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2009 Volkswagen Tiguan Compact SUV

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Re: test drove one yesterday [nut854] by feliciatwo
May 21, 2008 (9:09 am)
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Replying to: nut854 (May 15, 2008 5:04 am)

i've heard that about VW too.
Their warrenty improves next year. ...hope they honor it.
biodiesel is supposed to be more reliable...that's what i'm ...waiting, waiting waiting for.
The salesmen asked me "why i hadn't bought their diesel when it was out years ago if thats what i wanted'" he doesn't get it . I didn't want that diesel...I want tier2 bin5 diesel.....night and day . All the vw salesmen seem to have little tech knowledge in all areas of the autos they sell. Makes me miss my Subaru Outback that I just sold.
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Re: test drove one yesterday [feliciatwo] by verdugo
May 21, 2008 (9:52 am)
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Replying to: feliciatwo (May 21, 2008 9:09 am)

Their warrenty improves next year. ...hope they honor it.
 
Actually the warranty gets worse. It goes from 4 years/48k miles, to 3 years/36k miles if I'm not mistaken. Drive train is covered for longer. You do get scheduled all scheduled service for "free" at 10k, 20k, and 30k miles.
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Re: Pricing [verdugo] by verdugo
May 21, 2008 (9:57 am)
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Replying to: verdugo (May 20, 2008 7:38 pm)

hey lucyinfiniti,
 
A Tiguan SEL 4Motion fully loaded tops at $37,500. That's quite a bit cheaper than the LR2 HSE. But you're more than welcome to go with the LR2 if you feel it's a better value for you.
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new iPod cable part number by rv65
Jun 01, 2008 (11:09 am)
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000 051 446 C
 
I guess I was wrong on the MDI's iPod cable. This only works on navigation models. Nav models have the MDI.
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BioDiesel by snapjack
Jun 06, 2008 (2:04 pm)
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Why is everyone wanting BioDiesel? Bio is a massive joke thats leading to food shortages and higher prices for everyone. I can see diesel but Bio??
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Re: BioDiesel [snapjack] by cdoescher01
Jun 07, 2008 (10:33 am)
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Replying to: snapjack (Jun 06, 2008 2:04 pm)

Well, first of all Biodiesel does not have to be made from products like corn like E85. Biodiesel can be made from our food waste products like all the grease that is disposed of from fast food places that us fat americans eat at. Second, Biodiesel typically gives more power and more torque and at the same time gives better mileage (also unlike E85 which decrease mileage by 20-25%) and better emissions.
 
Also, E85 is difficult to transport and needs an extensive infrastructure before it should even be considered as a realistic alternative. Biodiesel can be made locally eliminating the cost and waste involved in fuel transportation.
 
Joke huh? Hmm, maybe you should reconsider that statement?
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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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