Need New DD...~15k

[rose0529]

Have you driven a TDi yet?

[Murlo26]

Nope. Haven't had a chance to test anything else

[Trogdor]

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[turbotalon1g]

You might like that TDI and if you don't drive that much the maintenance costs might be easier to swallow!

[Trogdor]

You might like that TDI and if you don't drive that much the maintenance costs might be easier to swallow!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I remember him saying he does do quite a bit of driving? I think that's part of why gas mileage us a factor.

[rose0529]

You might like that TDI and if you don't drive that much the maintenance costs might be easier to swallow!


What maintenance is higher than a gas car? oil is every 10k per factory. there is a timing belt at 100k. The jetta, golf don't have uera (sp?) tanks.

If you get the DSG trans, it has a fluid and filter change, like anyother twinclutch trans.

[turbotalon1g]

^My best friend I lived with for the last 8 months had one, but he drove 50k miles in 2 yrs, hence why I said if you don't drive that much.

You can't just go to fleet farm and get the oil and filter you need and he would show me the costs of the maintenance they did and it was rediculous.

How is your TDI?

[rose0529]

^My best friend I lived with for the last 8 months had one, but he drove 50k miles in 2 yrs, hence why I said if you don't drive that much.

You can't just go to fleet farm and get the oil and filter you need and he would show me the costs of the maintenance they did and it was rediculous.

How is your TDI?
Take a deep breath....

I don't have one, but have been looking into them for my wifes next car. I'm not claiming to be an expert, I'm just going off the research I've done to better inform myself before diving into a car I am not familiar with, partly from edmunds.com, which is a pretty creditable resource. And other TDI webpages, with DIY how-to's and so on.

Looks like an oil change is about $50-$60 for oil and filter. BUT thats every 10k. So that seems about on part with a normal car, which is usually every 5k or less. You can buy oil at Auto parts stores.... those are hard to find! Trans fluid for the DSG, as said before is expensive yes, but it is that expensive on all cars with DSG type transmissions, but they also dont perform like a normal auto.

And its going to be ridiculous costing if you take anything to the dealer to have it done! Also just thought I'd say I'm coming from maintaining an Evo ($30-$35 every 5k for oil), which isn't a Ferrari, but is definitely more costly than a normal car. VW is a german car, you have to know its not going to be as cheap to maintain as a 15 year old honda or domestic. Also new VW's come with 3 years 36k mi maintenance free, so that saves some money if you buy one less than 3 years old.

Murlo, sorry for thread jacking. Please carry on with your DD purchase.

[Murlo26]

^No worries, as long as we talk about possible purchases, a little back and forth works for me :)

Carry on...

[Trogdor]

BTW, the last focus sold tonight. That might help make your decision a little easier.