What an amazing job you've done! - Page 2 - VW TDI forum and Audi TDI forum

chittychittybangbang · #11 09-11-2009, 01:50 AM

Thanks for all the praise! There is info out there but it's hard to find. The site started out as a reader's digest summary of TDI knowledge but I got bored and starting writing and documenting the work I was doing.

Hydro · #12 10-13-2009, 12:11 AM

Chitty and friends,
After reading about the new Jetta TDIs on a few other websites (Edmunds, HybridCars, etc.), I came across your site and was blown away by the amount of well summarized information, attention to detail, and considerate tone of the posts. The FAQs are outstanding. I finally drove a TDI and fell in love! Put my order in for a 2010 manual JSW a few months ago and picked it up earlier this week. Perfect car for my purposes and a nice complement to my wife's 06 Prius - driving and servicing a diesel for a change will be a real adventure. Thanks for making the diesel learning curve so much easier. A+++ in my book!

chittychittybangbang · #13 10-13-2009, 02:52 PM

IMHO, I like the Jetta much more than a Prius in nearly every area except the slightly greater fuel economy of the Prius. How do they compare to you?

Hydro · #14 10-13-2009, 10:16 PM

In town, I prefer the Prius. Quiet, smooth, better gas mileage...it's an excellent city car for short trips. Yeah, I know some folks compare it to driving an appliance and some ridicule it's appearance, performance, snob reputation, battery replacement expense, etc. For us, it's a perfect second car.

For the rest, the TDI excels in every way. I took it out on I-70 headed east from Denver yesterday for a test run, averaged 60-70 mph, went about 20 miles RT, and had 47 mpg on the MFD with mpg still increasing (and this included several miles of city driving to get to I-70). At highway speeds, it becomes the quieter car with plenty of power to spare. Also, on the highway, fuel mileage (I'm learning to think diesel) begins to exceed that of the Prius. We're planning a long road trip in Nov. covering the same route travelled before with the Prius. Anticipating the same trip with the TDI in my head, I'm already grinning!

If we could only have one car, I'd choose the TDI. Now ask me again after 175,000 miles, the minimum we normally keep a car, and I'll have more of a story to tell. The journey is just beginning with much more to learn. Finding a good local mechanic will be an important early step. Mamma didn't raise no fool - I can learn from other peoples experiences and mistakes which is why these forums are so great. Rather foolish not to use the road if it's already been paved. I'll post my own experiences, good and bad, so others can learn as time goes on.

Driving Hondas and Toyotas all these years has led to a sort of reliability-induced, monotonous brain stupor. It feels good to be stimulated and alive again (yes, I read many of the 2009 Jetta TDI threads here and TDIClub before buying the car). And that's been an unexpected side benefit of this remarkable diesel car. Cheers!

Krout · #15 04-16-2010, 09:49 PM

I agree the site looks great.

chittychittybangbang · #16 04-16-2010, 10:16 PM

Thanks, I appreciate any praise because it's a lot of work which I do for the benefit of the site visitors. Any submissions are greatly appreciated because nobody can know/read/find everything.