Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
Went yesterday with my mother to look into getting a diesel SUV. She has a BMW car now, but has been looking to get back into the diesel world after driving my Liberty when her car was in for repair a while back. We looked at the BMW X5 but she did not want to spend $60k on a vehicle in this economy so I suggested we see if they had a Volkswagen Toureg in stock. The price was better, at $45kish for the TDI V-6 3 liter, but they did not have one in stock. The gasser version was only rated for 14 mpg!
I told her I had friends who have Jetta TDI cars and love them. I test drove one when they first came out with the 2. 0L "Clean Diesel" and was IMPRESSED! She drove one they had on the lot and really liked it. It is a well equipped car, excellent fit and finish, VERY user friendly controls, especially the climate controls and sound system! This is a nice car and she liked it so much that she picks hers up Monday!
It has a HUGE trunk, which she likes, the back seat lays down in three separate sections, the rear seat is comfortable and has nice legroom, the front seats are very comfortable and the little car handles nicely! Neither of us are terribly crazy about front wheel drive, but we were very impressed with the comfort and performance of this car.
A neat thing is, the Volkswagen folks really promote the diesels. I was talking to the salesman and directed him to the back of two "demo" cars on the lot. I wiped my finger in the exhaust pipe of the TDI car and it had NO trace of soot, smell or anything! Did the same on the gasser version and it had soot with a disgusting sulfur smell. These cars were a fair comparison, as it was a TDI 2. 0L and a gasser 2. 0L turbo. Who would NOT want the cleaner running, nearly twice as fuel efficient diesel? It is no wonder the Jetta TDI is Consumer Reports' top rated "small sedan". I am not a "car" person at all, but this little car is mighty impressive! Any of yall looking to get a ultra efficient, comfortable daily driver car should look at the Volkswagen TDIs!
I told her I had friends who have Jetta TDI cars and love them. I test drove one when they first came out with the 2. 0L "Clean Diesel" and was IMPRESSED! She drove one they had on the lot and really liked it. It is a well equipped car, excellent fit and finish, VERY user friendly controls, especially the climate controls and sound system! This is a nice car and she liked it so much that she picks hers up Monday!
It has a HUGE trunk, which she likes, the back seat lays down in three separate sections, the rear seat is comfortable and has nice legroom, the front seats are very comfortable and the little car handles nicely! Neither of us are terribly crazy about front wheel drive, but we were very impressed with the comfort and performance of this car.
A neat thing is, the Volkswagen folks really promote the diesels. I was talking to the salesman and directed him to the back of two "demo" cars on the lot. I wiped my finger in the exhaust pipe of the TDI car and it had NO trace of soot, smell or anything! Did the same on the gasser version and it had soot with a disgusting sulfur smell. These cars were a fair comparison, as it was a TDI 2. 0L and a gasser 2. 0L turbo. Who would NOT want the cleaner running, nearly twice as fuel efficient diesel? It is no wonder the Jetta TDI is Consumer Reports' top rated "small sedan". I am not a "car" person at all, but this little car is mighty impressive! Any of yall looking to get a ultra efficient, comfortable daily driver car should look at the Volkswagen TDIs!
