Any Jetta TDI owners out there? I got questions.

[The patriot]

VW is advterising $5000 off any 02 Jetta.

I've always wanted a TDI (well I REALLY like the Passat) but I'd like to know what actual mileage are you getting.

I've never gotten what the window sticker says on any new car I've owned.

A friend of mine recently bought a Jetta 1. 8T, and gets 15 MPG on the highway. I forget what the window sticker on his says, but it's more than that.

TIA

Eric

 

[cwienenga]

mileage

most vw diesels get between 40-50mpg

 

[CharlieMiller]

Mine is a 5 speed manual window sticker said 45 city 49 or 50 hwy. The lowest I have seen is 46/47 and have seen 52 on the hwy. Great little car and once you get used to the mileage you can never go back to something in the upper 20's of low 30's. I only have about 3500 miles on it and I have filled it up only a handful of times. Definately not a Cummins but a great commuter car.

 

[jdkenyon]

I bought a 2002 Jetta TDI in Feb. So far the best mileage is 54mpg and the worst was 43mpg. Running to and from work and just the normal town driving I average about 47mpg. A couple of months ago I had the opportunity to take it on a long (1200 Miles) trip. Averaged 52mpg for that trip and it included several hills as steep as 8%. The best part is I never even had to downshift anywhere. That motor just kept pulling.

Josh

 

[B9Mile]

My '01 TDI has about 21k miles on it. Last 3 tanks were 56+ mpg. Lifetime average is about 54. 5. Lowest was 49. X sometime last Feb.



These guys have lots of info:



http://www.tdiclub.com

 

[lschultz]

Just go ahead and get that Jetta. You want be disappointed.

 

[Cummins Cowboy]

I think it is so stupid that car manufactures continue to try to build hybrid gas and electric cars. Fuel efficiency is not rocket science here we already have it, it's called diesel power. I am sure if VW and other diesel manufactures where not saddled with such EPA restrictions they would really give these hybrid cars a run for the money and have way more power and driveability. I still scratch my head as to why a 12 valve will get better fuel economy than a 24 valve. Where is the fuel going if it is not burned, i would think efficiency would go hand and hand with emissions.

 

[B9Mile]

VW Lupo: 92.5 mpg

Here it is:



http://www.dieselnet.com/news/0007vw.html

 

[RBachant]

The lowest MPG was 39. 5 and the highest was 49. 7. It averages 45 on most tanks.

 

[hammersley]

The patriot - only problem with a TDI is .....

Remember it has an EGR - and it's German! I know, I know superb German Engineering, and all that BS - I just know my experience with VW's-somehow the love affair never found me! Good luck - but the EPA required , at least at this time , EGR - really scares me.

 

[The patriot]

Thanks for all the input guys, but even though the news paper didnt say this, the dealer says "It's not on the TDI"S".

That's OK, I really dont want to start new payments right now.

Eric

 

[weber1048]

I have had my TDI for almost 2 years and 40K miles. I get 52mpg on all highway at 72 to 77 mph (Oregon Idaho). With a lot of city driving 50+% 46 mpg. With winter fuel it's 49 highway and 45 city. I an't complain at all. 100 miles to work 2 gallons, $2. 82. And all the power you need 120 mph+



DougOo. Oo. Oo. Oo.

 

[Chris N5CWM]

I recently bought a 2001 Jetta TDI 5 speed. It has 61,000 miles

on it but looks great and runs excellent.



Just filled it up and checked the mileage. Same station same

pump for the fillups. Calculated 44. 2 MPG, 75 % highway

driving.



The Jetta is a VERY smooth, nice riding little scoot! Test drive

a TDI and see for yourself. Fun to drive and I love getting

that mileage, and having a turbocharged intercooled commuter

car and Dodge Cummins Ram is just too cool!



Tons of info at the >TDIClub< forum.



Click here for some PICS

 

[Big Dawg]

I have a 2001 VW Golf TDI (diesel). I won't have it long as I just bought a new Cummins and have to sell the Golf. One word of warning... STAY AWAY FROM AUTOMATICS!!!! They destroy VW TDI fuel mileage. I have a five speed and usually get 42 to 45 in the city and always above 50 on the highway unless I'm doing insane speeds. Once I was doing some real insane speeds in a remote part of Idaho for an extended time and my mileage dropped to 39. Trust me when I say insane. On a short highway trip and really babying it at 55 mph I saw 63. 7 mpg once but this was really taking it easy and should not be considered typical. I have a buddy that has a 98 Jetta diesel and if his ever dropped below 50 he would die. He has actually gotten 67 before and can get over a thousand miles on a tank at that rate. Breaking 60 is not that difficult for him. The older TDIs had a different turbo on them and seem to get a little better mileage. I can give you a ton of information if you want to get in touch with me. Your best bet is to go to www.tdiclub.com and spend a couple days reading there. Anyway I hope this helps.



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[The patriot]

Originally posted by Chris N5CWM





The Jetta is a VERY smooth, nice riding little scoot! Test drive

a TDI and see for yourself. Fun to drive and I love getting

that mileage, and having a turbocharged intercooled commuter

car and Dodge Cummins Ram is just too cool!

I've driven one, actually I was very serious about one before I got my truck.

I kept waiting for a 5 speed TDI Passat to come out. The dealer kept saying "two more months" etc. etc.

This went on for 9 months, so I went and ordered the truck.

When I took the TDI Jetta for a test drive, I had 4 adults in the car.

My daily driver was a 12 second Buick Grand National, and I was impressed with the little diesel!!!!

So was everyone else in the car!!

Eric

 

[blampright]

U.S. automakers should take note of VW TDI

I just don't understand why U. S. automakers spend millions of dollars on R&D for hybrid cars when they can build a car like the TDI that gets the same MPG as a hybrid without all the R&D costs. I guess they don't think there is a big enough market in the U. S. for diesel cars. Yet in most of Europe diesel cars are very common. I have a feeling that's going to change over the next 5 years. It's already happened with trucks. We all love our Ram's for one reason... ... . the Cummins diesel engine!!! I guarantee the same will happen with cars in the near future... ... atleast I hope so!

So do you think the environmentalists pushing the hybrid idea have thought this through all of the way..... especially in California? The reason I bring this up is because I think CA would be in big trouble if all of the suddon thousand's of people started bying electric cars. We all remember the power shortages in CA over the past years. So I'll leave you with this thought. If 100,000 people bought electric cars next year in CA, what kind of effect would that have on CA's power problems? How many days of work would people miss because they couldn't plug their environmentally-politcally correct car in to charge it because they're under power rations? Just a thought I had... ...

 

[Chris N5CWM]

I believe all it would take to convince the majority of Americans

that diesels were the answer would be for gas prices to double

or triple. Look at the European countries, and their gas prices.

Over there diesel is much cheaper than "petrol".

Still, the way things are run over here, diesel would probably

still end up more expensive than gasoline!

 

[wxman]

I have a 2002 Jetta GLS TDI with a "Smart Box" (makes the car genuinely "peppy") and 30K+ miles on it. My wife and I just returned from a trip along the east coast. We went 2797 miles on 49. 5 gallons of fuel (>56. 5 mpg). Not bad for a loaded car with the air conditioning on most of the way!



I agree about the hybrids. There's a company in Europe that's developing a diesel sports car that get 113 mpg (probably based on imperial gallons, but still impressive) and has a top speed of 155 mph!