Jetta TDI diesel vs Jetta gas

8 messages, Last post on Feb 28, 2009 at 4:09 AM

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#6 of 8 Re: TDI [fho2008] by dckozak1 Feb 21, 2009 (8:15 am)
Replying to: fho2008 (Feb 21, 2009 1:53 am) I think the TDI has these options to justify the higher price of the engine. Why not a striped TDI like an S with minimal goodies?? Many people would fall over themselves for a cheaper diesel. Give me an S at a reasonable premium and keep your "moon roof". The car is overpriced as it is packaged and it will take years and many, many miles to offset the diesel premium that VW charges.
#7 of 8 Re: Jetta TDI diesel vs Jetta gas [dckozak1] by ruking1 Feb 21, 2009 (3:19 pm)
Replying to: dckozak1 (Feb 10, 2009 7:53 am) Why would you want to take the load off an older Toyota Sienna? Without a few more information tidbits, it probably makes all the sense in the world to put the (more) miles on the Sienna. !! All you really need to ask yourself : IS the NEW and NOW ADDITIONAL monthly payment cheaper/more expensive than the monthly fuel bill for the additional miles. But if you are just asking the hypothetic question TDI vs 2.5L you can use figures like the invoice between like model Jetta's and fuel mileage of 29 vs 49 for older Jetta's. Incidently RUG is about par with D2. So you need to project whether you think prices will go UP, DOWN, stay the same, diverge, converge, stay in proportion, etc.
#8 of 8 premium TDI by fho2008 Feb 28, 2009 (4:09 am)
Thats the way they come.........and the ones they made for 2009 are gone, so no need for a base model apparently.