r11
Veteran Member
Bought it in March of 2017 with 8800 miles on odo
Had 0 issues so far. Just had 40K oil change. At $70-ish and dealer being so close, I dont bother. A DIY kit pushes $60. Complimentary car wash seals the deal.
Still do my own fuel filter and everything else, $$$aving here.
Solid 50+ Mpg in the summer , on longer runs. All the torque
Every other week get another wty extension letter it seems. Last one was the 120K on wheel clock spring.
Will delay the Phase 2a/b for as long as I can, idea is to get that post-2b 60K wty bump to matter. It is a stretch to get that, will have to wait about 5-6 years
For those trying to make a decision on TDI today, situation is a bit different.
We have the '19 1.4L Jetta - these come with 6MT, sell for under $18K and get really close to 50 hwy MPGs on regular . Laster in the year, rumor has SportWagens will be offered in same config.
But - smaller than Passat by few inches, esp noticeable less rear leg room. Much less torque. And, since she's a direct injection, intake valves require serious TLC every ~30K ($1000 abrasive blasting, ouch !) . And even new car wty cant touch what we got with bought-back TDIs - but that matters for those few that plan on keeping the cars till they fall apart.
About the only concern is the diesel price. Here in NJ regular is about $2.20.
Diesel is $3 . Gub'mint has 0 issues raising diesel prices as high as they want, as it is passed on (to customers) by trades & truckers.
Regens, now that they do them at 250 (?) miles instead of 460, are mildly annoying, these sap ~5mpg when they run.
Had 0 issues so far. Just had 40K oil change. At $70-ish and dealer being so close, I dont bother. A DIY kit pushes $60. Complimentary car wash seals the deal.
Still do my own fuel filter and everything else, $$$aving here.
Solid 50+ Mpg in the summer , on longer runs. All the torque
Every other week get another wty extension letter it seems. Last one was the 120K on wheel clock spring.
Will delay the Phase 2a/b for as long as I can, idea is to get that post-2b 60K wty bump to matter. It is a stretch to get that, will have to wait about 5-6 years
For those trying to make a decision on TDI today, situation is a bit different.
We have the '19 1.4L Jetta - these come with 6MT, sell for under $18K and get really close to 50 hwy MPGs on regular . Laster in the year, rumor has SportWagens will be offered in same config.
But - smaller than Passat by few inches, esp noticeable less rear leg room. Much less torque. And, since she's a direct injection, intake valves require serious TLC every ~30K ($1000 abrasive blasting, ouch !) . And even new car wty cant touch what we got with bought-back TDIs - but that matters for those few that plan on keeping the cars till they fall apart.
About the only concern is the diesel price. Here in NJ regular is about $2.20.
Diesel is $3 . Gub'mint has 0 issues raising diesel prices as high as they want, as it is passed on (to customers) by trades & truckers.
Regens, now that they do them at 250 (?) miles instead of 460, are mildly annoying, these sap ~5mpg when they run.