is this diesel a good one?

[WDaniels]

My wife got Tboned in her car tuesday night and it bent the B piller( the post that the door closes on) and the body shop says it is most likely totalled. So to the question. My wife and I are looking at a VW jetti TDI. Has anyone ever heard of anything wrong with those diesels? Good, bad? Any and all information and advice is appreciated.

Thanks

WD

 

[JakeGMCHD]

Visit the tdiclub.com They are a good ride but need to have the EGR disabled to keep from plugging up the intake.

 

[WDaniels]

Man, it sounds like they have alot of problems with that little diesel. Maybe German engeenering isn't as good as we all thought it was. Guess the mighty cummins has spoiled me. (What a shame huh?)

WD

 

[TPCDrafting]

Hey WD!

If my wife didn't love her Saturn so much and if we did any serious commuting, I'd be putting her in a TDI. Mostly of what I've seen is the EGR issue and having to change out timing belts.

So did Mrs WD get t-boned by that rascally polar bear again? You might have to slice him up and store him in your snow bank to keep the meat fresh.

(seriously, I hope she's OK)

 

[Todd G]

I just bought a 2004 Jetta TDI a few months ago. With 3000 miles on it, I am getting 46mpg



The only real problem I hear about on Fred's TDI site is intake clogging from our nasty diesel here in the states. Maybe this will go away in 2006 with ULSD. There are fixes to the intake clogging.



Like our trucks, there is lots more power available out of these engines.

 

[skobylenski]

Read Consumer's Reports. I checked into VW's about 6 months ago, and CR said that the only "decent" VWs are the newest ones. Go any older than the ones that just rolled off the assembly line, and you're asking for trouble out the wazoo. The biggest problem is that the electrical system just kicks the bucket one day, and then you're screwed. The car will run, but with no gauges and no lights other than the headlights and taillights. A freind of mine has/had a 99 Jetta that the electrial went on in January of 2004, he was ******, to say the least. I would imagine the engine is decent, but the rest of these cars pretty much suck. The ride isn't the best, and the acceleration leaves something to be desired, unless you get the VR6 models. My girlfriend considered a diesel golf this past March, but rejected it after driving it in the cold. It had NO power until it warmed up, after about 15 minutes of driving.



FWIW, I find Consumer Reports to be a good source of information, along with talking to people who have had experience with what I am considering.

 

[WDaniels]

TPC,

I would put the PB (Polar Bear) in the fridge but as you know, we don't need a fridge up here in the frozen north. So... . I just drug him to the igloo and threw him upstaris where he will stay frozen. (I have a 2 story igloo) :-laf I tried to write to you once but I threw the bottle into the ocean to late in the season and it got frozen into the ice pack. Don't know where the bottle is anymore. Oh well, got to get the dogs hooked up so I can go into town and get some more canned goods to hold us over for the winter.

WD