If you "thin out" the book by removing needless pages (like care and feeding of the VR6) you can fit more in. Mine fit *SNUG* the way I got it, stuffed full...
80%? this is a US number right? I thought in Europe they still know how to drive sticks? -Sealover 03 Jetta TDI GLS wagon 5spd 89 GMC S-15 2.5L 5spd 82...
I still don't see a valid reason? other than laziness, incompetence, or disability there really is no reason that I am aware of. yes you can buy an auto...
awesome! you blew my excuse away! I've stalled the TDI on several occasions... especially at high altitudes (like 12,000 feet) and after driving my Westy...
... I have noticed the same thing. Numerous personal cars with autos had meltdowns/problems. I now have transitioned completely over to sticks, and have had...
... This is why I doubt sticks will be completely disappearing soon - my belief (I have no statistics to back it up) is that sticks are much more common ...
Electronic throttle control, without exception, is simply a potentiometer connected to a pedal. If you wanted a hand throttle, just get a pot with the same...
And that, sir, is the reason. Too many people over here just plain never learned and so just cant do it. Of course, they're missing out (IMO) as its much more...
They wont disappear on the world market, but in the US market they very likely will. Ex: I know the LandRover Discovery has never been available here with a ...
... Yep, I'm a stick kinda girl myself. My brother taught me to drive a stick when I was in high school on his brand new turbo Mustang (1980), which I then...
... No, nor the other CARB states either (though folks in Maine are trying to get an exception passed). ... You aren't looking hard enough on Fred's. Try...
There are about 20% of cars sold in this country w/ Stick shifts... about 75-80% are stick shifts in Europe. If (when?) they perfect the CVT to a point where...
Hi guys. I'm a real fan of TDI's and like them more each time a drive one. I just bought a 1981 Scirocco S (1.7) and wondered if anyone could point me to any...
Edward Effinger
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Sep 2, 2003 1:22 pm
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Jeff, ... Thanks for the information. So, if you want to buy a new TDI in Massachusetts, you'll have to buy it before the end of 2003 (which excludes the...
Jeremy Kezer
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Sep 2, 2003 1:53 pm
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I know this will bring howls but the Toureg should be seen as a minivan with AWD. IT HAS NO LOW RANGE. I apologize beforehand if I am wrong. But a stump...
... Shoot, Paul, I've never seen *any* AWD minivan go around a dirt berm at a 45 deg. angle and not roll over! Maybe VWAG will have to create another ...
That it may be, a new category. But I have see marketing drive sillier concepts. I suspect the Porsche Cayenne is a similar case and the next time I need to do...
As long as the manufacturers charge a grand to add an automatic tranny I will decline it and gladly take the manual. Even Cadillac now has a model with manual...
These are called "Cross-Over Vehicles"....not a minivan, not a station wagon, not an SUV. Daimler-Chrysler already has the Pacifica on the market. I don't...
It is scheduled to become available with one...the porsche has one for cryin' out loud... I know that the porsche also can be had w/ an offroad package ...
Not sure whether to do a pun on my last name, some reference to fording, or just say it... The off-ramp near my house was underwater last night. I drove...
You will be fine until you hit the level where water gets into your intake. At that point the water will get sucked into the cylinder, your engine will become...
You dodged a bullet. If water had gotten into the intake system the head could have been ripped off had a about an ounce of water made it into the intake....
Good point. It was a 28' Airstream. ... I was referring to the bashing through the snow bank ad. I have seen three ads. Water fording, Airstream (or...
Totally different market though. You can't get an S class with a 5 speed either. (maybe the ///AMG...) Jetta starts at what, $16K? Toureg starts at 3 times...
... Actually, I think the ads are pretty good. They are showing situations where/why you might want a vehicle like the Toureg. Not just for dropping the kids...
As others have stated, fording can have expensive consequences. Rule of thumb - if you keep to no deeper than the centerline of the wheels, you should be ok (I...
Porsche claims the off-road equipped Cayenne can do "90% of what a Humvee can do offroad" That includes the inclines,etc Buy your V-10 tdi equipped Toureg...
The "brain" for the TDI is located in the rain tray...way up right below the windshield. I solved the air intake issue by removing the airbox and installing a...
