That is exactly what I was thinking! How does this not have more views or likes...? I'm going to share!

Thank you both very much!

Thank you sir. I did one of these on the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor too but I wasn't as happy with how that one turned out. I think I'm out of the Doug Scoring business. Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much for watching, I am a big fan of Doug myself and I'll never do too many of these videos BUT I have another "DougScore" video coming next week on a car he would probably never do. Stay tuned

try 38 to 40 mpg for this vehicle.

@@aaron___6014 my mk4 BEW does almost 45mpg, I have an alh sedan that will hit 50+ mpg all day everyday, the newer mk5 jetta are about 40, they are tuned for power not fuel economy, but you could chip them and get better I'm sure

@@aaron___6014 there a special tune you get more power and better economy 50+ mpg

@@brandonnunez3644 who sells it? There is no tune that'll give you 8-10mpg.

I loveit sportwagon.

how did the vw tdi turn out?

My pleasure glad to be of service! You should be getting a booklet with the car detailing your warranty from VW as well. Thanks for watching!

Cool! I hope you and your daughter enjoy your cars. Thank you for watching!

Thank you very much Ian!

Thank you very much!

Thank you so much for watching, I hope you find a nice one!

@@CarDietrich hey man, just a follow up. I bought a 2014 Jetta TDI Sportwagen a few days ago. I am really enjoying the car so far! It's blue metallic with the tan interior, and has the sunroof. Really nice car for the money, and the warranty is really good with the diesel gate stuff.

@@TimmyHD How much did you get it for?

I bought a 2011 TDI 30k miles with all the options and pano sunroof last summer for 10.5k with the extended dealer warranty. Loving it so far. In my first year with mixed driving I am averaging 37.4 mpg. I can get about 45-47 mpg on the highway if I keep it at 65mph

Thank you for watching!

Thank you Steve!

Have you had any issues with it? I'm thinking of getting one!

How has yours been so far? Mine comes in about a week.

That's awesome Scott, I hope you love your TDI SportWagen and it gives you many years of great service! Thanks for watching!

Exactly what happened to me. Sold the 04 outback n get a 13 6speed TDI wagen

Yes for some reason the Euro models got automatic headlights! I wish mine had that, it's the little things in life that make you happy. Glad to hear your Golf is going well!

Thank you so much for watching! Congrats on your TDI, and good job scoring one with such low miles!

Thank you Max!

Glad you liked it!

I also own a 2014 Sportwagen. 90K on the odo. 38 mpg around town. Lots of cargo space. Just put new tires on it, new high quality brakes and rotors all around, and replaced the rear sunroof drain tubes. Pano, sat radio, and Navi. My keeper for a long time, I hope.

Merci d'avoir regardé!

Very nice!

Thank you for watching! I'm working on it, can't just DougScore every car though lol not trying to totally rip the guy off. The only other one I ever did was on a Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, which hasn't been anywhere near as popular as this one. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rtiIac-KnaivnWg.html

Check out Doug's stuff he's way better than me. Thanks for watching!

I hope you love your car!

I currently have a 2018 Tacoma 6 mt. Im looking for MPG, this seems to be the go to. With a manual of course.

Thank you so much for watching! I still have that car and recently took it on a long drive up the mountains, it's very fun to drive for such a practical car

Thank you so much for watching! I hope you love your TDI if you get one

@@CarDietrich I'm here in Alberta, Canada and there are a lot to choose from, and at reasonable prices👍

You'll appreciate the heated seats in winter time!

Thanks for watching!

Thank you sir!

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you very much for watching!

You won't regret it! Buy it soon though, I've heard the supply of cars VW bought back and fixed (and then subsequently send to auction) is running out. After that it will be tougher to find one.

Thank you Daniel!

Thank you so much for watching! Those 1.9 TDIs are pretty bullet proof

Thank you for watching! I won't do these too often but I have another DougScore video coming next week

Thank you for watching and thank you for the tips! As far as the fun factor I was trying to match it up as closely as I could to what I think Doug would give it. You gotta remember that guy drives Ferraris and Porsches and everything else, and the Fun Factor is like if you could pick any car to drive on the weekend, would you pick this one?

Doug never did respond to this video, but back in the day when I had a twitter I sent him a message and asked him what lavalier mic he uses for his videosand he did answer my question. He is a nice guy.

Thank you for watching :) Enjoy your TDI!

The torque is real with these! Thank you for watching!

Mine does not have a backup camera, I think on the 2013s you had to get Navi to have a factory backup camera

Sold it last summer, it had 74,000 miles on it. Never did have any issues with it.

Thank you for watching! Good luck in your search, they didn't make as many manuals but there should be a good one out there for you!

Thank you so much for watching!

Thank you for watching! None of the US Spec Mark V TDI "Jettas" had Climatronic or Fog Lights from the factory, but they ALL had the 110V Outlet. VW Knows what us Yanks like: adjusting the AC manually and plugging stuff in. We can't get enough of it!

@@CarDietrich I find it fascinating what differences they have between US and Canadian markets. I also have a Subaru STi that came standard with a radio, heated seats and mirrors. Whereas the USA didn't get those but got HIDs instead. But both got the wider seats (for our wider North American butts) compared to the rest of the world.

I'm assuming your Canada-Spec STI had the 2.5 liter like the US Spec cars? That's another difference, they gave us the torque and the rest of the world got the revs of the EJ20. I had a 2017 STI for three years, got rid of it earlier this year. I loved that damn car.

@@CarDietrich The rest of the GD car was the same 2.5L Turbo, 300hp, 300lb-ft. DCCD was introduced in 2004. Interestingly, the only reason why I have the Subaru is because the MKIV Golf R32 was not allowed in Canada, not even for import from the US. They've since changed that law and now most cars sold in the USA can be imported into Canada. They homologated the crash test requirements.

Thank you Chadd I appreciate that!

Thank you for watching!

@@CarDietrich it Vaz my pleazure

@@CarDietrich ya vol

What's interesting is that mine does not have auto headlights, but the instrument cluster will dim when it detects a low light level. It saves me the embarrassment of being one of those idiots who drives with their daytime running lights on at night. Also, if you shut the car off with your high beams on, the next time you turn your lights on the low beams will be on, which saves people from being one of the idiots who drives with their high beams (brights) on. Simple idiot-proofing. This is what separates German manufacturers from others.

Yes the dealership repair has so far fixed the leak 100%, knock on wood. The problem with mine was that the drainage line from the moonroof got clogged, and that is the most common cause for this issue. As far as the DSG service, the CarFax report on my car indicates that the 40k service on the car was done at a VW dealer on time, and I am assuming this means the DSG service was done at that time. Based on the way my car shifts I do believe the service was performed because my DSG still shifts crisp and smooth. I've driven a lot of VW/Audi's with the DSG (I used to work at a dealer) and a lot of the time when the DSGs start getting in the 50-60k mile range they start to feel a little raggedy, but mine still feels like it would have when it was new. When test driving one, it will feel slightly sluggish right from a dead stop, because the electronic clutch is engaging. After that you should never feel an upshift, they should be absolutely smooth. For the most part you should never feel a downshift either, although sometimes when you are slowing to a stop you may feel a very slight "light bump" (best way I can think to describe it) from the transmission. I emphasize slight here. As far as maintenance goes, I have noticed after looking at tons of CarFax reports on TDIs that on average they are very well maintained. You may identify with this statement: the person who is interested in buying a diesel car is likely to be more interested in the actual mechanics of the automobile, and therefore more likely to do the factory recommended maintenance on time. I know I fit this description, and I sold these things when they were new and I'd say most of my TDI customers fit that description. With all that being said, thanks for watching my video and best of luck on your search for your Golf TDI!

@@CarDietrich Thanks for the quick and informative response. I'm looking at lots of other cars in this category (A3 Etron...and there is an A3 wagon Diesel that stopped making in '13), but I keep coming back to this TDI. I think you said your warranty covered the moonroof leak, right? I saw somewhere where a guy used weed whacker line to clean out that drainage line...so maybe that would have to become part of the maintenance routine. If I can find one and make sure the dealer has done the moonroof fix (there is an official VW repair for this) and done the 40K DSG service, I might just have to get '15. Thanks again!

No problem. Just to be clear I bought an additional extended warranty with the car, and that was what covered the moonroof leak. You are correct that regular maintenance of the drainage line would probably prevent moonroof leaks in the future. Thanks for watching, and again good luck in your search!

Where are you located?

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nNqZl7R01bK5cXk.html Just for you!

@@CarDietrichThanks for sharing the link...thanks:-)

You're welcome thank you for watching my videos

Thank you sir! There is power in the 'stash...

Thanks for watching!

Thank you for watching!

Rated to tow 2,000 pounds. The warranty is transferrable, it follows the car per VW's TDI settlement with the government. They're cheap right now too, per this video some dork on KZfaq made it might be a great time to buy one! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bal3d7yry9mtgZs.html

Real talk: If you compare a 2013 Jetta TDI to a Corolla or a Civic, the Jetta drives much nicer, has better interior materials (especially the SportWagen because its still based on the Mk.V Body) and is way more sophisticated mechanically. HOWEVER, statistically the Honda or Toyota WILL be more reliable. If you want to see how people really feel, look at how they spend their money: I voted with my wallet and bought the Jetta and I paid extra for a warranty because in my opinion it is a better car overall, but it still has some flaws.

@@CarDietrich thank you!

Thank you for watching Matthew!

Really? 🤔🤔 I'll have to look into that. Thanks for watching!

Whoa! Do the steering wheel buttons work?

No that's not how it's done, VW sent all the fixed TDI models to auctions where they were primarily purchased by dealers and then the dealers re-sold them to the public. However at this point I don't think VW has any more of them to re-sell, it appears they have all been sold off at this point and unfortunately there are far fewer of them on the market now than there were a year ago when I made this video.

Well no moonroof means no leaks! I agree with you that the car handles very well, but the DougScore compares cars against everything, including GT3 Porsches and Ferraris, so I tried to score it based on that criteria.

So my moonroof got stuck and the dealer told me that the frame needs to be replaced, quoted me 2400$. A reliable mechanic also quoted around 2000$ for the same repair. So I found someone who closed the moonroof permanently for 100$ and am happy with the solution for now. But I hope to DIY it at some point.

Thank you for watching!

The warranty you get if you buy one of these cars that has been fixed in the USA is on the engine, the turbo, and the emissions systems, and it is for either ten years or 120,000 miles from the original in-service date on the vehicle OR four years or 48,000 miles from the date and mileage of the emissions modifications, whichever gives the buyer longer coverage.

@@CarDietrich Thank You for your time and the info. Appreciate it 👍

Hmmm well whatever is in there is what the dealer put in I guess, I had the full 60k service done on schedule and it had also been serviced at 57k when the dealer bought it from auction, but I'll check it out thanks for the heads up!

I try, those are big flip flops to fill. Thank you for watching!

I'm 6'5" he'll be fine

I’m 6.2” and fit perfectly fine. Germans are tall people, most of their cars are roomy

Thank you for watching! Enjoy your car :)

Yeah seems to work fine for me

@@CarDietrich that's interesting, no matter what I do I cant seem to get it to connect. I wonder if the software is different between the 2011 and the 2013

Yeah that could be, you could contact your local dealer and see if there is a software update available for yours maybe?