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General Information => General => Topic started by: izaakd on February 25, 2007, 04:29:07 pm
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I know people with late 90s New Beetles and people with early 90s Jettas. It seems that the quality of VWs has become hit or miss in recent years. I am curious, though, if beyond the cars themselves the TDI drivetrains are, like any worthwhile diesel, 300k motors. I ask because I am starting a company that is going to build custom bio-diesel and grease cars. Mercedes motors are, obviously, very expensive. A TDI, however, is a lot less expensive and has been proven capable of moving around a 3200 lb (I think) Passat. A lot of really cool old cars weigh less than 3200 lbs, so, it all boils down to whether or not the TDI is a viable candidate for such a transplant. What are people's experience with the motor (and transmission) itself?
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If you throw it in the back of something powered by Cummins, absolutly! :P
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I'll let you know...
2003 Jetta 1.9L TDI that just turned 187K. Even ran it on Straight Veg from ~86K to ~165K.
Between the miles I have put on it and the $9000 in collision work it got at 164K that will show up on Carfax when I sell or trade it, It's not worth selling or trading. I am just going to drive it until something major goes, maybe even to 300K.
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i'd say that the electronics will give out long before the motor does... just my 2 cents
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I'm pretty sure there are a few on TDIClub that have 500k or more miles now. They are really like most VW engines, rock solid- but as mentioned before, the electronics give out before the engines do. Now, eliminate the electronics.... hehehe.
Brendan
84 Scirocco 8v <-- Soon to be a M-TDI
01 Jeep TJ 4.0