Savageman69
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likely regen, my 2.0 tdi did awful stuff during regens...glad i never need that worry
Catastrophic high pressure fuel pump failure
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Tow-rig
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I didn't baby it, pulling a 5,000 trailer is pretty arduous.
But I ended up just now buying a '17 gas powered Touareg. I parked my diesel rather than take a chance that something expensive would break. Or that it would leave me, and my trailer stranded in the middle of nowhere.The gasser is great, pulls the trailer just fine, but....But rarely gets out of 6th and spends much time bouncing between 4th-5th and 6th. Gas mileage at 70 mph with the trailer is 9 mpg, it was 11.5-12.5 in the diesel. And the diesel was mostly in 8th, that big wave of torque just muscled it ahead.
When not pulling the trailer, mileage goes up, of course. To maybe 21-22 mpg at 70 mph. I never got below 30 mpg in the diesel at 70, and had some 36 mpg trips. The gas engine is more responsive and no turbo lag. Much easier to find a vacant gas pump than a diesel one as well.
If I had my druthers, tho, I would have kept the diesel. The newer Touareg is a Wolfsburg edition so it is more luxurious than my base diesel, and has more safety features: adaptive cruise, lane change warnings, better sound system, air conditioned seat cushions, heated steering wheel, etc. But the whole experience is 95% the same.
But I ended up just now buying a '17 gas powered Touareg. I parked my diesel rather than take a chance that something expensive would break. Or that it would leave me, and my trailer stranded in the middle of nowhere.The gasser is great, pulls the trailer just fine, but....But rarely gets out of 6th and spends much time bouncing between 4th-5th and 6th. Gas mileage at 70 mph with the trailer is 9 mpg, it was 11.5-12.5 in the diesel. And the diesel was mostly in 8th, that big wave of torque just muscled it ahead.
When not pulling the trailer, mileage goes up, of course. To maybe 21-22 mpg at 70 mph. I never got below 30 mpg in the diesel at 70, and had some 36 mpg trips. The gas engine is more responsive and no turbo lag. Much easier to find a vacant gas pump than a diesel one as well.
If I had my druthers, tho, I would have kept the diesel. The newer Touareg is a Wolfsburg edition so it is more luxurious than my base diesel, and has more safety features: adaptive cruise, lane change warnings, better sound system, air conditioned seat cushions, heated steering wheel, etc. But the whole experience is 95% the same.
I had my HPFP catastrophically fail two days before my warranty was about to expire. The dealership said it would be covered under warranty, but VW is trying to weasel out of paying for it. After reading about everyone affected by this, I decided that VW needs to be held accountable for not managing this issue better. Please complete this form if you're interested in being compensated.
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You will get compensated ,but you need to push hard,hopefully the dealer will stand up as well. If they don't find mitigating fault on your part you should be successful. BTW get a fuel sample before they do to prove no misfueling issues.