ezshift5
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- West Coast
- TDI
- 2013 JSW TDI (Enroute BB).......2017 Jetta 1.4 turbo 5M ....................
+1. (And - in this sailor's view - here we've a double positive for VW)
ez sends
Dont let the door
- Thread starter r11
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+1. (And - in this sailor's view - here we've a double positive for VW)
ez sends
grawk
Veteran Member
as bad as VW is on reliability sometimes, I don't think they can make something as bad as a chevy equinox.
r11
Veteran Member
U mind sharing the indie contact info ? Might send some biz his way ))
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The resolution of the scandal will be the best thing for fredstdipage since it was started.
It was an enthusiasts site for people who love diesels and tdis in particular, with the knowledge and data to match. September of last year it became the equivilant of a youtube comment section on a cat video.
As soon as all these shrieking people get their money and dump the car, it will return to an enthusiasts resource.
DubFamily
Veteran Member
Wow... open and welcoming community, as always huh?
grawk
Veteran Member
hard to be welcoming to people who feel like the world owes them a tire fire.
seth1065
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- Joined
- Aug 6, 2011
- Location
- NJ
- TDI
- 2011 JSW with DSG, Panoroof, rear air bags and the always fun velcro blocks, Blue with beige int
I have been here 5 years and got a lot form the forum but come on folks spare me the cult like hate if you say anything against VW, I bought my car brand new , took care of it, have every bill form Fuel, in 127,000 miles I have had a HPFP failure , which VW paid for, a AC that stopped working in year one, a bent Pano frame, and a cracked DPF, I have put over $3500 in repairs not maintenance at a guru who is great, but to me putting 5 grand into a car in 5 years ( if I fixed the DPF I would be at $5200 in under 5 year) that was bought new and maintained is not my idea of a great deal, you buy a new car so you make payments , but not repairs $$. Will I miss the room, the MPG and the drive, yes but I am sure I will find something that works for me. I was on the fence but the cracked DPF sent me to buyback land, I have no faith that if I replace it now, I would not be replacing it again in three years.
turbocharged798
Veteran Member
Bingo
There is a difference between sharing an opinion and continuously complaining and wasting site's bandwidth. There has been a LOT of people who come here just to poo poo VW and claim they deserve more money meanwhile VW has already told them their car is being bought back at a very attractive price. This adds nothing to the site aside from wasted bandwidth which costs the site money. This is a non-profit site that is run on peanuts from donations and fundraisers.
Adding to the community and taking from the community are different things, unfortunately it seems that lately more people just do the latter.
IA DPE
Well-known member
- Joined
- Mar 29, 2011
- Location
- Iowa USA
- TDI
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2009 Jetta (sold back 08/18); 2014 Q5 (totaled 12/19
); 2013 Dodge Cummins
My wife has had two, both bought new, both over 100k miles with only one issue between them. As much as I've enjoyed my Jetta, it has had some issues, which VW corrected.
You are misunderstanding my point. How many new members since sept 2015 have joined up with the only goal of ranting about the exact same thing as if tdiclub were owned by vw? I would not be surprised if the number is staggering.
In another thread mods were saying they were deleting or merging hundreds of threads a day in every forum. These ranters are appliance owners. They bought an appliance that now they dont like. When the appliance is made to go away, they will move on. That will make this site easier to manage and keep the content from getting buried endlessly.
Content that is helpful to you among others in dealing with the problems of your car.
Airpizz6
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- Bel Air, MD
- TDI
- Now TDI-free, but there now is a 15 MB E250 BT in the driveway
This is certainly one of the more heated threads on this board. However it is subordinate to the 'dieselgate' topic. I'm not into mindless venting, but what would a rational person expect to see on a thread dedicated to 'dieselgate'? There can only be two primary opposing views. One says there should be severe punishment for VW and its management. The other is the CARB, the EPA, etc are complete idiots. Most owners are somewhere in the middle, with the loudest at the extremes. 99% of TDI CLUB threads are aimed at improving the owner experience. If people are choosing to share their opinions about dieselgate no matter how absurd, so be it. But it shouldn't spill over into the other threads.
Come on folks they are all pedestrian cars made by a pedestrian company. The buyback is merely an unexpected business deal. Im supposed to turn down a purchase offer because why exactly? Anyone could buy my car for the money VW is offering. Thats all that matters.
That was the primarly problem that prompted this forum from what i read. They had to centralize it all.
Vidgamer
Veteran Member
Well, we get mid 20s with the RAV4, but in town I'm lucky to get 34 with the Golf! And the Rav is an SUV with lots of space! And for these short trips, if I get over 30, I'm doing well. I'd bet a small gasser could do better than the RAV4. :-/
When I had a long commute with mixed road types, there really wasn't anything short of a hybrid that could do better. I was averaging 36 to 34, if I recall correctly. Highway, gassers seem to be getting close. Maybe they just need another innovation or two to push them over the edge, but the diesel fuel efficiency is being hampered by the pollution controls more so than gassers, wouldn't you think?
coolbreeze
Veteran Member
There's nothing like these cars. I sold my 2016 GTI because I love the MK6 TDI driving experience so much more. Long live Deisel's in the USA ��
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jhawklver
Veteran Member
It is pretty silly (being nice here) to think an unprecedented fraud and buyback situation wouldn't get a ton of action on one of the largest TDI forums out there. I'm "guilty" of not actually registering and posting until this scandal came to light, but I've read this forum since I bought my car in 2012.
This has never been the most welcoming community for those of us who don't bleed VW but own the cars. I get it, this started and is still an enthusiast site, but the fact there are threads and now an entire forum dedicated to this scandal is proof that many want to express their opinion and read other's opinions.
I find it highly ironic though that you are speaking up like this. There have been threads dedicated to those who want out or are displeased by VW's actions where you couldn't help but to argue with everyone. Complaining that opinions different than yours are popping up is hilariously hypocritical given your actions in those threads.
I stated, which is self evidently true, that regular forum content has been in danger of being buried by all the pissing and moaning on only one subject, prompting the creation of a dedicated sub forum.
I see nothing inconsistent with bickering with those who are pissing and moaning within that subforum dedicated to the scandal. This all goes back to you think a difference of opinion is being told how to feel doesnt it?
Totally agree