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Replying to: jackh33 (May 29, 2009 9:43 am) |
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Moving out west early 2010 and planning on getting a Sportwagen TDI 2009 or 2010. When should I order? and will there be any 2009 inventory left? Any advice is greatly appreciated. 
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| I bought an '09 TDI Sportwagen last week. I was lucky....only one the dealer had (Tracy Motors Hyannis, MA). Black with tan interior. Sunroof....NAV....Auto. I absolutely love it. The fake leather is fine. I had MB Tex in a Mercedes diesel in the mid '80's, and I had no idea it wasn't leather! Same with this car. Averaging about 37mpg on the first tank. The NAV system is better than the one in my Cadillac DTS. Sirius Satellite reception isn't as good as the XM on my Caddy, but no major issues. I am really happy I got this car. My dogs love it, too. | |
| Bought mine in Feb 09. Color white with beige interior and manual transmission. This was a replacement of 2005 Subaru Forester (some comparisons to follow). After appx 6000 miles here is what I think. Mileage is great (city 32 highway 49 mpg). Driving and handling is great. Suspension is a bit too soft for my likings. Tried to replace shocks but they are not available yet - car is too new (per Koni, Bilstein, etc.). Interior could use more storage bins - like Forester (ordered some from Europe, where they come standard). Dash a/c vent is an overkill (fogs up windshield from outside as it blows on it right below rear view mirror) here in FL wet and humid climate. Will replace it with a storage tray. Side A/C vents with chrome accents reflect in outside rear view mirrors - had to paint them black. Added extra cig. lighter outlet between front seats (one is not enough and the rear one is of no use anyway). Hardwired Garmin GPS straight from the fuse box to avoid cig. lighter cords. I prefer removable GPS so that I can move it from car to car and take along for trips. Major issue is the large moon-roof. In sun intensive climates (FL, CA, NV,UT,NM etc.) even with mesh shade closed sun generates high temperature inside. I am now designing a sun shade that would fit in-between glass moon-roof and textile headboard sun retractable shade. Cardboard cut to 29" x 47" covered with aluminum cooking sheet is the solution. 6 speed manual is great and maximizes torque and mileage, if used properly. Took a test drive with automatic but did not like it. The best for that car is a 6 speed manual, in my opinion. Overall I am happy although if Subaru comes out with a diesel (already in Europe) I would trade VW Tdi in. Subaru Forester diesel did not pass Calif. EPA and technology (royalties) from Daimler Benz (BlueTec) or VW/Audi is too expensive - I am told by Subaru insiders. Subaru is developing their own "clean" diesel for the U.S. market. Will bite the bullet until then. | |
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I picked up my '09 JSW TDI last week. The supply seems to be increasing, possibly because people are waiting for the 2010s. I think it's a very nice car, but mine will be spending this week in the shop due to a ridiculous problem of having been built with the 2010 model's airbag control computer. Maybe I should have waited to get an completely 2010 model? I really like the screen on the sunroof and my impression is that in combination with the UV-blocking glass, the sunroof does not contribute to heating the interior of the car. Plus the light coming through the shade is really lovely. I don't think it's possible to copy an audio CD directly onto the hard drive of the navigation system, but you can copy MP3s off a data CD, or use an SD card (limited to 2GB). It also comes with a USB interface cable, but you can't copy from a USB device. An iPod cable is about $50. VW seems to be updating the software from time to time and there's even a new feature for adding new destinations via Google Maps available at vwlabs.com.
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Replying to: r5ig (Jun 24, 2009 5:19 pm) Thanks for your response!
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Replying to: terb (Jul 13, 2009 6:08 pm) That plus the sunscreen should provide sufficient shading in the Florida sun, no? I'm personally looking for a white/beige TDI wagon w/ nav and panoramic roof. Dealer said bluetooth will be standard equipment on TDI for 2010, but Mexico plant is closed for retooling until Aug and 2010 TDI wagons wont arrive til mid Oct. |
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Replying to: eastboca (Jul 13, 2009 10:43 pm) Another issue is the extra cooling vent on the top of dashboard - when A/C is operating it fogs up the windshield from outside - in the Florida humid climate. I am planning to replace that vent with a storage tray that is available in Europe (and sold by a company in San Diego) similar to what Subaru Forester has. As to bluetooth, I have hard wired Motorola bluetooth and placed it next to panoramic control knob and that only cost 35.00; i.e. close to where you talk. I have also hard wired Garmin GPS on the dash/left side and hardwired to the fuse box that is directly beneath. Both of these are considerably cheaper than getting them on the car as options not to mention the portability (you can get them out on a trip or when you switch cars). Ditto for the trailer hitch (which I had installed by a hitch dealer) since it requires a complicated mounting, lowering exhaust, etc.) but the wiring of the hitch I did myself (wiring module costs about $ 50.00 but the hitch dealer asked for over $ 200 for wiring module on top of the cost of the hitch, which costs appx $ 225.00 incl. labor) as I don't trust the installers skills to tap the VW wiring. |
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Replying to: johnrbrooks (Mar 05, 2009 2:35 pm) |
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Replying to: warm1 (Mar 14, 2009 6:36 am) |
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