) I live in the Seattle area. Have wanted a convertible for 10 years and finally after a lifetime of family cars I have the coolest car I have ever owned.   Buying experience was excellent and I was lucky beyond belief. Bought the car from a wonderful sales guy at Chaplin's Auto Group in Bellevue, WA.   Have been researching my Eos purchase for quite a while. Had driven an Eos last week in Las Vegas. Loved it. Came home and decided we would go look today.   One of the things I have not seen mentioned on these boards is the Costco buying plan. Today is the third car I have purchased using that program. If you are not familiar with it, you contact a qualified sales rep at a Costco qualified dealership online or by phone. As soon as I had filled out the web request, I was called by the sales rep. He asked me about three minutes of questions about what I was looking for. He then sent me an e-mail with his contact info and I replied that we would see him about 11:00 AM today.   When you use Costco, the deal works that they have a list of the "Costco" price for every model. Depending on the model and its popularity the price on your car is listed on the list. For the Eos (with the current popularity---they had three) the Costco cost was $500 under MSRP. Once they give you the list, they can no longer play the bargaining game with you. You either take it or leave it. If they try to play the usual pass around to the sales manager with you, you can turn them in to Costco and they are off the program. Not something they want to be.   We went in this morning and got there about an hour early. Our sales guy wasn't there yet (he was scheduled to come in around 11( so another salesman pulled up an Eos for us, filled it with gas, and told us to drive for an hour. We loved it. No salesman. No limits. We ran it up Snoqualamie Pass, through a bunch of curves, pushed it to 80+ on I-90 and had a great time.   When we got back to the dealership, our guy was there and lo and behold he had the EXACT car I was looking for. I wanted a 2.0T with an automatic (but not the Triptonic), the Luxury package and I didn't want to spend for the high end bucks for the high end sound system as I plan to put in a secondary system. I was looking for the Island Gray with a black leather interior. And there it was. They had three on the lot and that exact car was sitting right next to the front door of the dealership.   We did a quick test drive of that car, told him what my trade-in was (I have a 2001 Subaru Outback wagon that I am giving to my daughter and I am trading in my daughter's 1998 Subaru Outback wagon that used to be mine with 100,000 plus miles). I told him that if they couldn't offer me more than a grand, I would just donate the car to charity. He said they could give me three. My wife said, "$300?" and he said no, three thousand. We were shocked.   Pre-trade in we got the car for $34000. Thrilled to death! Had planned to spend about $2000 more and thought I would have to wait weeks. Drove it home. And what do you know, as they pulled the car out after prepping it for us, the sun came out (yes--here in Seattle!) and I got to drive home with the top down. I am still in heaven.

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