rawbdog
Go Kart Champion
guess you're better off getting an old mk4 diesel and modding that then..
rather just get a chevy duramax.
guess you're better off getting an old mk4 diesel and modding that then..
guess you're better off getting an old mk4 diesel and modding that then..
They are not that reliable either... but at least you don't have any of the emissions crap to deal with.
I have yet to check into the cali smog laws, when it comes to diesel emissions.
Rumor has it they don't hook it up to a sniffer which means you can simply remove all emissions equipment and replace with a straight pipe and get a tune from malone, as long as your car doesn't smoke black smoke you should pass. Since it is a "visual test"
Also the fuel pump catastrophe can be avoided now thanks to a tdiclub member which made a filter kit that contains the fuel pump after it explodes ($170). This way you're out a $20 filter and a $600 pump. And replacing the pump yourself isn't that bad. <1k for a DIYer like myself in the worst case scenario. That's pretty acceptable.
If I was to keep this car past 60k mile warranty I would immediately put the kit on my car, since the kit will surely void the normal warranty.
If you don't do that you could be out about 10k, since the exploded pump will contaminate the other 2 fuel pumps (yes this flipping car has 3 fuel pumps) and the injectors which are made from the metal of the gods and cost a couple hundred each, fuel rails and fuel tank.
Yep...
And TDI has a timing belt that is not cheap to replace at 120k miles. All in all keeping this car outside of 100k miles is simply financially stupid. The maintenance of the Timing belt +DPF will easily surpass 4k by 150k miles or so.
All in all I wish I knew these things going in... but I wanted the D(iesel)