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Thanks spacepod - good luck finding your TDI.

The car sold this morning. Thanks to everyone who showed interest -there were quite a few.

Good point Bob. There are several out-of-towners who are interested - I'm happy to coordinate with a local guru who can check out the car for you.

Yes to all three. The heated seats are sweet - love them.

That's exactly right - in Virginia, most hybrids can use the HOV lanes even with single occupants, at least until the legislature decides differently. HOV access reduces my one-way commute from about an hour and fifteen minutes to 30 minutes or so. You could make a strong argument that...

SOLD - 2003 Golf GLS TDI Manual FS with 58K Miles in Washington DC SOLD 3/7/2010 I'm selling my silver 2003 Golf TDI that has just 58K on the odometer; asking $10,500. I bought a hybrid for commuting in VA HOV lanes, and my TDI is now sitting unhappily in the driveway. I'm going to miss it...

Thanks, Joe. Any advice on how to troubleshoot the ground wire?

Yup, factory headlamps and a factory switch.

Apologies if this is an obvious one... The daytime running lights on my 2003 Golf TDI no longer work. If I turn the low beams on, they work but are dim (like the setting some European cars have for city driving). High-beams are fine, and all other exterior lights are working the way they...

Has anyone seen numbers on the fuel economy gain of the DSG over the conventional automatic? Any thoughts on DSG vs. CVT?

TNO Automotive (Netherlands) hybridized a New Beetle and presented it last year at the EVS-20 conference in Long Beach. They used the VW 1.2L engine and an electric motor from AC Propulsion. With both motors, the car's trunk was no longer usable for storage, but fuel economy gains were...

I'm curious, who did you take your TDI to in Sacramento?