How has it been as far as maintenance costs? Especially with being a TDI and IF you depend on a shop\dealer for service.
Not sure what you plan to save weight on.... it's already got weight reduction from the factory.
Vague questions are vague.... what's your budget? What year trim are you after? In what area? What kind of mileage are you comfortable with?
All those are important starting factors.
Here's the official document, clearly showing that it is NOT covered.... no more speculations or arguments required.
https://forums.tdiclub.com/index.php?resources/warranty-information.36/
Warranty Period
The warranty period for the “Extended Emissions Warranty” limited warranty extension shall be the greater of:
1) 10 years or 120,000 miles, whichever occurs first, from the vehicle’s original in-service date;
or
2) 4 years or 48,000 miles, whichever occurs first, from the date...
I actually went back to "refresh" my memory of what's listed as covered in the AEM doc... I highly doubt it can be argued that the oil cooler is covered as there's no mention of it or a long block assembly including one.
See pg9...
That's a "reman" based on the X no?
Regardless, the guy trying to argue with VW should get an ETKA printout of that and start arguing with the dealer and corporate using it if that's the case.
I don't know what a DGR or COOANT system failure is. Assuming they are EGR and COOLANT, it's hard to imagine a scenario under which you have such failures and the OBD doesn't throw a MIL
You can let your boi know that there is info floating around on how to rebuild\refresh the front diffs..... (if he's handy)
There is also a user on here who does it and sells them on ebay and some forums for about 1/4 of that cost.....
I feel bad for your guy after he spent that much trying to...
I own a '14. Bought it used in late '18 with about 60k on the clock. Currently sitting ~125k and out of AEM warranty. It's my only ride.
It will not compete in FE with any other TDIs, but for the pig that it is, and for how much it can pull and how capable it is in overall versatility, you...
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