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My wife's girlfriend just got a new 2010 Jetta TDI, lipstick red with a DSG and a roof. Coached her on purchasing. Barely/not even a $1,000 ish discount on a $25,675 list car, no rebates or financing specials. She does get a $1,300 tax credit from the State of California like a hybrid would. And VW's have 3/36 free maintenance.

Mexican built, black "pleather" interior, but nicely done with perforations in the seat, manual seats with only an electric height adjustment, really nice VW interior with big nav like radio screen, the triple climate control knob setup, great instruments, multi-function programmable display between the dials, tilt and telescope wheel, steering wheel controls, but I didn't see any shift paddles. Big back seat, sat behind myself with lots more rear leg room than a 9-3SS as I remember, and a 120v outlet in the back? Split fold down seats with seatback locks.

I assume the DSG is the twin-clutch, though it felt just like an automatic. Drive or Sport plus a manual gate. Huge torque, only 140hp but 236 ft/lbs gives effortless glide, not zingy excitement. Typical snubbed VW ride.

Really good choice I thought, far, far preferable to any hybrid.

• Jetta TDI, Mike Lynch , Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:03:20 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Artificial scarcity to keep pricing high?, Bill Homer , Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:28:24
    • states, jp498, Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:20:48
      • Current TDI's are 50-state compliant, CWilson, Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:56:05
        • You'd never even know they're diesels either, NateinAA, Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:24:09
          • Re: You'd never even know they're diesels either, No Snaab, Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:46:44
    • Simple explanation (+), vvk, Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:38:02
      • Questions/Doubts about your Simple explanation (+), Bill Homer , Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:34:24
        • Perception and marketing (+), vvk, Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:38:41
          • IIRC all the TDi engines are made in Germany, NateinAA, Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:22:27
            • Re: IIRC all the TDi engines are made in Germany, Bill Homer , Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:53:50
          • VW sold 219,297 cars in the US in 2008, Bill Homer , Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:20:15
            • Precisely (+), vvk, Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:22:56
  • Almost bought TDI Wagon but, ChipJ, Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:33:04
  • Good for her!, NateinAA, Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:54:46
  • Yeah, the Jetta's not so bad., B Millar , Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:32:43
  • Re: Jetta TDI, Turbo00, Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:25:46

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