what do u think about a tdi jetta?

[den9]

girls car or no?

[Honest_Bob]

Hellz no! Everyone likes getting 50mpg.

[wrxman60]

slooooo carz

[naDintheHat]

Very slow... slower than my pos.

[den9]

i test drove one 2 days ago, it wasnt that bad, yeah its slow but im gonna be driving 20k miles a year for my new job

i just want something that is reasonable, and i love diesel engines, ill buy a gixxer someday to make up for the slowness

6 ppl already told me its a chicks car though

[MPowerKai]

0-60 never

[97TurboDSM]

meh not a fan of tdi's at all. i'd at least go for a 1.8t

[den9]

if i got a 1.8 id get an a4 with awd, that was my other choice but i dunno

[den9]

Originally Posted by MPowerKai

0-60 never

i bet it would beat your m3 in a race.

philly to los angeles. 600 miles off a tank


id take it over a hybrid any day

[naDintheHat]

90 HP FTW! If you are going to do that much driving it might be worth it, who cares if people call it a chick car, you can laugh at them when you are only filling up once every 2 weeks lol. Also pulling hard in first is always fun when you leave a nice black cload of smoke behind ya. for that much driving id say go for it, my dad has an 02 tdi golf and it has like 105K on it.

[den9]

no diesels have hp, its all about the torque, 10 pounds short of an s2000 lol

[poolmike]

Go for it. I don't think the compression is all that high, like 16:1 so you can boost it a bit, and that thing should run its a$$ off. Dump some grease in the tank and run it.

[LSHatch]

It's an economical car. Definitely go for it.

[foss]

50 mpg and the engines last for 500k+,
word.

[vDevilu]

time to chime in here... since I own one....

if you are looking for a fun daily driver than a tdi is a good car. I drive one. BTW, it's 90WHP not BHP. They are detuned for the US. Just a chip can get you 25HP easy. TDi is not a chicks car. majority of people who drive them are guys and diesel/torque heads. a fully modded TDI can get 200 WHP and 400TQ. plus you can't beat $26 for inspection and emissions exempt. Who needs a CAT and EGR anyway HeeHee

chipping www.rocketchip.com
fueling/turbo/FMIC www.kermatdi.com

TDIs www.tdiclub.com

this might help ya. It's a VW lupo 1.9 TDI(german matchbox) but still

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkBul5IhMOQ

the new TDIs coming out in 2008 are 140HP common rail injection and get fuel mpg like the sticker above.

[den9]

my dad was lookin at the v10 tourag tdi, 300 some hp, 550 torque, its like a diesel truck but less weight.

yeah i think id do a chip and injectors eventually, and i found a place in center city that sells B20 (20 percent soy 80 percent diesel)

i was thinkin about payin it off in 3 years then gettin a s4 or something but i think that new tdi sounds bad ass.

i think the compression ratio is 19:1 but i dunno?

[james_ls]

Chicks car or not (I vote not)

Financially (especially if your driving the 20k+ like you were saying) it's a NO BRAINER!!

DO IT!!

[den9]

ok now i need to talk this dealer down, they r hard to find, and they r in demand, the dealer is askin 2 grand more than its worth, if not ill be travelin to conneticut or virginia to find 1.

if i get it i have some little plans for it, i think some oz wheels would be pretty sweet.

[ibepressin]

The tdi golf/jetta are the most economical cars on the market. Hybrids don't even come close. Autoweek did a artical on this about a year ago. They used a tdi jetta. a prius, some sort of suv a hybrid accord and a vette, The tdi whooped up on the prius badly. It got 49mpg average to the prius 41mpg. The funny thing was the prius had a onboard comp that tells you what mpg you're supposed to be getting. Shocker, it was way off. Not to mention that in 3-5 years when you have to replace the battery pack all your fuel savings just went out the window. I have a tdi golf 5 speed and my wife has a tdi jetta auto. I AVERAGE 52 MPG thats city and highway. She sees about 45 average. As far as them being "slow" I can pull 2 quads on a 500lb trailer up every hill from my house to Scranton without down shifting. A little know word around these parts "Torque". As far as it being a chicks car? On this board it's no more of a chicks car than 90% of the cars here that are considered cool.

[ibepressin]

Originally Posted by foss

50 mpg and the engines last for 500k+,
word.

Exactly