Currently, I just moved to Washington (Seattle) in may from Illinois. I have made a few friends and what not already and one of them I have been car shopping with for the last few weeks. That got me thinking that I would like to get a new car as well. I just got a new job that is approximately 100 miles away (round trip) but pays good.
So I started looking around and test driving certain things. I test drove the focus ST which was pretty awesome but I don't think I want to deal with a MT in traffic for this long commute. Actually, come to think of it, the only ford that I would probably get and that interests me would be the ST.
I've test drove the following:
2014 VW GTI w/ DSG trans
2014 VW Jetta TDI Sportwagen
2014 Ford Focus ST
2014 Ford Focus Titanium
2014 Mazda 3 (5-door Hatch)
2014 Toyota Tacoma (No idea why)
So far, my favorites are the VW's. The GTI was fun and very spacious with a nice interior. The TDI sportwagen was a blast as well. Especially with the Diesel. Also, from what I have been researching, the TDI mpg is underrated (people have been getting anywhere from 35-50 mpg on them).
What do y'all think? I'm open to other options that I have not checked out yet.
Here are some pics of the two VW's that I looked at.
So I started looking around and test driving certain things. I test drove the focus ST which was pretty awesome but I don't think I want to deal with a MT in traffic for this long commute. Actually, come to think of it, the only ford that I would probably get and that interests me would be the ST.
I've test drove the following:
2014 VW GTI w/ DSG trans
2014 VW Jetta TDI Sportwagen
2014 Ford Focus ST
2014 Ford Focus Titanium
2014 Mazda 3 (5-door Hatch)
2014 Toyota Tacoma (No idea why)
So far, my favorites are the VW's. The GTI was fun and very spacious with a nice interior. The TDI sportwagen was a blast as well. Especially with the Diesel. Also, from what I have been researching, the TDI mpg is underrated (people have been getting anywhere from 35-50 mpg on them).
What do y'all think? I'm open to other options that I have not checked out yet.
Here are some pics of the two VW's that I looked at.
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