[urq] Future Audi : is there a TDI planned ?

[Jeffrey Brown]

Sorry, to clarify further, I am speaking of the NEW jetta.  However, same
comparison holds true with the previous generation, the only exception is
that the new jetta has an extra crappy 4 banger base engine, vs the previous
jetta which had the 5 cyl

This is for the US market, no idea what they are slinging elsewhere!

On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 5:50 PM, Jeffrey Brown <jeffrey.r.brown at gmail.com>wrote:

> In this example, you can't.  That is to say, on a base jetta you cannot add
> certain options - they are available ONLY in the other trims.
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> Without remembering specifics, buying a jetta TDI is basically like adding
> the TDI engine to the top level trim SEL jetta as opposed to adding the TDI
> engine to a base Jetta.  The price is futher justified in that the TDI trim
> also comes standard with certain options like the touch screen audio and
> maybe xenon lights, can't remember.  So if the price difference between a
> jetta TDI and an SEL is $2000 some of it is the engine and the rest is the
> standard options.
>
> So if you were planning to buy an SEL, it makes more financial sense to
> consider the TDI vs if you were considering the base jetta since that is a
> whole other car (extra crappy 4 banger, zero options, ugly fabric, etc)
>
> --jeff
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