[Vwdiesel] bought a civic

[Mary Beth and Chris Geiser]

"I think the ideal setup would be an A2
Golf GTI with a TDI ,built in Vagcom on a 6" LCD screen, no EGR, and 2
MAF sensors stored in the trunk,  I would buy one."

Dave,

I agree whole-heartedly - trouble is, most people now treat vehicles as
"disposable" and have given up any interest in what makes them go.
Instead of simplifying, helping them last longer, and getting our
emissions under control by improving mileage, we plug them up with EGR's
and monitor them with MAF's and worry that it doesn't mix our drink
while we look at the computerized readout of where we're going.
Progress?  It blows me away that a $30,000 vehicle is now worth next to
nothing in 5 years and some miles... and it's all because nothing can be
fixed inexpensively enough to make it worth keeping - and very few
places are interested enough to figure out the nuances of the annoying
problems.

Oh well... I've got enough old diesels around to keep going for at least
a few more years.

Chris