OKOK, Here I am minding my own business, getting ready to buy a new 2003 VW TDI (another fuel mizer) when I stumble upon not one but TWO used Insights for sale.
#1 is Silver,2002, with Factory Air and a CVT. It also has a 'd' and 's' button on the side of the steering wheel - what's that? it has 21000 miles and has a lifetime MPG of 35. It shakes a little at idle and needs an alignment and the front wheel sbalanced. This car has obviously been U-S-E-D.
#2 is Vomit Comet Green, don't know the year, Factory Air, 5spd. It has 32000 miles on it and a lifetime MPG of 48. It shakes a little at idle, but not as much as #1.
Both are fleet cars that are coming out of motor pools.
---What kind of price is reasonable for each?
---Vomit Comet Green - What years was it offered in?
---Can the shaking at idle be normal or is that an EGR symptom?
---What are the D and S on the wheel, also an 'S' lights on the dash when 's' is pushed, and extinguishes when 'D' is pushed, no 'd' lights ever.
---Is there a way to rest the 'lifetime' MPG?? I don't want to be showing off my new car and have somebody ask why it only get 35mpg - that would suck ***.
--- both cars are in clean shape.
I love the way the car drives. i had the CVT up to 92 on the test drive and had to back out of it because the front wheel balance became an issue. (while going 92 I was averaging 38-40mpg - how did the hacks using this thing get the lifetime down to 35?????????????)
Are there many modifications you can do to these cars? I really enjoy technical modifications that improve stuff, instead of looking cool, or at least what the other kiddies my age call cool.
I once taped up the front of my 86 VW Jetta Diesel when going on an 800 mile trip to see if I could get better fuel mileage - lol - it worked - and generated lots of attention
So, can I get nifty cool parts to add to the car, or is this an 'as-is' deal?
Thanks for any help on this stuff. I really want a 5spd, but I hate the green almost enough to buy an automatic. What do you recommend?
Oh, and it will be used for daily commute of 50 miles and weekend trips of about 400 miles twice monthly.
Thanks in advance. Forrest
#1 is Silver,2002, with Factory Air and a CVT. It also has a 'd' and 's' button on the side of the steering wheel - what's that? it has 21000 miles and has a lifetime MPG of 35. It shakes a little at idle and needs an alignment and the front wheel sbalanced. This car has obviously been U-S-E-D.
#2 is Vomit Comet Green, don't know the year, Factory Air, 5spd. It has 32000 miles on it and a lifetime MPG of 48. It shakes a little at idle, but not as much as #1.
Both are fleet cars that are coming out of motor pools.
---What kind of price is reasonable for each?
---Vomit Comet Green - What years was it offered in?
---Can the shaking at idle be normal or is that an EGR symptom?
---What are the D and S on the wheel, also an 'S' lights on the dash when 's' is pushed, and extinguishes when 'D' is pushed, no 'd' lights ever.
---Is there a way to rest the 'lifetime' MPG?? I don't want to be showing off my new car and have somebody ask why it only get 35mpg - that would suck ***.
--- both cars are in clean shape.
I love the way the car drives. i had the CVT up to 92 on the test drive and had to back out of it because the front wheel balance became an issue. (while going 92 I was averaging 38-40mpg - how did the hacks using this thing get the lifetime down to 35?????????????)
Are there many modifications you can do to these cars? I really enjoy technical modifications that improve stuff, instead of looking cool, or at least what the other kiddies my age call cool.
I once taped up the front of my 86 VW Jetta Diesel when going on an 800 mile trip to see if I could get better fuel mileage - lol - it worked - and generated lots of attention
So, can I get nifty cool parts to add to the car, or is this an 'as-is' deal?
Thanks for any help on this stuff. I really want a 5spd, but I hate the green almost enough to buy an automatic. What do you recommend?
Oh, and it will be used for daily commute of 50 miles and weekend trips of about 400 miles twice monthly.
Thanks in advance. Forrest