Date:         Fri, 24 Apr 1998 08:33:33 -0400
Reply-To:     Paul Henderson <pgh@UNX.DEC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Paul Henderson <pgh@UNX.DEC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Advertising ... TDI and Jettas
Comments: To: Modl6971@AOL.COM
Comments: cc: vanagon@vanagon.com
In-Reply-To:  <568ed710.35402517@aol.com> from "Modl6971" at Apr 24,
              98 01:37:25 am
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>  And here is VW, with an unbelievable motor (the TDi) that
>  will go 700 well-powered miles on $12.00 fuel...have you seen or heard ONE ad
>  for the new TDi Jetta? Did you ever see a TV ad for the Euro-bago, ever? If
>  you weren't VW savvy, you'ld never know about these things.

I went to the dealer and test drove a TDI Jetta. The interior is
great, the fuel consumption is excellent, but quite frankly, when
sitting in the car at a stop light, the idling engine will vibrate
your tooth fillings out. It is acceptably smooth upon acceleration and
at speed, but very noisy. A quick around the town spin with plenty of
stops had my stomach jumping, and my ears aching. The TDI is simply too
much of a beast for such a small car.