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The Factory or Bust in the 2013 Volkswagen Passat TDi - Factory Tour / Review

* * * * * * * * * * * * Suffering  from “battery electric vehicle range anxiety” this holiday season? We at “Drive…He Said” picked up a “half-witted” key to a 2013 Volkswagen Passat TDi, to evaluate what might be the perfect antidote. What better way to combat our own anxiety than by... Read more »

By George Straton,
December 5, 2012 at 2:16 pm • 

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