My first VW was a '98 Jetta (A3) and is one of my favorite cars ever. A bit
rattly and unrefined but really fun to drive. With the TDI engine it made
around 50mpg pretty much the whole time I owned it.The majority of the problems
I had with the car were rust and age related. It finally got to t
I wonder if theres a big difference between diesel and gas engines too. The
ones I've driven were all gasser rentals...
-Curt
On Saturday, September 19, 2020, 2:36:56 PM EDT, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes
wrote:
There was a HUUUGE difference in the DSG transmission in the 2014 Beetle
I also have towing on my insurance policy.
On Sat, Sep 19, 2020, 2:39 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> In my experience, batteries are fine, until suddenly they are not.
>
> They can overnight go from starting fine to not having enough juice to
> even turn the engine
In my experience, batteries are fine, until suddenly they are not.
They can overnight go from starting fine to not having enough juice to
even turn the engine.
If your battery is seven years old I'd advise replacing it, or at least
carrying a set of jumper cables in your car (few people do these
There was a HUUUGE difference in the DSG transmission in the 2014 Beetle
TDI and the nearly identical new 2015. The 2014 was quite jerky starting out
like a novice driving a manual, and the 2015 was nearly as smooth as a
conventional automatic transmission. The shifts were quick and crisp.
I had a Jetta once, a 1991 model year (A2) purchased new (I was young
and my dad always bought his cars new, so I just thought that was the
right way to do it). I paid between $12K and $13K for it IIRC. 5-speed
manual, 1.8l NA 8v engine. This was a non-interference engine which was
important given
If you still want the best diesel I recommend the 250 GLK BlueTEC which was
made from 2013 through 2015. Mine still has the original seven-year-old
varta battery which is strong and does not need replacement despite being
drained twice in the last month. My most recent fuel economy was nearly 36
mp
I saw $1.99 Diesel yesterday.
On Sat, Sep 19, 2020 at 11:56 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Speaking of low demand I've actually seen diesel prices start to sink.
> They sat at $2.59 from basically the beginning of the year. Gas prices fell
> $0.30 while diesel hel
I HATE DSG transmissions. I hate how they sound, I hate how they jerk in a
parking lot. I hate the feeling during shifts and they're fragile. Nothing to
like about those.
The 6spd manual in my Jetta is a fantastic transmission, it shifts smoothly and
its geared nicely to live with. Sure its not
Speaking of low demand I've actually seen diesel prices start to sink. They
sat at $2.59 from basically the beginning of the year. Gas prices fell $0.30
while diesel held constant.
Recently I've seen diesel as low as $2.39. An annoyingly slow drop but its
about time.
-Curt
On Friday, Septe
On 2020-09-19 11:40, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote:
Yes I take your point on test conditions, but I would like to see the
language of that law.
I doubt the Clean Air Act says diddly about what qualifies as meeting
standards, that, as well as the standards themselves, is a regulatory
matte
Yes I take your point on test conditions, but I would like to see the
language of that law. I would argue any time multuple auto manufacturers
are found to be in multibillion dollar violation of a law, that either the
law is poorly written or the interpretation of that law was changed. Like
suddenl
Not quite accurate - our Passat TDI was one of the cheating cars and needed
BlueTec fluid. The only things I didn't like about that car were the
maintenance costs for the dual clutch tranny, the seats were not as
comfortable as the W124, and the wind noise was higher than an old W124 at
70mph.
On
No, the testing is supposed to be done with exactly the same operational
parameters in the computers as real world driving conditions.
The fine is for writing software that figured out when the vehicle was being
emission tested and using DIFFERENT operational parameters in order to meet the
tes
Missed opportunity. They don't import any diesels any more that I am aware
of. I looked for a diesel suv in 2018 and couldnt find any.at the dealers.
Our old 2014 vw touareg diesel is still chugging merrily around the black
hills with my sister at the wheel. Pushes 40mpg on the highway. 400 ft lbs
Thank you... I could not restrain my sarcastic muscle, which is likely
overdeveloped.. ;))
On Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 5:57 PM Craig via Mercedes
wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Sep 2020 14:56:28 -0700 G Mann via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> > O... The humanity !!!
> >
> > Now, California will have to burn yet an
On Fri, 18 Sep 2020 14:56:28 -0700 G Mann via Mercedes
wrote:
> O... The humanity !!!
>
> Now, California will have to burn yet another 4 million acres of mature
> forest to balance the earth's atmosphere...
> [Sarcasm intended here folks]
Good use of sarcasm, Grant! Thanks!
Craig
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We may be heading to the promised land of hydrogen. The current viral unrest
has caused a depression in fossil fuel demand, with a decrease in value. With
fuel hanging around $40 bbl there is no incentives to sink funding into
production, exploration, or delivery. Long term outlook is for con
> Nor appreciated.
I appreciated it. I wonder how all that 'evil' pollution compares to the
emissions
from just this one fire season? Much of our politicized responses these days
lacks perspective, and reasonableness.
This is the most interesting part:
>>> The company
>>> will pay another $11
> We allowed GM, Standard Oil, and Goodyear Rubber to addict us to driving all
> time, which I'm coming to intensely dislike.
I now rarely drive, as it turns out. I'm liking it. I thought GM's buying up
and ending mass transit
back in the day was pretty heinous.
-- Jim
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The problem with the diesels and NOx is that it's not possible to meet the
standard. With ANY diesel engine. Bad standard, as the NOx isn't all that
much worse than what's produced by gasoline engines, which also produce quite a
bit of particulate pollution.
The real solution for clean air is
Nor appreciated.
On Fri, Sep 18, 2020, 5:57 PM G Mann via Mercedes
wrote:
> O... The humanity !!!
>
> Now, California will have to burn yet another 4 million acres of mature
> forest to balance the earth's atmosphere...
> [Sarcasm intended here folks]
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 11:50 AM M
O... The humanity !!!
Now, California will have to burn yet another 4 million acres of mature
forest to balance the earth's atmosphere...
[Sarcasm intended here folks]
On Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 11:50 AM Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> https://justthenews.com/gove
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/massive-15-billion-proposed-settlement-announced-alleged-vehicle
The U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency, and
California Air Resources Board on Monday announced a proposed settlement
worth around $1.5 billion with auto tit
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