I bought something bavarian

[greg the pole]

No, it's not a bmw!

my wife's TDI DSG on the left (trailer attached)
my TDI Slush box wagon on the right

Trailer hitch and accessories on their way!

 

[snakebitten]

What's all that white stuff?

 

[greg the pole]

What's all that white stuff?

the white shit is called snow, and ice. It sucks balls.
Oddly enough I took the fz on a ride today, sadly it was on the back of a trailer ::009::

 

[mingo]

What's the reliability of the TDI cars like?

 

[creggur]

I've owned three Bavarian autos (all Audi) zero complaints - especially about the S4 wagon I had - 4.2 liter V8, AWD, 6-speed, sport-wagon was an awesome sleeper.

Wife put 150,000 trouble-free miles on her A6... VW/Audi make a fine product IMHO...

 

[greg the pole]

What's the reliability of the TDI cars like?

so far so good.
My outgoing tdi was bought second hand with 75km. I doubled that with no real issues to speak of.
My wife's 2012 was bought brand new 22km on it now with no issues.
Fuel economy is out of this world, great 'real world' power. I tow my tenere with it without breaking a sweat

 

[Camshft]

Next up: a Dodge Caravan with stow 'n' go for the kids/dogs/parrot......

 

[greg the pole]

Next up: a Dodge Caravan with stow 'n' go for the kids/dogs/parrot......

our parrot died last week ::007::
No minivan, no way no hell. Plenty of room for the three of us in the wagon

 

[XtreemLee]

I just bought my third TDI (regreted selling the first two...) Love these cars...

Not hijacking Greg just want to piggyback a bit, I like the white with black wheels I got poop brown it was the only one close with a manual gearbox.

 

[greg the pole]

I just bought my third TDI (regreted selling the first two...) Love these cars...

Not hijacking Greg just want to piggyback a bit, I like the white with black wheels I got poop brown it was the only one close with a manual gearbox.

they are very well finished cars. they do have some quirks, but nice and understated.
I see some 17 or 18 summer tires in my future....

The brown looks good, lots of metallic flake in it, so it shines when the sun hits it.

 

[Rainer]

Sorry to say: VW is located in Lower Saxony, not Bavaria

 

[greg the pole]

Sorry to say: VW is located in Lower Saxony, not Bavaria

so the title should read....I bought something from lower Saxony ::013::

 

[tomatocity]

so the title should read....I bought something from lower Saxony ::013::

Following this information...

Saxony
German state
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked federal state of Germany, bordering the federal states of Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden. Wikipedia
Population: 4.054 million (Dec 31, 2011)
Area: 7,112 sq miles (18,420 km²)

http://goo.gl/maps/fqCCU

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Volkswagen_Group_factories

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A3

The Audi A3 is built in Ingolstadt Bravaria. Same plant the built the VW Thing / 181

 

[XtreemLee]

Pay no attention that the jetta sprtwagon is made in Puebla Mexico...

 

[greg the pole]

Pay no attention that the jetta sprtwagon is made in Puebla Mexico...

no worries. Mine is a golf wagon ::015::

 

[XtreemLee]

I assuming by the smilies you know that the Golf wagon and the Jetta sportwagon are the same right? Just different names for different countries...

 

[EricV]

Blasphemy! There is a major difference between the Jetta "sport"wagon and the Golf TDI.

Mexican POS is completely different from German POS with chipped negative cut keys. Fookers! $200 for a key?! Piss off you wankers!

No, I do not have issues with VW... Well, maybe a few. Damn nice car, that Golf TDI, if a little noisy. Great mpg. Ironically, I sold it to do a multi-day motorcycle rally. No regrets.

Of course, if the Germans had any balls at all, they'd sell the 3-liter Lupo here.

 

[XtreemLee]

Blasphemy! There is a major difference between the Jetta "sport"wagon and the Golf TDI.

Mexican POS is completely different from German POS with chipped negative cut keys. Fookers! $200 for a key?! Piss off you wankers!

No, I do not have issues with VW... Well, maybe a few. Damn nice car, that Golf TDI, if a little noisy. Great mpg. Ironically, I sold it to do a multi-day motorcycle rally. No regrets.

Of course, if the Germans had any balls at all, they'd sell the 3-liter Lupo here.

3 liter Lupo??? did you mean 1.3 liter Lupo?

Of course the Golf and the Jetta Sportwagon are different. If countries other than the US the Jetta Sportwagon is the Golf Sportwagon. The car sitting sideways in his picture I belive to be a Jetta Sportwagon/Golf Sportwagon

Oh and http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/01/25/vw-golf-g7-mexico/1863635/

 

[EricV]

Kids!! 3-Liter refers to the amount of diesel it uses to go 100 kms, not the displacement of the engine. Where have you been hiding?

The jetta wagon had a huge fuel tank. The Golf is more my size, but I'd prefer a Lupo. Have to make do with a Smart For Two since we can't get good diesel cars in the US.

 

[Rainer]

Following this information...

Saxony
German state
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked federal state of Germany, bordering the federal states of Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden. Wikipedia
Population: 4.054 million (Dec 31, 2011)
Area: 7,112 sq miles (18,420 km²)

http://goo.gl/maps/fqCCU

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Volkswagen_Group_factories

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A3

The Audi A3 is built in Ingolstadt Bravaria. Same plant the built the VW Thing / 181

Sorry to say again: Saxony (Sachsen) is anonther state than Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen).

This former car was made in Saxony (former DDR): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabant