Passat 1.8T new owner from Houston., TX

[Jcp385]

Originally Posted by Draigflag

Thats a big difference. If you got 30 MPG in your gas passat, you'd have to get 45 MPG in the diesel to have the same fuel costs, which I guess is acheivable, but not worth the extra premium to buy initialy.

Resale on diesel VWs here is very high though. It'll take a big chunk out of the initial purchase premium.

[trollbait]

Resale is a big factor in diesels' ownership costs. Before ULSD, a study showed that a diesel was cheaper than the gas model over 3 or 5 years.