Talk me out of a SportWagen TDI

[Tuckerman]

That was 2013 I wounder if they are still losing money.

[Tuckerman]

I don't see this ending well for VW.
VW Refuses to Give U.S. States Documents in Emissions Inquiries

[frorider]

Meanwhile e and hybrids will be pumped out of the VAG. This concept Tiguan looks interdasting: http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/the-lo...ass-1752134703

[Tuckerman]

So their deadline has come and gone and still nothing.

[Bobby Stainless]

I was watching "How it's made Bugatti Veyron" and they said Bugatti was owned by VW. That episode is a few years old but that seems like a $$$ company to own.

Every Veyron lost money. Halo company.

[Tuckerman]

So what do you think?

http://www.autonews.com/article/2016...iesel-cheating

[Tuckerman]

So should I have the timing belt replaced or not????

So it looks like a buyback and monetary compensation for affected VW owners are all but official, but we’ll update this post as we hear more.

[balefulstare]

So should I have the timing belt replaced or not????

By VW? Yes.

How difficult is it to increase the clearance on an independent suspension vehicle? I saw this one last year and I saw a jetta today with what looked like around a 2" lift. It would be nice to not bottom out and crack my oil pan on every waterbar I come across.

[XXX-er]

Buy a skid plate they are 300$ and easy to instal

http://www.tdiclub.com/

you can find it all in there^^ skid plate, lifting the car, whether to replace the TB or wait till the engine is a boat anchor

[jackattack]

So should I have the timing belt replaced or not????

Goodwill gesture #1 oughta cover it.

[Ottime]

^^^that is why I getting a 40k tube and alignment. And along with what looks like two years to cash in.

I did think about using the service cash on another car. But won't.

[balefulstare]

Buy a skid plate they are 300$ and easy to install

Yep, I know. I had an Evolution Import one on http://www.evolutionimport.com/atlas...golf-jetta-iv/ which without a doubt saved the car from more serious injury however after repeated encounters with cavernous pot holes it was touching the oil pan which finally did it in when I hit a cross ditch last summer.

[Flexon Phil]

So what do you think?

http://www.autonews.com/article/2016...iesel-cheating

Mine is going back.

[XXX-er]

Yep, I know. I had an Evolution Import one on http://www.evolutionimport.com/atlas...golf-jetta-iv/ which without a doubt saved the car from more serious injury however after repeated encounters with cavernous pot holes it was touching the oil pan which finally did it in when I hit a cross ditch last summer.

I finaly got an evolution ski plate after kacking the second oil pan which i fortunatley convinced the town they should pay for

the thing with the skid plate is that it amplifys every grounding/hit cuz you really only have 4 " of clearance which isn't really enough for driving on gravle road s up narth

I recently talked to someone who took out the ski plate & oilpan

There was a some defered maintenance beside it was not really a car for the narth ... I sold it to buy a 4x4 pu

[balefulstare]

I'm finally realizing i've been asking too much of the old wagen and am now using something a little more appropriate for my 4X shenanigans.

Speaking of 4X4's and shenanigans, since VW's emissions debacle I suppose these are on the back burner now for a NA release:

[WMD]

Mine is going back.

Mine too. Fuck VW. I'm done with them.

[uglymoney]

Mine is going back.

I finaly got an evolution ski plate after kacking the second oil pan which i fortunatley convinced the town they should pay for

the thing with the skid plate is that it amplifys every grounding/hit cuz you really only have 4 " of clearance which isn't really enough for driving on gravle road s up narth

I recently talked to someone who took out the ski plate & oilpan

There was a some defered maintenance beside it was not really a car for the narth ... I sold it to buy a 4x4 pu

Mine too. Fuck VW. I'm done with them.

At least VW is going to give you guys some options but yeah fuck them. As much as I liked the diesels I'm glad I stayed wary and bought a trouble free Prius Wagon in 2012 instead of the TDI Wagon. A lot of people are holding onto cars they can't trade or do shit with while this mess gets sorted out and it was as shady and premeditated as anything can get.

4 inches of ground clearance? I didn't realize it was that bad. I wonder what our Prius V has. I was reading this thread in my garage so I measured ground to drain plug on my beater 02 Outback (Baja Turbo Springs + 1/4 inch lift in back) and I have 10.5 inches to the oil pan easy.

[Tuckerman]

Mine too. Fuck VW. I'm done with them.

If they offer me an incentive (like a big d discount) Id get a GTI I think. Im going to have to turn it in so up next is a GTI, WRX, M3 (used) maybe a GLI???

[XXX-er]

At least VW is going to give you guys some options but yeah fuck them. As much as I liked the diesels I'm glad I stayed wary and bought a trouble free Prius Wagon in 2012 instead of the TDI Wagon. A lot of people are holding onto cars they can't trade or do shit with while this mess gets sorted out and it was as shady and premeditated as anything can get.

4 inches of ground clearance? ]

I had a 2001 and a 2002 which I got rid of it 5 yrs ago so I'm well out of VW, it paid off for my time as a road warrior but I wouldn't buy VW TDi now because IMO the MPG numbers don't really add up and if you are unlucky the repairs can off set those numbers, I did like driving my VW TDi, I think Prius is a car for today, just go to any airport and see what is lined up at the cab stand it will be a Prius ... they always drive the cheapest car possible

yup 4 inches, the VW plastic belly pan doesn't make any noise to tell you what you hit but the evolution skid plate sure does, I got noise on road crowns of gravel roads, I got noise from the center of my gravel driveway, I cracked my second oil pan in a pot hole on main st, starting a VW TDi at -30 or 40 was a huge maybe ... not a car for the narth eh?

[Tuckerman]

I did like driving my VW TDi,

Me too its a fun car to drive.

[Ottime]

^^^^yes it is. I know details are fuzzy, but I heard two years to decide. If that is the case, we will take them, drive it, then trade it in. Based on pre scandal numbers, ours would retain a good amount of value. We have not even fully broken in the motor yet.

[XXX-er]

2 ways to drive a TDI, you can drive it like ya stole it with the revs always >2000 as a cherman sports sedan that it is OR like some old fuck hypermiling down mainstreet in 5th gear by the time they are doing 30mph which carbons up the engine

[Tuckerman]

Its hard to tell but I think they are going to give me $17,827 for my car. Or I keep it if it can be fixed and get around $7000.

[XXX-er]

If you don't already you should start buying lottery tickets

[liv2ski]

Or I keep it if it can be fixed and get around $7000.

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!!!!