Dear GMB,
Well, I DO own a 1.9L TDI (Passat) and can only admire this incredible engine!!
BUT, TO CLARIFY: - it is slightly noiser than a gas engine, particularly noticable at idle - there is slightly more vibration - it does get incredible fuel mileage - it does drive wonderfully in every situation EXCEPT "burning rubber" - there is a slight odor of "aromatics" that is actually quite pleasant - and it does "smoke" a little, especially at cold startup or rapid acceleration
All in all, I rate this engine very highly. I agree, diesels are here to stay. I look forward to seeing how applicable it will be for my Vanagon.
Cheers, MJS
At 11:44 AM 4/26/99 -0400, Bulley wrote: >For those of you who can't understand why many of us are all charged up >about the TDI, go drive one. Stand between a gas-powered Jetta, and a TDI >Jetta, and listen to both motors. Then look at the mileage estimate (one is >roughly twice the other, and yet has almost exactly the same performance). >Drive a TDI, and you will see why we are all scheming to import a batch of >5-cylinder TDI's for the Vanagon... > >Thank you for your consideration, >G. Matthew Bulley
<bold>Michael J. Sullivan</bold> Marshfield, MA
'87 VW Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia "Sunny" (soon to be TDI-powered) '89 Audi 200 Turbo Quattro Wagon "Wizard" (soon to be for sale) '96 VW Passat TDI "Teddi"
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