[qie3]

I'm on the market for the 2011 new Jetta. I'm in Winnipeg, so winter starting could be a issue for me. I have a unheated garage, plug my car in the winter night is no problem. But I don't have a plug at work, so in the day, I have to let my tdi stay in -30c for 8 hrs. Please help me make the decision on which one should I get. Thank you all!

 

[qie3]

Winnipeg gets that cold? You're not talking wind chill right? Because wind chill is not temperature, it's a measure of skin temperature sensation. -30oC is enough so that any car could have starting problems. To be honest, I'm not 100% sure because but the glow plugs should be effective in getting the car started. You must consistently use diesel fuel additive in addition to the additives they cut the fuel with in the wintertime. All Canadian cars come with block heaters so as long as you have a plug you should be totally fine. I would also avoid the automatic transmission. It has greater parasitic load when that cold due to thick transmission fluid.

we got -30 in the winter, wind chill -50. Lol, my gas car is fine as long as the battery has power.

 

[qie3]

Diesel fuel begins to cloud around 0C so just make sure you use additives to ensure the fuel will be OK for the really cold nights. Something you may want to add is a winter grille aka the cold weather mask. VW never made one for the newer cars so you can just DIY. Take some cardboard or some other blocker and stuff it behind the front grille. Here is an example:

good to know, thanks, I should leave one open for the air in coming in as seen on the photo.

what kind the aditives i should put in there and should i just get a 2.5 gas instead of the tdi, or the tdi is really worth to getting?

Thanks

 

[qie3]

Obviously your opinion is going to be biased here! The TDI drives nicer, holds resale better, and has more features that aren't in the 2.5 . One examples are rear disk brakes vs. drums.

Powerservice for winter is a good winter additive. It's in the white bottle.

I wouldn't worry about blocking the entire upper grille. The radiator has plenty of excess capacity and the TDI heats up slowly as is. I assume that the 2011 Jetta TDI kept the electric cabin heater that the 2010 and earlier had which provides not cold air, but in older TDI without the cabin heater it could take 15-20 minutes before the cabin was warm if it was really cold vs. 5 minutes in a gas car.

this is what you tallking about?

 

[qie3]

Going to the dealer tomorrow, wish me luck on the price bargain.