I’ve decided to get with the times and a get a vehicle that gets a little bit better gas mileage than my previous daily driver. It doesn’t have near the explosiveness off-the-line as the Cayenne Turbo, but it does get over 3x the gas mileage in town and has the majority of the features I enjoyed in the Cayenne. It’s a shame that more people don’t look into diesel vehicles. So, to rectify that situation some, here is the current MPG I’m getting on the car, courtesy of Fuelly.com:
The main specifications of the vehicle are as follows:
- Common Rail inline-4 diesel engine with 140hp / 236ft-lbs
- 6-speed DSG transmission
- 30 city / 42 highway mpg
- Salsa Red exterior / cornsilk interior
- Panoramic sunroof and wheel package
- Rear side airbag package
- iPod MDI connector
And like the other daily drivers I’ve had, here is the run down on the typical expenses since buying the car:
| Date | Miles | Description of problem / service | Cost |
| May 9, 2013 | 47719 | Got to use the road hazard warranty on the front passenger side tire | $43.28 |
| April 20, 2013 | 47381 | 4 new tires, road hazard, 5 year unlimited alignments | $1078.18 |
| March 16, 2013 | 45500 | 40k Maintenance, New wipers | $???.?? |
| August 9, 2012 | 31000 | Engine Air Filter | $27.06 |
| July 28, 2012 | 30226 | 30k Maintenance | (free) |
| January 7, 2012 | 19427 | 20k Maintenance, DSG Update, Fuel Line Vibration Dampeners | (free) |
| July 18, 2011 | 10965 | Low tire pressure warning light came on, VW set tire pressures to 40psi instead of 33psi | (free) |
| July 16, 2011 | 10776 | 10k service, ECM update, iPod connection update | (free) |
| May 5, 2011 | 6523 | Fix a tire puncture (dang screw head!) | $22.16 |
| February 6, 2011 | 1129 | Fix a tire puncture (dang nail!) | $22.16 |
| February 1, 2011 | 765 | iPod MDI adapter installed by Hewlett VW (part of purchase) | (free) |
| January 29, 2011 | 587 | Windows tinted with ClimaKool tint | $499.00 |
| January 21, 2011 | 74 | Purchased car from Hewlett Volkswagen |