Author Topic: 2002 VolksWagon Jetta TDI (Read 891 times)

Reschke · « **on:** November 03, 2001, 05:45:00 PM »

Going to buy one after driving it today.

Power and 40+ mpg on the highway and 30-35 mpg in the city as well. The wife likes it also and it has plenty of get up and run as well.

I suggest you guys check it out if you want a good economical ride with power.

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #1 on:** November 03, 2001, 06:44:00 PM »

The 600-700 Miles on a tank of gas is nice too.

AKDejaVu

fd ski · « **Reply #2 on:** November 03, 2001, 08:25:00 PM »

i got a 2002 jetta wagon, 2 liter though.

Wonderful car. Recommend it to everyone.

Midnight · « **Reply #3 on:** November 03, 2001, 09:37:00 PM »

Going to see one of those tomorrow... Just got a new job that is a 64 mile commute each way.

My Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 only gets about 13 MPG...

I think the fuel savings alone ($168.00/month) just about warrants the purchase of this car.

pugg666 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 04, 2001, 09:19:00 AM »

Nice car, and it's still built in germany i believe.
just get it with a stick, more fun ya know

Reschke · « **Reply #5 on:** November 04, 2001, 09:52:00 AM »

Unfortunately you can't get it with the "tiptronic" automatic transmission. I drove an Audi A4 with that transmission and a GLS Jetta (non-TDI) and they rocked but fuel mileage was nothing like the TDI.

TDI Jetta's start around $20,000 and can top out around $27,000 if you load them with everything.

Durr · « **Reply #6 on:** November 05, 2001, 12:49:00 AM »

My father has one of those Jetta TDIs and I once got 48 mpg in it, pretty much an all highway trip though. However we did 80-85 mph all the way and still got that mileage.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #7 on:** November 05, 2001, 09:56:00 AM »

Love the looks of Jetta's too! Every time I pass one on the freeway, we seem to be admiring each others cars.

40 MPG?! Wow, beats my 30 MPG (but then again, 0-60 in 5.9 seconds in an M54 engine will cut back on gas milege just a hair..

)

Good choice of ride, be prepared for Creamo to hammar you for buying a foreign car.

mauser · « **Reply #8 on:** November 05, 2001, 11:11:00 AM »

Reschke

Good choice! I wanted a TDI Jetta when it was time for me to get my own car (back in '97 so it was the A3 body). Ended up with a 2.0L since no TDI's were supposedly in stock at the time and most of my family can't drive 5-speed

. With the TDI's great torque and turbo you can have a great fast car that you don't have to downshift a lot with

. There are new chips for TDI's which increase the Hp a bit. In europe I think VW Motorsport raced an A3 Golf TDI somewheres.

One of the stupid things about Hawaii is the fuel prices. We're paying about $1.90/gallon for 89 octane, while on base it's about $1.60 or so (I'm civilian so I can't use the pumps

). Even worse is the fact that diesel is more expensive than 87, and sometimes even 89. We've even had a gov commission investigating the prices here and some litigation was involved. Net result: status quo. Can't wait till I get a diesel eng so I can someday run it on used cooking oil.

Sorry for the rant... good luck on getting your TDI Reschke!

mauser

Reschke · « **Reply #9 on:** November 05, 2001, 02:02:00 PM »

Well mine is one order as of today but I am not supposed to receive it until after the beginning of the year.

I was told it was due to the limited production run because of a strike at the plant which makes the engine and the actual car. I will buy that explanation since a buddy of mine had to go to Atlanta to pick his up. It was transported from Orlando to Atlanta for him.

Anyway this gives me time to pull my wife out of the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited and get her used to a car again.

Anyone want to buy a Grand Cherokee with 55k on it in great shape for $16,000?

Anyone, anyone at all? Yeah I didn't think so.

fd ski · « **Reply #10 on:** November 05, 2001, 02:15:00 PM »

Reschke , plant where the strike was is Pueblo Mexico.
If you're getting a wagon, it should be coming from Germany.

I had 99.5 Jetta made in Mexico. When i went to buy new one, main requirement was: I'm buying a german car, it whoopee better come from Germany.

From what i know wagons are only made in Germany ( tha'ts where mine came from ) i'm not sure about TDI's.

Did you get GL GS or GLS ?

Also, what color ?

For best VW info go to www.vwvortex.com

Ripsnort · « **Reply #11 on:** November 05, 2001, 02:31:00 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by fd ski:

I had 99.5 Jetta made in Mexico. When i went to buy new one, main requirement was: I'm buying a german car, it whoopee better come from Germany.

www.vwvortex.com

Sounds like a racist statement to me, what difference does it make? Its ENGINEERED in Germany, the assembly should make no difference, what?

fd ski · « **Reply #12 on:** November 05, 2001, 02:38:00 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Ripsnort:

Sounds like a racist statement to me, what difference does it make? Its ENGINEERED in Germany, the assembly should make no difference, what?

Shouldn't, but it did.
I bought a german car, and i want it made in Germany. Mexican assimbled VWs have 70% parts manufactured in Mexico. They carry rather poor maintenance record.

Would you buy a toyota made in North Carolina and slap "Buy American Cars" sticker onto it ?

Putz

Racist statement ? Grasping at straws there Ripster...

Try again

Ripsnort · « **Reply #13 on:** November 05, 2001, 02:41:00 PM »

Do you have proof that they have a poor maintenence record there? They HAVE to adhere to the standards that VW imposes on them, its called "Quality Assurance"..certain guidelines and standards must be met, and there are plenty of VW folks there that keep an eye on it. Sorry pal, you sound like your grouping Mexicans in with "poor quality"...that is not the case.

fd ski · « **Reply #14 on:** November 05, 2001, 02:57:00 PM »

No Rip, read carefully.

Quote

Reschke , plant where the strike was is Pueblo Mexico.
If you're getting a wagon, it should be coming from Germany.
I had 99.5 Jetta made in Mexico. When i went to buy new one, main requirement was: I'm buying a german car, it whoopee better come from Germany.

From what i know wagons are only made in Germany ( tha'ts where mine came from ) i'm not sure about TDI's.

Did i say anywhere that mexican cars were poor quality ? Nope.
Did i imply it ? Hell yes, but you can't prove it. For all practical purposes it might have been just my boner for German cars. ( i'm sure FW 190 fans can relate

)

Even if i was to state that "mexican assimbled VWs are poorer quality then German ones" which i did in my second post, you have no means of measuring it, or proving it otherwise.
Especially seeing how i owned a Mexican made and German made VWs in the path, and you had neither.

Also, Pueblo plant recently went on strike for over a month. I would imagine that things were not all well in QA heaven of WV in Pueblo...( btw, whole hoopla was over pay, which is rather amazing considering the fact that VW cars sell for the same price whether they come from Mexico or Germany )

So Ripsnort, would you like me to put you out of your misery and give you something nice and racist to whine about, so that it would be easier for you to file me into one of your categories ? Liberals/racists/rapists/murderers/anti-american/british/muslim/traiors ?
Would you like me to help you to select few ?