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2009 Volkswagen Tiguan Compact SUV

127 messages,  Last post on Nov 06, 2009 at 9:46 AM

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Re: BioDiesel [cdoescher01] by snapjack
Jun 09, 2008 (5:47 am)
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Replying to: cdoescher01 (Jun 07, 2008 10:33 am)

The availability of used food oil is very, very limited and would never make any serious dent for the masses. There are trade offs for all these alternative fuels, maybe you should do some reasearch, here is a little bit:
"Many advocates suggest that waste vegetable oil is the best source of oil to produce biodiesel, but since the available supply is drastically less than the amount of petroleum-based fuel that is burned for transportation and home heating in the world, this local solution does not scale well."
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Re: BioDiesel [snapjack] by ad12
Jun 09, 2008 (11:02 am)
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Replying to: snapjack (Jun 09, 2008 5:47 am)

Bio's definitely not a joke and still holds real promise... Bio's long-term future and hope, is all the research going into finding organic material to make it, in sufficient quantities to mass produce without negatively impacting food supply.. There is a lot of hope and research going into algae or possibly switchgrass. There's also a plethora of missinformation regarding biodiesel out there. Ethanol, technically a biofuel, is the real culprit when it comes to robbing the food supply, not biodiesel.
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Re: BioDiesel [ad12] by snapjack
Jun 09, 2008 (12:37 pm)
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Replying to: ad12 (Jun 09, 2008 11:02 am)

That sounds great but by the time this vehicle itself has been recycled into fuel? This started as a question as to why people were looking for Bio with the Tiguan.
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Re: BioDiesel [snapjack] by ad12
Jun 09, 2008 (8:20 pm)
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Replying to: snapjack (Jun 09, 2008 12:37 pm)

Don't understand your question... We're just disputing your assertion that 'bio is a joke' A lot of us are waiting for the diesel Tiguan because there isn't a compact diesel SUV available (other than discontinued Jeep Liberty CRD) so we can run an alternative fuel, save the planet, get off oil, etc...and haul the family around comfortably. I for one will not buy another gasoline vehicle unless it's a hybrid with outstanding gas mileage... Would really like a diesel/hybrid electric.
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what I wanna' know by morey000
Jun 10, 2008 (5:28 am)
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What I wanna' know is how come a 269hp, 6cyl 3.5L, larger and slightly heavier RAV-4, gets better fuel economy than the smaller 200hp 2.0T engined Tiguan?
 
18/24 for the Tiguan- gulping PUG.
19/29 for RAV4. Sipping RUG no less.
 
heck, even the heavier and much larger Murano, with a much more powerful and larger engine is rated at 18/23.
 
I would have thought that a modern, small SUV like the Tiguan- using a new 2.0L 4 cyl Turbo would be getting better mileage.
 
I guess this mpg thing isn't an easy problem to solve.
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Re: what I wanna' know [morey000] by aviboy97
Jun 10, 2008 (9:56 am)
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Replying to: morey000 (Jun 10, 2008 5:28 am)

This car is over priced, and gets lousy FE. I don't expect sales to be so well. The Mazda CX-7 Sport AWD is just under $27K. The Tiguan SE AWD is $30,475 and has 44 less hp and 50 less lb-ft of tq.
 
People are saying "yes, for $23K, we would buy one!'. Thats a stick shift FWD strippy Tiguan. While the Tiguan has a nice interior and a nice ride, VW gives you nothing for your money. Bad time for VW to come out with this car.
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Re: what I wanna' know [aviboy97] by praz
Jun 10, 2008 (12:16 pm)
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Replying to: aviboy97 (Jun 10, 2008 9:56 am)

There is a recall on the 09 models....
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Re: what I wanna' know [praz] by verdugo
Jun 10, 2008 (4:55 pm)
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Replying to: praz (Jun 10, 2008 12:16 pm)

Care to expand?
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Re: test drove one yesterday [verdugo] by feliciatwo
Jun 11, 2008 (4:52 am)
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Replying to: verdugo (May 21, 2008 9:52 am)

I would call "Free" maintence a good thing.
the only question is, how good are they now about handling a "Lemon" problem?
after the 3rd time unsatisfactory repair job there is a replacement ...etc.
I have the florida lemon law book.
Are they going to bitchy about it?
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Re: BioDiesel [snapjack] by feliciatwo
Jun 11, 2008 (4:57 am)
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Replying to: snapjack (Jun 06, 2008 2:04 pm)

One reason for me is 1/3 farther, Longer lifespan, and last but not least I've known how to make my own for some time now. When push comes to shove down here OR elsewhere...hurricanes, end of oil senarios, it's not that difficult to get "consistenct" quality homemade biodiesel.....and commercial is NOT consistent.

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