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What Would It Take for YOU to buy a diesel car?

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#6455 of 9710 Re: ....and lastly... [xwesx] by ruking1

Sep 13, 2012 (2:47 pm)

Replying to: xwesx (Sep 13, 2012 2:34 pm)
Short term goal for the first one is 200,000 miles. I am 22,000 miles away. It will be due its 100,000 miles cycle or TB/WP change.

#6456 of 9710 Re: ....and lastly... [ruking1] by Stever@Edmunds HOST

Sep 13, 2012 (3:25 pm)

Replying to: ruking1 (Sep 13, 2012 2:47 pm)
Me too. Probably will take me at least 18 months longer than you to get there though. You're the Vin Diesel of drivers around here (Vin got his nickname "Diesel" from his friends who said he ran off diesel fuel, referring to his non-stop energy, per Wiki).

#6457 of 9710 Re: ....and lastly... [steve_] by ruking1

Sep 13, 2012 (6:37 pm)

Replying to: Stever@Edmunds (Sep 13, 2012 3:25 pm)
If I had used a like model 03 Jetta 1.8 T 27.5 mpg, (per 100,000 miles) I would have used 3,636 gal vs 03 Jetta TDI 46.5 mpg 2,151 gal (per www.fueleconomy.gov.) or 69% more fuel (x 2 for 200k) . todays prices of 4.19 per gal PUG that would also be $6,222 more. the time the TDI premium was $236. Edmunds.com lists the 03 used TDI 1,819 more or 46% more than the 03 1.8 T.

#6458 of 9710 Re: ....and lastly... [ruking1] by ruking1

Sep 18, 2012 (12:09 pm)

Replying to: ruking1 (Sep 13, 2012 6:37 pm)
The bad /good news?
 
Filled the 03 Jetta TDI today, 556 miles posted 51.48 mpg. The odometer is close to 178,000 miles.

#6459 of 9710 Re: ....and lastly... [ruking1] by ateixeira

Sep 19, 2012 (11:53 am)

Replying to: ruking1 (Sep 18, 2012 12:09 pm)
In 178k miles the 1.8T would have gone through about 4 sets of ignition coils, too.

#6460 of 9710 Re: ....and lastly... [ateixeira] by ruking1

Sep 19, 2012 (1:11 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (Sep 19, 2012 11:53 am)
LOL ! What are those?

#6461 of 9710 Cayenne Diesel by ateixeira

Sep 19, 2012 (1:22 pm)

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/17/2013-porsche-cayenne-diesel-first-drive-revie- w-video/
 
Is that related to your Touareg TDI?

#6462 of 9710 Re: Cayenne Diesel [ateixeira] by qbrozen

Sep 19, 2012 (1:36 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (Sep 19, 2012 1:22 pm)
mmmm... me likey.
A bit on the portly side.
I wonder what that combination could do in a Panamera.

#6463 of 9710 Re: Cayenne Diesel [qbrozen] by ruking1

Sep 19, 2012 (2:03 pm)

Replying to: qbrozen (Sep 19, 2012 1:36 pm)
That would be " frankensteining" both vehicles. The Panamera offerings already ARE that way: from the " mild to wild" optioning ! ?
 
But then on the other hand, the Porsche Cayenne TDI " alone" can MSRP from 57k to OVER 100k !!

#6464 of 9710 Re: Cayenne Diesel [qbrozen] by ateixeira

Sep 19, 2012 (1:55 pm)

Replying to: qbrozen (Sep 19, 2012 1:36 pm)
The new one looks much better than the original Cayenne, but I still haven't warmed to the idea of Porsche allocating resources to non-sports cars.
 
Panameras have to be fast so that you never look back (at the back, I mean).

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