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Engine Specific Info and Questions => TDI Engine -General Info => Topic started by: Laurentian on February 21, 2005, 07:02:55 pm

Title: Reliability TDI in NewBettle?
Post by: Laurentian on February 21, 2005, 07:02:55 pm

How reliable are the newer TDI's? I can't stop looking at a little red '98 NewBettle for sale. It has 180,000 km's and could pick it up for maybe 6000 CDN. :shock:
I know one guy posted here recently that said he had major problems with that model.

Title: Reliability TDI in NewBettle?
Post by: asau on February 22, 2005, 12:52:42 am

someone post up their problems with the tdi in general, I am also looking at buying a tdi golf or passat

Title: Reliability TDI in NewBettle?
Post by: srivett on February 22, 2005, 03:36:02 am

www.tdiclub.com has lots of info.  I would be concerned about all the electronics in the newer cars.

Steve

Title: Reliability TDI in NewBettle?
Post by: Blades on February 22, 2005, 04:55:39 pm

http://forums.tdiclub.com/postlist.php?Cat=0&Board=UBB24

TDIclub, forum quebec

francais ou anglais, ca derange pas

Title: Reliability TDI in NewBettle?
Post by: stewardc on August 24, 2005, 09:37:19 am

I had a 1998 GLS TDI, and it cured be of Volkswagenitis for over 3 years. It was an electrical nightmare, and the engine grenaded at 120,000km (new one was over $10,000 installed). They are so tight, in the engine compartment, that even minor work is hundreds of dollars more than another body style.
In short, stay away from the dreaded beetle. IMHO