Looks like I'm picking up a 12' Golf tdi dsg tech package!

[veedubmechanic]

Put a deposit down tonight at Bville vw.
Its for the wifey. Will most def have to get it tinted, lowered, and also clearshield.

They have to dealer trade from Duluth, since there were only 3 in MN/wi/ia area with tech package.
more to follow

[JTapper]

Natalie is spoiled!

[sprstu]

Awesome ! Tdi ftw!

[VAGatHeart]

DSG ftl.

[SlimMJS]

12' = 12ft?

[Casper]

sounds phallic

[JFettig]

Nice cars :)

[veedubmechanic]

Natalie is spoiled!
She decided touareg tdi was too much of a car and the passat tdi looks like a buick.
She almost changed her mind to a gti but the mpg are 10 less hwy.

[veedubmechanic]

DSG ftl.
Dsg gets better mpg then 5 spd manual.

[Champ]

Dsg gets better mpg then 5 spd manual.
But quite a bit less fun. Jerky at slow speeds, too.

Grats on the car though it's a nice one!

[MisdemeanorMatt]

and eats mechatronic units for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

[JFettig]

DSG gets better EPA mileage, real world is up to you and your right foot, where 6spd manual can really shine.

[Wireclimer]

nice, your going to love it im sure !

[JUSTION337]

12' = 12ft?

Specs indicate 13' 9.3". He must have found a rare short bodied one. :biggrin:

[JK9K]

It's 12'...around.

:thumbup:

[veedubmechanic]

It's 12'...around.

:thumbup:

Beat me to it!

Looks like taking delivery saturday morning.
Going to get my co-worker to clearshield the sh** out of it and wax it.

[1FastB5]

good choice sir!!

i've been on the fence between TDI or GTI still dunno what i am going to go with.

[JFettig]

Specs indicate 13' 9.3". He must have found a rare short bodied one. :biggrin:

Lupo ;)

[veedubmechanic]

good choice sir!!

i've been on the fence between TDI or GTI still dunno what i am going to go with.

We are getting it strictly for highway driving between home and the mayo every day.
50 mpgs

[SLK]

We are getting it strictly for highway driving between home and the mayo every day.
50 mpgs

She drives from Rosemount to Mayo everyday? :crazy:

[veedubmechanic]

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/slimshady02/2012-07-28135729.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/slimshady02/2012-07-28134858.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/slimshady02/2012-07-28144120.jpg

Blue Graphite exterior!
HID

and the funny remote emblem... really, its a panic button.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/slimshady02/2012-07-28151552.jpg

[schwarz kaninchen]

Nice pickup man! Love the new TDIs

[JTapper]

Chip it.

Nice buy, Jason!

[3L3M3NT]

Nice looking TDI. Congrats on the new car.

[veedubmechanic]

Chip it.

Nice buy, Jason!

Apr just released their flash! Sounds fun, but not for the wifey. If I had one in 6spd yea

[JFettig]

If you change your mind, I can do Stage 2 and DSG tunes by next month ;)

[veedubmechanic]

Haters be jealous.
My coworker said I was stupid for buying a new tdi because everyone has posted online they can't get more then 38-39mpg. All the "online reviews" say they are garbage according to him.
I let him know I got 41mpg Sunday and 50% was city or idling messingwith the radio.
He said it isn't accurate, probably because he bought a prius.
Haters man....wow

[SLK]

Haters be jealous.
everyone has posted online they can't get more then 38-39mpg.


My father-in-law's new Passat TDI gets like 39 city mpg but he only has like 200 miles on it so far so we will see how the highway miles are.

And who cares if they "only" get 38-39 mpg. That is still better IMO than getting 40+ mpg in a Prius with a ginormous toxic battery...

[Sven7]

Panic button looks like some alien tractor beam.

I heard some diesel performance mods will actually increase fuel economy too. Myth?

[MisdemeanorMatt]

HID's standard?

Nice ride duder.

[JFettig]

Panic button looks like some alien tractor beam.

I heard some diesel performance mods will actually increase fuel economy too. Myth?

4-6mpg with DPF Delete and proper DPF delete tune that eliminates post injection.

[JK9K]

Looks nice!

[veedubmechanic]

HID's standard?

Nice ride duder.

OEM auto aiming HID, same as in the golf R

[JTapper]

Looked good when I saw you guys Saturday night.

[Topher]

I'm curious to read reviews about the upcoming turbo hybrid Jetta.

Pimp ride.

[veedubmechanic]

Jetta hybrid.. lol
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/alternative/1202_2013_volkswagen_jetta_hybrid_drive/

the only reason i'd ever buy a hybrid, is if I lived in the city.
And if I lived in the city, i'd rely on public transportation or my moped.

[veedubmechanic]

found this tonight:
http://www.fuelly.com/car/volkswagen/golf/2012/diesel%20l4

[veedoubleme]

Haters be jealous.
My coworker said I was stupid for buying a new tdi because everyone has posted online they can't get more then 38-39mpg. All the "online reviews" say they are garbage according to him.
I let him know I got 41mpg Sunday and 50% was city or idling messingwith the radio.
He said it isn't accurate, probably because he bought a prius.
Haters man....wow

Your coworker is an ass. Parade rainers piss me off. Somebody always has to crap all over somebody elses new excitement. Can't people just be happy for eachother?

Congrats and nice ride! TDI's are sweet! :thumbup:

I'll honk if I see you, as I'm zipping through Rosemount frequently.

[sprstu]

Expect 3-5K miles of break in time for that engine. Every tank should yield better mileage. Im pretty excited to own a MK6 TDI (in 2-3 years)

[veedubmechanic]

Still need to put that new blue EW sticker on it for her.
Driving in 10-20mph traffic today the mfi said she got 31.5mpg lol.
Although the DGS is acting very odd now after stop and go driving today. I told her to try sport mode so it holds gears longer and wont keep up/downshifting in traffic.

[SLK]

Although the DGS is acting very odd now after stop and go driving today. I told her to try sport mode so it holds gears longer and wont keep up/downshifting in traffic.

I am not sure if the DSG in the new Turbo Beetle is the same one used in the TDI but my mother-in-law's new turbo beetle will shift into a ridiculously high gear after 15-20mph. If you start to accelerate at a normal pace, once you hit about 20 mph and it shifts out of 2nd, it will shift all the way to 6th gear (6th gear at 25-30mph...) and the car just kinda bogs down and you have to push your foot down harder to maintain the same rate of acceleration. My mother-in-law didn't notice it but it has drove me crazy for the handful of times I have driven her car. I pretty much force myself to use sport mode or manually shift the gears.

[xC0MMAND0x]

That is my feasible, non-superfastsupersporty dreamcar!

[sprstu]

I think the DSG has a learning curve? As in, it will become better the more you drive it.

[veedubmechanic]

I think the DSG has a learning curve? As in, it will become better the more you drive it.

It does, like all autos built after about 01-02.

On a tdi though, its programmed to maximum MPG in "d" mode. So yes, it shifts from 2-6 in traffic then back to 2 then to 3 then back to 2 then to 6 causing all the clunky clunky action.
It drives perfectly fine now not driving in traffic for a day.
Sport mode is key for traffic driving (or manual mode)

[veedubmechanic]

filled first full tank today. MPG reading was 35.8mpg for 450miles on the tank. 30-40% of that was idling or traffic driving. Pretty good on a first tank brand new diesel.

[JCarlson]

filled first full tank today. MPG reading was 35.8mpg for 450miles on the tank. 30-40% of that was idling or traffic driving. Pretty good on a first tank brand new diesel.

I will get a lot better as the mileage increases. Make sure you run it hard every now and then.

[veedubmechanic]

. Make sure you run it hard every now and then.

That's all my wifey does...

[JTapper]

Ba-zing!

[veedubmechanic]

Well update on this.
Car has been getting 38-40mpg per tank.
Road trip to sioux falls this weekend and went 517 miles. Only got 37.5mpg though doing 75mph....?!

[JFettig]

needs dpf delete.

how many miles do you have on it so far?

[veedubmechanic]

3k
Pretty sure within a year we will move to rochester (if we sell our house) and I will get the tdi and sell my mk4. If so i'll blow that dpf off and chip it through you

[JFettig]

Sounds good man.

From what I read, its going to take at least a few thousand more miles to bring the MPG up.

[veedubmechanic]

Almost up for the 5k service with Oil change. !
Holy miles stack up when you own a car that gets 38-40mpg!

[JFettig]

oil changes are at 10k ;)

[veedubmechanic]

oil changes are at 10k ;)

uh, for lease owners haha
I plan on keeping this to 200k. Will be our "road trip" vehicle. boston and or seattle next year. h20 next year possibly.

Its most important to change oil at 5k, 10k then every 10k if mostly hw miles.
10k is way to long if you are not doing 90% hw driving.

[JFettig]

I can understand short changing the first one but the guys obsessed with oil over at tdiclub are getting oil analyzed and you actually get less wear running it out to 10k because of all the additional detergents and whatnot that you introduce when you short change it. Some of those guys run bypass filters and stretch it out to 20k.

[isonic]

Not sure how different the new CR engines are but I run 10K all year round regardless of driving style. What does the owners manual say to do?

[veedubmechanic]

Owners manual says 10k
Just checked oil tonight, 5100miles, and it doesnt look too bad. Good ole' sulfur smell...mmmmmmm
I'll just change it anyway though, at 5k. The first oil change is always the most important.

[veedubmechanic]

holy smokes!!!
http://www.rawtekinc.com/Volkswagen%20TDI%20Products.html

$1900 for dpf delete, midpipe, intake, exhaust, and stg 2 chip from malone!

ouch

looks sexy though!

Is that intake worth it to buy? I remember hearing intakes on tdi's are worthless.

[JFettig]

Rawtek makes nice stuff for sure, I'll see one of their downpipes soon.

Upgraded intakes below 250hp(diesel) and 300hp(gas) in my opinion are worthless, unless you think turbo noises are way cool! ;)

If you get the Rawtek downpipe and mid pipe, you can adapt anything to the end or even add a cat or resonator wherever you want.

Stay tuned, 250hp turbo upgrades will be released soon ;)

[Fearnside]

The flex pipe on that dpf delete does not look big enough for a tdi. Those motors shake so much, it's a wonder how those little flex pieces don't break.

[JFettig]

These new TDI's sound and feel like gas cars, 6" is the typical length for a flex on TDI's,

[Fearnside]

Couldn't tell the length from the pic, and I didn't read it, so i could have missed the size. Had to get a beefy one for the DP on my Dad's tdi, but it is a mkiv. Those bad boys shake!

[JFettig]

The OD of the pipes is 3" and it looked like 2x the OD in length so I made a good guess. Yes, MK4 TDI's need a pretty long one, they see lots of movement in the flex, especially with worn out motor mounts.

[veedubmechanic]

Well looks like the car has developed a misfire. It's what my wife has called "surging" at highway speeds. Let it sit overnight outside ad went I drive it this morning and when I ce to a stop it was misfiring at the stop sign. Then when accelerating and cruising you could feel it. When I got to panera and parked it was very much so misfiring. After we came back it has run fine since.
Any thoughts if this is from gas stations switching over to winter blend? Only use uls hw fuel. No bio

[anchovi777]

love it minus the dsg. lookin good so far!

[JFettig]

All MN diesel is b5. 5% bio. It could be water separation, maybe hpfp taking a dump. Hopefully neither! How many miles? Has the fuel filter been changed?

[mimalmo]

Well that sucks.

[veedubmechanic]

9800 miles. I guess it happens when the wife fills up at Kwip trip in Rochester. One of the only places with diesel down there.
We only fill with ultra low sulfur highway diesel at holiday else wise. No b5
I didn't scan it today with the vag com. It was definitely misfiring. So it had to have set a code. Will scan tomorrow morning.

[JFettig]

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=239.77

[veedubmechanic]

That's funny because the pumps say either uls hw diesel, b5 diesel, or b20 diesel.
The only ones we fill up at are the uls hw diesel.

So that means its not uls it's b5

[veedubmechanic]

Ok so I scanned it and it shows the dpf readings of 21 and 10
No codes but I reset it anyway.
Might rev it a bit on a test drive here sometime. Maybe clean it out.

[sprstu]

You definitely need to wring these out occasionally, run it really hard to redline a few times while merging. Its not something most everyday drivers think about but it does need to happen once in a while.

[veedubmechanic]

Yea I erased the ECM fault memory and TCM fault memory and it was smooth as glass yesterday. Wife said today it ran perfectly fine. She does not use "sport" mode really even though I told her she needs to every once in a while.

[05gli]

Fleet Farm has diesel as well but that's not exactly close to the clinic. Which Kwik Trip does she go to (so I know which one to not to go to)?

[JFettig]

Beat the piss out of it daily ;)

[veedubmechanic]

Fleet Farm has diesel as well but that's not exactly close to the clinic. Which Kwik Trip does she go to (so I know which one to not to go to)?
Kwip trip by target off 52 in north Rochester

[veedubmechanic]

So far average mpg is still 38-39 mpg 90%highway

[ScottyK]

Awesome.

[veedubmechanic]

So on my 1200mile road trip each way to talladega I only obtained a max of 45.2 mpg. That was driving average of 70-75.
On the drive home last night though at 65-70mph:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/slimshady02/black%20gti/A986C950-1129-4CC9-A8C1-4882A6357004-2297-000002B18D74AB94_zpsbec86c77.jpg

[sprstu]

50mpg aint bad! What fuel?

[veedubmechanic]

50mpg aint bad! What fuel?
Mainly conaco in the south for the trip.
Cenex has treated me well also for diesel and gas

[veedubmechanic]

Pic today. 31,000 miles
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b105/slimshady02/31694A06-034F-4E67-A41A-869428BA6989-8146-0000088C1149EF4F_zps1b3bd444.jpg