TDI

[zacs]

Originally Posted by Nebe

Mrs Nebe has had a TDI Golf since 2000.. The engine is incredible.. the rest of the car... JUNK. Going from Rhode Island to Ohio on one tank of fuel is pretty cool, but when all of the interior parts like door handles, glove box hinges, etc are pretty much designed to fail after 5 years, I dont reccomend buying one. I would love to put a TDI enging in my '71 Westfalia bus... that would be sweeet!!!

i agree with nebe. we are on our 6th VW (2005 passat wagon), and it will be our last.

I said that before, but this time i mean it. so many issues. both cosmetic like nebe says, and also mechanical.

Don't have anything like these issues with my F150 (90K miles), or my focus (sold with almost 200K miles), and all friends & family with toyota, honda, or others don't have all of these issues.

i'm sure the TDI is awesome and the VW lover inside me wants one so bad, but i am done with this torture... Our next purchase (probably within the next 6 months) will not be VW.

[likwid]

First tank of diesel has come and gone.

575 miles mixed city/highway.

[paradoxjim]

Wait 'til it breaks in - you'll see 625 or so on a tank. Yesterday, 340 mile drive from RI up to NH and southern ME and back. Averaged 49.2 MPG for the trip. It was over 51 on the trip up, but I hit traffic on the way back!

'09 Sport Wagon, 54,000 miles. None of the problems the Nebe has encountered, yet! I hope they improved since 2000.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by paradoxjim

Wait 'til it breaks in - you'll see 625 or so on a tank. Yesterday, 340 mile drive from RI up to NH and southern ME and back. Averaged 49.2 MPG for the trip. It was over 51 on the trip up, but I hit traffic on the way back!

'09 Sport Wagon, 54,000 miles. None of the problems the Nebe has encountered, yet! I hope they improved since 2000.

doing by the book break in.
400 more miles and its time to play with sportmode and push it