WOW just WOW!!!!

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I just got to drive a Jetta TDI... WOW!!!

I may have just driven my next car. Plenty of spunk, It handles! And the mpg was fantastic! The car was well broke in with 10k miles on the OD. What fun. Mixed driving, and I mean very mixed, ave 50 mpg out of the car. It was comfortable, quite, all most insulating.

The car belongs to one of my customers. They did buy it new at invoice. It is a base model with navi. They have averaged 46 mpg with it since purchase. They drive a lot of hwy. Will see how it holds up over the next year or so. They report no problems with the car at all.

I was very impressed with the car. Falls under OMG. If we just hadn't bought the HCHII I would be trading the MZ3 right now.

I was very impressed!!!!!! I don't think there is any need to look forward to CR-Z or any other hybrid from this point forward.

[Right Lane Cruiser]

What year was it, Jeff?

I'm still sad we can't get the iCDTi over here...

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Originally Posted by Right Lane Cruiser

What year was it, Jeff?

I'm still sad we can't get the iCDTi over here...

09, Dark silver, gray interior, 6MT that just flicked through gears. We put 100 miles on it and did top of calcs for the mpg. He had just filled it up 2 miles from the house. So I refilled it at the same place/pump. They only have one oiler pump there.

If VW can make it work, it's clear Honda does not want to make it work. I'm about to blow Honda off as the new Asian GM anyway.

If I had been driving it like the wake me when we get there HCHII I'm sure I would have been in the high 50 mpg range with the A/C on.

I was very impressed with the car. Now the question is,,, will it turn into the typical VW nightmare I see so much of here.

[Right Lane Cruiser]

My understanding is that they have gone with a new electrical supplier -- so those little gremlins should be gone.

As for maintenance, from what I hear you are still best off looking for a support network rather than relying on the dealer. It seems most of them still haven't a clue about proper diesel care.

[hobbit]

But it still idles at stops, right?
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Originally Posted by hobbit

But it still idles at stops, right?
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Did not notice a auto stop, nor did I FAS it.

[brick]

Originally Posted by hobbit

But it still idles at stops, right?
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A diesel engine at idle doesn't burn fuel at anything like the rate of a gas engine. A gas engine has to do a fair amount of work to draw air against a closed throttle plate, which is why you see ~0.3gph or more even in an engine as small as our 1.5L powerplants. The diesel doesn't have this problem since the intake path is completely free and load is controlled by the amount of fuel injected. From what I've read you are looking at less than 1/3 the consumption rate for a comparable diesel.

[npauli]

you see ~0.3gph or more even in an engine as small as our 1.5L powerplants

My 6.6L diesel only burns .25-.3 gph at idle. So a 1.xL diesel might be more like .1gph or less?

[phoebeisis]

Sounds good.
I've read that the base TDI stationwagon is supposed to MSRP at $24000- I wonder what the actual price of a TDI SW is? Is the Passat bigger than the Jetta?

A TDI SW would be a pretty good USA road trip vehicle.
Charlie

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I just requested a quote from the local dealer via e-mail. I don't expect a reply because they known to be A-Holes. I should not go there. But what the hey.....