[NTLK] [OT] Oil in Newton.. LOL

[Chris Browder]

Christian,

You guys get a better range of cars than the US. I am limited in my
wagon options, not even Volvo sells their iconic station wagons here
anymore. My partner had a Mazda 6 as a rental car recently and I was
impressed. They do make a hatch version of the 6 here, so I'm
optimistic about their aluminum block diesel making its way into it.
The kicker would be the gearbox, Audi does not sell a manual diesel in
the USA (nor an all wheel drive model), and for their cost you're
better off to get the comparable golf or Jetta variant from sister VW.

Happy motoring!

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 14, 2013, at 4:58 PM, Lord Groundhog <lordgroundhog at gmail.com> wrote:

> ~~~ On 2013/01/14 20:20, Chris Browder at kcfoxie at gmail.com wrote ~~~
>
>> Did the brakes on my 73. First time id ever done it. Went on the test
>> drive and stopped in the neighbors yard at the end of the T
>> intersection.... Live and learn I suppose. I can't beat the comfort
>> and range of a modern day VW TDI, though Mazda might woo me in the
>> future if they offer manual station wagons with the skyactiv-D 2.2
>> engine. Coming from a ford family, once in 15 years have I been
>> rescued in a modern vw for a failure (and it had 265,000 miles on it
>> when the shift linkage failed). Our ford and Chevys have been another
>> story, sadly.
>>
>
> Just got a Mazda 3, Chris.  Really like the performance and goodies it came
> with.  Mine has a 5-speed gearbox, is comfortable and handles well.  I'm not
> in the market for a station wagon so I don't know what's available in other
> countries.  I'm in the UK so I'd guess the model range could be slightly
> different elsewhere but I know there's at least one larger model here.
>
> After 21 years of driving Fords quite happily, I've found the Mazda to be a
> delight.
>
> IMHO, FWIW, YMMV, etc.
>
>
> My own experience of VWs (3 of them) has been pleasant astonishment at how
> they just last and last and last despite less than ideal treatment and
> conditions.
>
>
>
>
> Shalom,
>
> Christian
>
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