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Sedans Volkswagen Jetta Jetta vs Civic vs TDI vs GTI
22 messages, Last post on Dec 26, 2007 at 10:19 AM
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Replying to: pat (Aug 06, 2007 7:00 am) Andre
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Replying to: andreg (Aug 06, 2007 8:06 am)  That's where you'll find them. They may or may not find this discussion, but we'll see. 
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My Next door neighbor has a TDI...i go in it with him all the time. It's as quiet as a regular jetta, much more plush than a Civic, And he always gets around 42 to 45 mpg on the freeway, City he gets around 37.He drives from Phoenix to Cal. every other week, Has never gotten under 42. As far as the BMW 335...what a machine...go drive one..Did you know the new one is faster than the M3?....its blistering fast and would be a kick to drive. P.S. he drives about 75 MPH with a/c on when he gets the 45 mpg
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Replying to: caaz (Aug 07, 2007 6:34 pm) I'm very familiar with the 3 series - I've owned two of them - and BMW in general. I just bought my wife an X3, and in addition to the two 3-series I've owned, I've also had a Mini and a K-1200 motorcycle. They are great machines. I'm afraid to go drive the 335 because it would probably come home with me. I'd really like to try to down size my payment for a while, and if I could do that while I increased my mpg then all the better.
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I've had an 06.5 Jetta TDI for the past 4 months, and I've really like it. About 80% of my driving is hilly urban commuting, and I get about 33MPG (better than the 21 MPG with the Honda CR-V I used to have). I've taken it on a couple of long distance interstate trips, and I've gotten upwards of 45MPG then. I have had zero problems with mine so far (knock on wood).
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Replying to: esteeze (Aug 28, 2007 6:53 am) Andre
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Replying to: andreg (Aug 28, 2007 7:06 am)
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Replying to: cz75 (Aug 28, 2007 9:22 am) One thing that is very different about the TDI vs the Honda gassers I had been used to is that there is a very specific, hard to find oil that you have to use for your oil changes. It's also turbocharged, so the performance characteristics are different than that of a normally aspirated vehicle; there's not a lot of power from a stand still... but there is a whole lot once it's wound to about 1500 or 2000 RPM.
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Replying to: esteeze (Aug 28, 2007 9:43 am)
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Replying to: andreg (Aug 28, 2007 10:20 am) My point is that its definitely different that what you would experience with a Civic or perhaps a GTI (can't remember if that one is turbocharged or not... if it is, it may be more similar). I think the diesel plant itself produces more torque at lower engine revs than a 4cyl gasser would (like a Civic). My recent experience is with a Honda CR-V and a Honda Civic, so those are what I tend to compare the Jetta TDI to. |
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