Used 2014 Volkswagen Passat TDI SE 4dr Sedan w/Sunroof (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel 6AM) Consumer Reviews
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A-lot of car for the buck - seats
Andy, Chicago, IL, 04/18/2017
updated 10/22/2018
Volkswagen Passat TDI SE 4dr Sedan w/Sunroof (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel 6AM)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
I was in a market to buy a family size sedan, which is safe, reliable, and with high MPG numbers, due to my long commute. I previously owned Cavalier, Infiniti I35, Toyota Camry, and all these cars are great car, and sold them once reached 150k miles. This time around, I wanted to buy a diesel car, hoping to be economical in terms of commute, and reliable well above 200k miles. After doing lots of research, I fell in love with Passat, and decided to buy one. In February 2014, I bought myself a Tdi Se Passat. I love the car at first. Very spacious interior, car came with 2-year maintenance package, so there was nothing to worry at this point. First time owning diesel car, I was greatly impressed with the engine performance, and fast shifting, auto manual transmission. Best Features Cabin and trunk space is quite generous. Certainly, enjoy the dual clutch manual shifting while passing others on highway. Over all feel is quite safe, while driving in bad weather conditions. Drove through winter blizzard and still felt confident, traction controls, and weight distribution has significantly improved the driving dynamics of this car. I certainly enjoyed filing the tank twice for 1500-mile road trip. One tank full lasted about 725miles, significantly reduced my daily work commute cost. This car achieves higher MPG then listed, 29 combined, and 40 on highway. Worst Features I found Passat has the worst seats IMO. It is almost impossible to access the seat comfort, when you by the new car after driving for 15 minute. I thought, once I start driving, leather will loosen up, and seat will become more comfortable, but I was wrong. I love the car, but the terrible seats was causing back pain. After some of my friends complain about the bad seats, I took the car to professional upholstery car shop, and they pointed out, there is not enough cushion to support the lower back. After a year, and driving 20k miles, I had to give in, and finally trade in for other car. When you have a 100-mile daily commute, it is important to have comfortable seats.
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Great engine/DSG automated manual
Thomas, Detroit, MI, 06/09/2020
updated 12/11/2020
Volkswagen Passat TDI SE 4dr Sedan w/Sunroof (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel 6AM)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
I have the TDI SE diesel 6 speed DSG automated manual transmission. The fuel economy is insane. At least 50mpg hwy/37mpg city, 45mpg combined. The automated manual, once you got it, is great. The interior is massive. The V-tex leatherette is durable. I almost bought the SEL but leather trimmed velour is not my cup of tea. The stereo is great. HUGE back seat AND trunk. The space leaves you lacking for none: no need for extra feet room, shoulder room, head room, or seat or seatback room. They used to call this a "body" trunk back in the day. You keep it serviced with VW at proper intervals and you'll have a car that is like it was new up to at least 500k miles. We will regret not being able to purchase this 2.0 liter TDI engine again, and some rumors of the Passat going away in September 2020. Idk.
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