[Vwdiesel] Touareg

[Nate Wall]

I'm beginning to think VWs are overpriced (when new). Last year I was strongly
considering buying a new Jetta TDI. Price was about $20K. I held off and put a
rebuilt motor and clutch kit in the '85 Jetta TD for about 5% of that! But I still
want a new(er) car. I even started paying attention to the rash of Hyundai ads that
have been running on TV. For about $10K you can get a Hyundai (an Elantra I think)
that has a 100K mile/10 yr. warranty. Just the savings in insurance costs alone
would more than make up in any fuel savings the TDI would offer. I have $10 K in
the bank, but not $20, so I'd have to finance a good part of the purchase price of
the TDI, another expense. Then I looked at a few pictures and the list of options
(what options!) of the Hyundai and I was not real impressed.

Also, talk about dealer incentives, VW does not offer these, period.

And last night I was watching Motor Week and they mentioned VW came out with the
convertible New Beetle. I thought I was hearing things when they mentioned the
sticker price--$45,000 to $50,000 US dollars. Wow! Is VW crazy? I'd buy a cherry
late model Mercedes TD for less than that first! That's another thought. I really
like the newer and smaller Mercedes Diesels/TDs. I think they were made in the mid
to late 1990s. What model is this and what should I expect to pay for a really nice
one?

--Nate

Harmon Seaver wrote:

>   Ah, reading further, I see they are planning on a 2.5TDI and also a manual
> 6speed as well as the automatic. But the price is still absurd -- I'd never pay
> that for a car, unless I won the lottery or something and then I'd probably buy
> a Mercedes instead, or at least an Audi.
>    Volkswagen seems to be forgetting what their name is.
>
> On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 10:36:26PM -0800, chris wrote:
> > hello,
> >   they are talking late 2004 or 2005. a V10 twin turbo
> > TDi. 313 hp and like 500+ ft/lbs of torque. heard it
> > is the most powerful diesel engine offered in a
> > passenger car. try these pages.
> >
> > http://www.vwvortex.com/news/01_03/NAIAS/touareg/index.shtml
> >
> > http://www.vwvortex.com/news/09_02/paris/touareg/index.shtml
> >
> > chris
> >   montana
> >
> > --- Harmon Seaver <hseaver at cybershamanix.com> wrote:
> > >    Does anyone know if the new Touareg vw will be
> > > available with diesel?
> > > Looking at the vw site I can't tell.
> > >
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