TDI owners: The great VW TDI thread.

[bart]

Originally posted by Zero102

Was the MFA stock?
If not, I am interested in picking one up for my golf, do you happen to know where to get the clusters from?

*sorry for hijacking*

nope, not avail until now in the new jettas. it came before but only half screen on the higher end vws, never avail in full screen in north america. i used to be able to get them, but not anymore. try vwvortex.com, they go for about $500US....

if you want an oem nav let me know i can get those

[Zero102]

$500US?....
Well, that might have to wait then. I was expecting ~$200....
Then again, I was thinking about getting a used one.

Anyhoo, looks cool. I just noticed it was wound past 5k. I don't know about yours, but my PD has a red line of ~4500RPM.

Now I guess I have to steer my post back on topic

The Golf will hold it's resale value very well. I am presently leasing mine, 4 year lease and the buyout is ~$14k (new was ~$31k by the time I had the keys in my hand). That said, I am almost positive I will be able to sell it for more than the buyout on the lease (at present, 4-year old 100,000-120,000km Golf TDI's are going for $16k), and with how much I drive it, it is actually cheaper to make lease payments and carry full coverage on a brand new vehicle every month than it was to pay for gas and PLPD/comp insurance for my 951. Not kidding. So, the car saves me money every month, keeps the winter wear off of my 951, and will make me money in the end! So far it sounds like a no brainer to me.

Perhaps I'm a little bit biased, but I am a strong believer that the Golf is the best car from the list you posted.
If you have a little more cash to spend, get a jetta wagon. They hold their value a little better than the golf will, and get the same mileage.

[kevie88]

Originally posted by tsi_neal
Keep in mind that youll loose more money reselling the car every couple years then if you let the KMs pile up over 10-15 years and sell it for cheap.

haha, I can and will be driving up to 10,000km a month, if I keep the car for 10 years that's 1,200,000kms!!

[nismodrifter]

Theres people on tdiclub with over 320k miles (500k KM). Keep it for a few years and rack em up!


High mileage tdi's are pimp!