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I want to buy a 2010 Golf TDI w/ DSG in time to take advantage of the $1700 advanced lean burn credit. My understanding is that the car must be put into service prior to 12/31/2010 but that it also must be purchased prior to the end of the calendar quarter following the quarter in which VW (or is it VAG?) sells its 60,000th qualifying vehicle under the program. Numbers are supposed to be reported NLT 30 days following the quarter close. I contacted VW for the current sales total number and they said "they don't have the resources to answer" and that I should contact the IRS. The IRS has numbers posted for the Jetta TDIs through the end of 2008 (12,000+) under qualifying "hybrid" models, but no update since then. IRS-posted numbers for the lean burn cars list only BMW (no VW, Audi or Mercedes). I contacted the IRS and they had no explanation, simply suggesting I "check back with the web site periodically". Any helpful suggestions from the community?