Lack of used TDI's after 2015

[amsoiltek]

Am I missing something, I can't seem to find any used Golfs TDI's after 2015. My search fu must be broken.

 

[gearheadgrrrl]

2015 was the last model year 4 cylinder TDIs sold in the U.S.

 

[amsoiltek]

So I guess I was close to the answer. Good ole Wikipedia had me confused with the model years. So now the hunt for a low milage 2015 Golf TDI. My son has a petrol 2014 GTI and that car gets good mileage. I sure would like to stay away from DEF cars, my 2008 Duramax is pre-def.

 

[gearheadgrrrl]

2015 Golf uses DEF.

 

[whatnxt]

My 2012 Golf was non-Def.

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

What's your resistance to DEF? The 2.0L TDIs with DEF tend to perform better than the non-DEF cars. Either way, if you want non-DEF you should look for an '09-14. Golf is '10-14.

 

[KIWIPOP]

Does anyone actually KNOW! what happened to all the Dieselgate cars? At one time I was under the impression that VW was going to clean the emissions up and re-market them as CPO vehicles. I turned in my 2015 TDI golf but found I was so enamored with the driving characteristics that I searched for and purchased a 2016 TDI Mercedes E250. I am deeply infatuated with this vehicle and it's driving characteristics. But, I would love to find another 2015 TDI Golf for an "Around Town" car. And yes, the E250 is a DEF vehicle.

 

[Bradm]

I believe alot of them got crushed

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

Most of them were re-tuned and re-sold. It's been a while, but my recollection is they bought back about 275,000 cars, and they re-sold the majority of them. If the car had very high miles or was in poor condition (some turned them in with accident damage) then they were crushed. And any '12-14 Passat TDIs with manual transmissions that were turned in were crushed. VW couldn't come up with an approved fix for that car.

Both of my sons now have buyback TDIs: A '15 Passat and an '11 JSW. I have a '15 GSW that I bought new from the dealer once the stop sale was lifted.

 

[gearheadgrrrl]

IIRC the 2009s were also scrapped because the one piece exhaust/DPF system was too expensive to replace.

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

IIRC the 2009s were also scrapped because the one piece exhaust/DPF system was too expensive to replace.

Possibly, but I haven't previously heard that. And there are still a number of '09s around.

 

[x1800MODMY360x]

Possibly, but I haven't previously heard that. And there are still a number of '09s around.

'09 were also the only year to have DSG coverage with the Dieselgate warranty .

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

If they had a dieselgate warranty, then they were fixed, not all crushed. Probably a higher percentage of them were crushed than others because of age, mileage, and condition, however.

 

[rocky raccoon]

I work for Manheim Auto Auction (a Cox Company). We stored several hundred new Diesel VWs and serviced them prior to and following the warranty fixes. We periodically drove them, checked fluids and tires and generally kept them in shape while awaiting resale. They are excellent cars. I bought one myself, a 2014 JSW CJAA with DSG. It has been trouble and drama-free for two and a half years so far.

 

[gearheadgrrrl]

A Mannheim lot was one of the better places for a TDI to rest, down in Florida I saw some TDIs parked in the low spots (swamp) behind dealerships and many got flooded out.