Fuel efficient world record holders Helen & John Taylor takes time to discuss their quest for U.S. record at the Jetta TDI media launch in Santa Monica,CA Sept. 15-17, 2008.
I just picked up a 2010 TDI Jetta today, it f.u.c.k.i.n.g. rocks!
A friend of mine is an airline mechanic and he has the 1.9 TDI Jetta and I asked him what he thought of it and the only think he could say wrong about his is that the electrical system is in modules.
John and Helen appear to be a lovely couple, I like them a lot by just watching the first minute of this video.
However, Helen hits the nail on the head at 1:53 and even though I haven't yet seen the rest of this video, I'm sure it all leads out from that comment.
Now, I'll watch the other 10 minutes, good luck and health John and Helen!
one of the very few fuel efficient cars that don't look like hell. If the 2.0tdi is anything like the old 1.9tdi, which I have personally seen break 300k on multiple cars, a few mpg is worth compromising over the hybrids.
Not so much. The prius is generally about 5k more then the tdi. Couple that with the fact that you have to replace the batteries in a prius and those cost about 8k. Plus oil changes every 3-5k. The engine in the prius will not outlast a diesel. So really you are paying a lot more in the long run for a prius.
My car is a turbo diesel and it has the same emissions as the Prius, yet it does 82 MPG so there's no need for a silly hybrid. 60% of cars in Europe are diesel thanks to much more stricter emission (and safety) standards than in the USA.
In addition, over 50% of cars in Western Europe run on diesel, and they have even more modern engines than we have here. If there were so "less reliable and more expensive to maintain", I don't think they'd be so popular...
theannoyingdogpoo : It all makes the car less reliable and more expensive yo buy and maintain. Forget old simple indestructable diesels
The TDI has been on the market for 10 years now, and over 50% of cars in Western Europe are diesel-powered. People wouldn't buy them if they were problematic. We have owned a few TDIs and they have proven to be very reliable, and cheap to maintain. Worst thing so far was cleaning a turbo on one of them... 30-minute job
I just picked up a 2010 TDI Jetta today, it f.u.c.k.i.n.g. rocks!
A friend of mine is an airline mechanic and he has the 1.9 TDI Jetta and I asked him what he thought of it and the only think he could say wrong about his is that the electrical system is in modules.
Wow! Modules. What a complaint.
ShiekUrBooty 2 years ago
John and Helen appear to be a lovely couple, I like them a lot by just watching the first minute of this video.
However, Helen hits the nail on the head at 1:53 and even though I haven't yet seen the rest of this video, I'm sure it all leads out from that comment.
Now, I'll watch the other 10 minutes, good luck and health John and Helen!
ShiekUrBooty 2 years ago
jetta TDI = WIN.
I'm going to get one of those eventually.
stand2reason 2 years ago
one of the very few fuel efficient cars that don't look like hell. If the 2.0tdi is anything like the old 1.9tdi, which I have personally seen break 300k on multiple cars, a few mpg is worth compromising over the hybrids.
l985xxx 2 years ago
the Jetta TDI Kicks Ass and Breaks The Emissions Records also, Way to go VW Thank God I am a VW Technician also :)
LawProfessor1971 2 years ago
Not so much. The prius is generally about 5k more then the tdi. Couple that with the fact that you have to replace the batteries in a prius and those cost about 8k. Plus oil changes every 3-5k. The engine in the prius will not outlast a diesel. So really you are paying a lot more in the long run for a prius.
ElvenousAndrogynous 3 years ago
check the price. they are about the same.
Failadin 3 years ago
My car is a turbo diesel and it has the same emissions as the Prius, yet it does 82 MPG so there's no need for a silly hybrid. 60% of cars in Europe are diesel thanks to much more stricter emission (and safety) standards than in the USA.
D41H4T5U 3 years ago
In addition, over 50% of cars in Western Europe run on diesel, and they have even more modern engines than we have here. If there were so "less reliable and more expensive to maintain", I don't think they'd be so popular...
nicogi 3 years ago
Speaking of "false statements"...
theannoyingdogpoo : It all makes the car less reliable and more expensive yo buy and maintain. Forget old simple indestructable diesels
The TDI has been on the market for 10 years now, and over 50% of cars in Western Europe are diesel-powered. People wouldn't buy them if they were problematic. We have owned a few TDIs and they have proven to be very reliable, and cheap to maintain. Worst thing so far was cleaning a turbo on one of them... 30-minute job
nicogi 3 years ago