My purpose in writing ... vis- ... feedback ... I missed this because of the weekend, but I have some feedback. Twice I have had a single rear wheel lock up...
Correct .... not a drop.... drove the 160 miles the next day and the needle is still reading 'full.' Thanks as this looks like a trick to get my 'mile per...
Don, My advise: Test drive in this car and form your own opinion. I'm not an old time TDI or VW hardliner ... but frankly as a normal 25 year driver (average...
... Hmmm ... One of the reason I was happy to have the Michelins MXV4 tires on my TDI is because of the success I have had on my 1999 Chrysler Town and Country...
I'm surprised no one mentioned this already, but there is a solenoid that runs the wastegate that tends to go bad. I had this problem once (has not recurred)...
Thanks Night Shadow, Thanks for the great suggestion. Wish I had known that when we first started having the problem. We now have 97,000 miles. I think the...
Don, Get the TDI, run it on Biodiesel and you will really be able to sleep comfortably at night knowing you are doing as much as reasonably possible to reduce...
What is it people don't like about the OEM Goodyears? Other than being expensive to replace (I had a blowout on one), I haven't had a problem with them. They...
... I would say having a blowout is at least as big of a problem as the high replacemnt cost. ;-) After sixty five thousand trouble free miles I used up all...
Jon Winters
winters@...
Apr 1, 2002 4:55 pm
2930
Its sounds like your telling us why we don't like goodyears. There expensive, moderen tires don't "blow out" unless you hit something real big, and they don't...
... In all honesty, the blowout could have been my fault. I might have let the pressure get too low. I also think I might have run over a nail or something. ...
when replacing tires, Most times I go to http://www.tirerack.com, pick what I want, then print out the page that shows the price shipped to my house. Take that...
They are hard, noisy, no grip tires. What do you expect for a cheap tire designed for long tread life though? Oh, and snow? Forget about it, no grip...
Night Shadow
soltwede@...
Apr 1, 2002 9:53 pm
2934
... Well, I've had worse in all categories then. I don't find them that hard, I don't think they are noisy and as far as dry grip, I certainly don't expect...
I used to drive Goodyear only on my vehicles. About 10 years ago, though, they started to really fall down. Quality stunk, mileage fell off, tires wore out...
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*PERK* MN? Do you need an engine heater? Terry TDIHeater ... From: arthurdent_55418 To: VW-TDI@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 10:31 AM Subject:...
When diesel prices start to get too expensive, us truckers start talking "strike". That always brings the price back down. }:o) ~ Chris Thornton ~ 2000 Candy...
Here in central NJ, the cost of Diesel fuel varies between several cents below Regular grade gas to several cents above. It typically never is at or above the...
Yeah, my old '92 EV 2.5L gas was an absolute pig compared to the '96 Passat TDI wagon I replaced it with. Very inefficient as a commuter vehicle. If I find...
I spoke to a guy in the service dept. of my local VW dealer yesterday, and he told me that they are being told that VW plans to make diesel Passats available...
I would love to see a new Passat TDI again. But if we get one, it'll have to be the same 90hp 1.9 TDI we've been getting. The 2.5 TDI won't run on our low...
At my local Hess, diesel is $.08 cheaper than regular unleaded. It has been at least $.10 more expensive since last fall until recently. Jeff D ... ...
Diesel here in Southern Maine is currently selling for around $1.299 to $1.349. Gas is as much as $1.399 at some places for 87 octane. So crappy petroleum...
Brett
dslfan@...
Apr 3, 2002 2:37 pm
2949
From speaking with my sources within the factory, I have been advised that there are currently plans for a Passat TDI however, not until the 2005 model year....
can you describe cetain? this is what i found in the dictionary ce·tane Pronunciation Key (stn) n. A colorless liquid, C16H34, used as a solvent and in ...
