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Considering a TDI - 9/5/2006 1:51:50 PM

Tmoney55

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I am in the market for a new vehicle, so I did some research and I came upon the VW Jetta TDI. I've never owned a Volkswagen before, but I've driven a friend's GTI and had alot of fun with it. I understand the TDI won't be as fast as a GTI, but the fuel mileage is what sways me toward the TDI. Are there any glaring issues I should be worried about? The same friend with the GTI is a VW mechanic, so he is helping very much, but he has less experience with the Deisel-powered Jetta. I was just wondering if there are any problems that could possibly be severe enough to change my mind and convince me to buy a GTI instead? Thanks in advance for all your help!!!

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RE: Considering a TDI - 9/5/2006 2:09:41 PM

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GTI's are always nice, but the TDI is always good for gas mileage. Depends on what you want.

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RE: Considering a TDI - 9/5/2006 9:14:05 PM

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Well Im somewhat mechanically inclined, so I was planning on a few mods to the TDI, (chip, exhaust, possible body work, wheels, etc.) I was just wondering if I was getting in over my head. I've never owned a diesel vehicle, so It will be a learning experience, apart from what I already know (no spark plugs, hard starts in colder weather, etc)

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RE: Considering a TDI - 9/7/2006 11:35:47 PM

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No hard starts from what I hear. I am a new TDI owner. Check out TDIClub.com for a TON of TDI info.

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RE: Considering a TDI - 12/3/2006 2:06:48 PM

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Watch out for mileage. My dad bought a 96 passat tdi for me. 270K miles.

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RE: Considering a TDI - 12/3/2006 4:11:52 PM

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TDI's are pretty reliable, like all diesels they typically have fewer problems and last longer than other vehicles. If your looking for speed in a Jetta id look at the GLI tho, plenty of space to mod without upgrading engine/trans materials and still gets 30mpg hwy. VW really did a great job on the exterior and it has the same motor as the GTI weighing only about 150lbs. more. A good friend just got one and we cruise around, hes really not much slower and with a couple hundred bucks in mods it would easily be faster than a stock GTI. Also you can get the DSG trans that is being compared to ferrari and bmw as the best electronically controlled manual gearbox ever created (crazy germans).

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RE: Considering a TDI - 2/28/2007 9:56:00 PM

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depends on what you want. i have a '00 tdi with a manual 5 speed. i've had mine up to 120mph(sorry didn't know how to convert to kph). also gets 50 mpg. that's what i like. my first VW and i love it.

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RE: Considering a TDI - 3/5/2007 2:38:10 PM

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Have you gotten your car yet? If so, I won't weigh in on the TDI,

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