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April 9th, 2012, 08:29
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Good Ol' Boy
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Springfield, VA
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That's the impression I'm getting... I just happened to be in the area and figured 30:1 was an interesting statistic.
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April 9th, 2012, 14:01
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: 49er State
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You can find dealerships in larger metro's with 4 to 6 TDI passats on the lot. I saw some like that in Golden, CO, Los Angeles, Denver, I guess places in the past that have a good track record of moving a lot of TDI's. Dealer has to know he can move them to carry a lot of inventory of them. Northeast has quite a few VW dealerships I would think that have large tdi customer bases in the past.
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April 9th, 2012, 14:06
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Veteran Member
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Sammamish/Cle Elum, Washington State
Fuel Economy: 34 mpg on first tank
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JARED_LA
Soon to be new VW owner and I've always heard of electrical problems.
Definitely worth trying my luck on this Passat.
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Well with 12 years with VW, with 2 Jettas, 2 Passats and now the 3rd Passat all with 200K miles between them, I have never had electrical issues, so not sure what you are talking about.
I had a brake switch on the 2000 Jetta that had to be replaced, but I don't see that as such an electrical issue.
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April 9th, 2012, 15:26
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Winchester, VA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JARED_LA
Soon to be new VW owner and I've always heard of electrical problems.
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My 1980 gasser Rabbit (Westmoreland, PA built) was the worst car I ever owned. Body integrity was terrible...it was just a cheap, crappy car. Wiring harness shorted, melted and caught fire at 60K. Alternator harness rubbed bare against metal, shorted, melted, but didn't catch fire at 80K. Traded it after this repair. It's not a myth from that era, but their quality has improved dramatically. Old news dies slowly...
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April 10th, 2012, 12:40
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Round Lake Beach, IL
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Soon to be new VW owner and I've always heard of electrical problems.
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A5 Jetta (2005.5-2010) has its share of wiring problems, mostly door harness, engine bay ground points and chafing under the hood.
A4 (1999-2005) has its share too: engine bay grounding and TSBs for brake switch, relay 109, MAF connector, coolant migration to name a few.
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Last edited by MyAvocation; April 10th, 2012 at 12:45.
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April 10th, 2012, 12:58
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Upstate NY
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My 99 (A3) Jetta has had all kinds of electrical issues. But I still love the car and drive it daily.
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