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The easy way out of this is an urgent legislative action in the United States to lower the near impossibly stringent emmission standards which have been imposed upon new diesel powered products. These are not clean air actions though they are couched with that warm and fuzzy blanket, they are...

It's what they call their "Personal crash test": http://www.nicecarstdi.com/personaltest

Wow, thank goodness for the net. I've been in communication with Bob, a nice old guy (did he tell anyone about his car wreck/crash test of a B4? Sounds horrific and considering the damage he suffered I'd hesitate to attribute any really nefarious intent to him, It's more the doddering of a...

Not seem like, that IS forever! I waited just short of eight weeks for my 2012 BMW X5 and though it was forever. I've been thinking to make a switch to a Q5 with another ED. I've never been to Ingolstadt but dang - that'll be a tough time of waiting. Congrats on the car though - it's a...

Other than money what's the harm in doing an early oil change for the reason stated? I'm maybe the world's most cynical man and don't trust even a manufacturer to do what's best for their own product. Should VW be on such a lofty pedestal that there is no chance of some ambitious bean...

I've got a 328d wagon coming. It's on a boat right now off the coast of Mexico per last report. Jet black over black. BMW comes with the first AWD diesel CAR (not SUV), and when I heard of it I knew my waiting for VW's TDI AWD sportwagon was over. I thought that the new AWD Golf TDI at the NY...

Isn't it still true that the pressure markings on a tire's sidewall are tied to the weight born by that tire, and that a marking of,say, "max. 44 psi" would be highest pressure that the tire is rated to contain with a specified weight upon it but not necessarily the highest pressure it COULD...

It's the first time I've seen those wheels on a car, and I'm very happy about this posting because now I know that they're not at all to my taste. Portland, Oregon dealers are pricing most any 2010 JSW they get at $32K+, so at $28K this one seems fair.

One of the biggest fuel useing techniques is accelerating - avoid that, keep the engine in steady state at the torque max RPM and it won't get better. What? You can't avoid accelerating? Well, of course not, but if you do it gently trying to keep turbo boost level as low as possible during...

Do yourself one of the biggest/best favors you could do by getting a Vector smart charger. There are a few models but the one I linked is the one I have, and it's so good that I'll never own another Shumaker, Schuaer(sp?), or Sears house brand charger again. With it batteries that most any...

If you're a homeowner (as in not going to move foreseeably and own your place) think of putting in at least a 60 gal 10+ CFM compressor. A good one will cost some but if cared for will last for many years. Learn to solder copper pipe and build in several outlets with all of the things an air...

I know THAT feeling! :) The online tire/wheel outlets make it actually fun to spend a ton of money, big ton or small ton, to upgrade wheels and tires. I can vouch for both of these: http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/home.do http://www.tirerack.com/index_w.jsp --good pricing both...

I don't think there should be any thinking or money spent to change or repair the turbo or the engine - just find an engine . By now there ought to be a TDI specialized shop within range, and VW people (not the dealers) tend not to be the ripoff type of auto repair places. Get on the phone...

On long trips I look for a semi truck with an enclosed box trailer or two, get right up behind him within 10-15 feet and shut my engine off to let his draft pull me along behind him. I've gone hundreds of miles this way with no fuel used at all. At first when doing this drafting method I was...

Hi, So, these are exciting numbers and you all must be quite thrilled at the sipping behaviors of your cars. Is it the case that the Sportwagen is achieving and sometimes exceeding the fuel economy of the Jetta sedan? I'd imagine that the fuel milage is at the highest levels when the car...

Is that not 48.276495 av. mpg? What percentage is in city/traffic driving stuations? Were it freeway driving predominantly I'd think that with your stated very conservative practices your 2003 might do better, don't you think?

I've only an hour ago begun to think of Toureg as the car for me. I live in a place that requires AWB or 4WD in at least one of our vehicles. I've used Sabarus since 1987 but am kinda' queezy about the latest incarnation of the car(s). Last I knew anything about the Toureg was when it had...