> Time for a new commute car (maybe) - I'd like to hear experiences with Passats - looking at used ones, say 1999-2002.  I'd particularly like to hear about automatic vs. stick, the 4-cyl vs. a 6 cylinder, and wagons.  A friend's Passat gets over 30mpg (4cyl, 5spd).
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> I'd like to stick with my Vanagon but family members don't want me to wear it out in a commute, and of course mpg is not the greatest.  
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> Thanks
> Donna, 1987 Wolfsburg