[Vwdiesel] Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] First impressions on the Passat TDI

[gary]

Drooling....

-Gary


On Thu, 2004-04-15 at 09:10, Hayden Chasteen wrote:
> Well, after about a 3 week holdup at the port, we pickup up the new 
> Passat on Tuesday night.  Although I haven't gotten to drive it much 
> (technically the wife's car) here are my impressions so far:
> Fit and Finish - very good, but it should be for the price I paid for 
> the car ($27000).  the car has leather, wood inlay, heated seats, full 
> function MFA display on the dash and all the other goodies.
> Engine - wow, what can I say, smooth, powerful and the most quiet TDI 
> engine that I have ever heard.  Would like to hear from folks with the 
> 1.9 PD engine to see if it is the lack of an injection pump that makes 
> it so quiet.
> Tiptronic transmission - this was the biggest worry for me as it has 
> been way back to the minivan days (we traded our last minivan in for a 
> car in 94) since we have had an automatic, although it will take 
> getting used to, I think that I will be able to adapt.  It has multiple 
> programs that adapt to the driver.  So my punch and go driving style 
> can be accommodated as well as my wife's slow and go driving style.
> Deal - well dealer would not come off of list so I negotiated window 
> tint, a Brookstone roadside emergency kit and a few other extras.  I 
> got a $500 VW loyalty payment and 4.75% interest from VW credit, 1.15% 
> less than my credit union offered.
> 
> We intend to take a 600 mile trip this weekend to break the car in 
> well.  I will update every one on mileage ect.  I have pics of the car 
> on my website and as soon as I can, I intend to remove all of the 
> plastic covers on the upper engine and take a picture of the engine 
> also.  BTW, while researching this 2.0L engine on the German website, I 
> discovered that it specifically says that the engine should not use PME 
> (processed methyl esters - biodiesel).  I didn't find any other engine 
> for the Passat listed with this absolute restriction.  This of course 
> is strange since VW Germany has always allowed the use of biodiesel so 
> this must be something specific to the PD engines.  Perhaps biodiesel 
> is too thick (viscosity) for the unit injectors?  Thoughts?
> Hayden
> 
> Visit my website at  www.home.earthlink.net/~dieseltdi
> Proud owner of:
> 2004 Passat TDI GLS, 2.0l, 16 valve, 136 HP, 247 lb/ft of torque, Blue 
> Graphite, Anthracite leather interior, ABS, ESP.
> 1998 Jetta TDI (Wetterauer Chipset, 2 1/2" exhaust, K&N Filter, propane 
> dual fuel system, 109K+ miles, and running biodiesel)
> 1981 Rabbit Pickup ( with a freshly rebuilt turbo engine), Will burn 
> biodiesel and WVO with a propane injection system.
> One, yet to be finished, Caddy trailer (the back end of the truck that 
> gave its life to my just completed Rabbit Pickup).
> And many, many, many VWs; from a 1946 Beetle (11 Beetles total), to 
> Vans (5), Rabbits (3), Karmen Ghia (1), Jettas (5), Passat (2), Dasher 
> (1), New Beetle (1), and Rabbit Pickups (3) most now gone but not 
> forgotten.
> 
> 
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