[Vwdiesel] Saw new Jetta TDI Sportwagon & Polo TDI

[Bryan Belman]

Thanks for the update Will and wetting our Whistle on
the 3 cyl. Polo, we all would buy one of those...
Happy Thanksgiving all.

--- William J Toensing <toensing at wildblue.net> wrote:

> I saw the new Jetta TDI "Sportwagon" at the LA Auto
> Show last Sun. & Mon., 11/18 &19. VW also has a
> traveling "Dieselolution" clean diesel exhibit which
> also displayed a VW Polo 3 cylinder TDI turbodiesel.
> I really like this car & wish we could get it here.
> It's larger than I thought, about the size of the
> first series Rabbit 4 door. They said it gets 70
> MPG! I hope the reason they displayed the Polo is
> they are considering selling it here. If they do, I
> think they would sell like "hotcakes". I liked the
> TDI Jetta Sportwagon very much & they said it will
> go on sale this summer, 2008. They expect the TDI to
> sill for about a $2,000 premium over the equivalent
> gas powered model. They also displayed a cut-a-way
> example of their new "automatic" twin clutch
> transmission. I would be afraid of that
> transmission, if it ever required repair after the
> warranty is up.Just give me a 5 or 6 speed manual.
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Bryan Belman, Pt Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp   -- running :)
82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA               -- running :)
92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel       -- running :)
90 Audi 200, 2.2L Turbo FWD         -- stripping for parts now :(
70 Type 1 stock Beetle              -- Not running well :(