I can offer feedback on a 2003 tdi beetle. Bought it new last october. You can now get the TDI on the base beetle model, which makes a tdi a bit more affordable. I cant speak for 1998, but maybe since it was the first year of the car, and a concept car on top of that; that it had a few "bugs" to work out. I have had no problems on my beetle. Easily gets 50 mpg. No trouble starting in a very cold past winter. The tdi has a long history and speaks for itself. You can perform all the general maintenance yourself, what little there is- oil and filter change, fuel filter drain and change, air filter... The only complaint I have is that most everything comes standard; electric windows, locks, trunk... I could do without all the electronic crap. overall very satisfied.
david
Fred Brittain <vanpire@CITLINK.NET> wrote: >Yo, > >Anybody looked up VW's on JD Power. They don't seem to think too much >about our elite German, Mexican vehicles. > >I have wanted a VW TDI since I first found out about them. I just ran >a long term quality check on JD involving several cars. 1) '90 Vanagon >(oldest listed), 98 Jetta, 98 Passat, 98 Beetle (my choice of commuter >replacement), '94 Geo Metro (my present commuter vehicle). The ratios >represent rating over possible of five. > >Results: mechanical dependability accessory dependability >body and interior > >90 Vanagon 3/5 >2/5 3/5 > >98 Beetle 3/5 >2/5 2/5 > >98 Jetta 2/5 >3/5 2/5 > >98 Passat 2/5 >2/5 2/5 > >94 Geo Metro 3/5 >3/5 3/5 > >This is set to seventy column so hopefully it is legible. Interesting. >I can tell you I bought the Geo new, driven 100k miles and have done >only routine maintenance. > >I WANT a TDI. New Beetles are the most easily accessible (available >and affordable). I would appreciate any feedback, especially regarding >the overall quality of a '98 New Beetle TDI. (that is the hitherto >unstated purpose of this post) > >I apologize profusely if this is considered off-topic. It is, >however, of interest to me that the '90 Vanagon is considered second >in reliability only to the Geo. Go figure. > >Fred >89 Westy >shopping for TDI >Moab, UT > __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455 |
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