These cars make so much sense as a daily that they are very hard to dispute lol. Glad you're loving em!

I love too diésel cars!!

hey brotha how is the 2011 tdi going so far?

So far this car is great at doing what I bought it for lol.

Glad to hear you're happy with it! They're great cars.

how’s it holding up now? how much was ur finances monthly.

@@BOBalmayahiMohammedalmayahi still doing great, lil over 60k miles now. My payments are 220 a month and it only added 80 bucks a month to my insurance. Still super happy with it!

Thanks for the comment!

Is that common with diesel shops?

The best car, im from Argentina i have a jetta 2011. I used the car at 100 miles per hour and i have great fuel economy, is cheap to drive at that speed too!! Now the car have over 300.000 miles and is running all okey. The only thing that i have to change it was the clucht. Is one of the best cars in Argentina the jetta, here we call vento. The main problem is that vw dont sell more the tdi, thats a pity! They only have gasoline and i dont like that cars i prefer diésel all My life!

Same here!

Read about their DPFs before buying.

Going 600 miles between fill ups was by far one of the best things about that car.

Can't go wrong with warranty!

Justin Hiner how is the 2013 doing?

Any time!

Happy to help!

Happy to help!

I love the range on this car. Having to not stop as often to fill up is such a nice luxury. Car is a fantastic daily.

I get roughly 580 miles out of a tank when I am doing mostly highway. Amazing for only having a 14 gallon tank

Pulled the trigger and got a 2014 model. Going at around 115km/h (70mph) I'm expected to do 910km (565 miles) mostly on highways. I had to run a few errands in town and it dropped a bit which gave me a real life estimate so I figure I'll do closer to 800km (500 miles) but I'm still happy.

Same here. Usually 550 to 580 a tank which is absolutely insane considering the smallish tank size. Absolutely love that.

Thank you!

I have the 1.4 and love it. Gets around 37 miles avg. About to pickup a TDI though. Can't resist 45 per mile and the longevity. The 1.4 will probably die many years before the TDI. Looking to drive it 200k which shouldn't be an issue.

If well maintained those TDIs will run forever!

If you do a lot of long highway trips, then absolutely. You'll see close to 50mpg in a lot of scenarios. SEL trim is the way to go!

Fantastic cars!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Awesome!

If you use a high quality diesel fuel and regularly change your fuel filter (every 15 to 20k), you should be okay.

Wow that's awesome that it's got such low miles! What kinda warranty will it come with?

Should still have the emissions warranty at that point. Make sure the clutch feels good. Check the history report for high owners and accidents. Otherwise should be solid.

The emissions systems in these cars tend to be a lot more forgiving then the emissions systems in larger trucks based off of what I've seen. If you have issues you with emissions stuff, tons of companies sell delete kits (for off-road only use of course, wink wink).

That is awesome! Very awesome to hear when people mod these things.

Hey I've got OBDeleven and love it! I've done the remote windows with mine as well! So far this car has been great as a regular commuter.

Shouldn't have anything to do with a recall. If the car still has the warranty, take it to the dealer and let them figure it out.

If someone didn't tell you it was a diesel, chance are you'd never know when inside the vehicle.

Just did the DSG service about 1,000 miles ago. Went to someone who does it out of their home garage. Definitely will be doing it myself next time. Seemed easy enough. Maybe the newer EA288 is slightly more efficient than older TDIs?

Had a oil analysis done on my 40,000 miles dsg change report can back oil like new don’t think ill be doing another dsg service till 100,00 miles and will do oil analysis first to determine if needed

2015 Jetta tdi average 33 all around Long distance 45 miles per gallon always 500 to 550 per tank

I would definitely change the oil according to the service manual. However it is up to you.

Manual calculations.

@@FocusedGarage OK good. Mine is no better than an average compact car like my old Civic. Maybe because I speed a lot and have the Highline TDI which came with wide tires.

That's interesting. Passat does ride comfy no doubt.

crickiit light I’m thinking of buying a manual tdi Passat sel with 80k on it, your comment worries me now

The dsg takes like a 1/2 mpg hit over the manual but is worth it if you sit in traffic alot. City driving this car got me mid to high 30's for MPG.

Highway was low to mid 40's

@@FocusedGarage thanks man. Never owend a diesel sedan. But it got me thinking of owening one

Definitely makes for a fantastic daily driver.

Thank you!

That's awesome!

Haha, great machines!

Dude literally me 2, but they old had automatic which I was disappointed in. I want it to last 500k, I’m at 126k after 6 years.

Make sure you use good fuel and change the filter every 15 to 20k miles.

Do you prime the fuel pump when you change fuel filter

@@paezjroger no

Great purchase!

A Toyota or Honda will always be a cheaper car to run and maintain than anything German. However I've put over 20k miles on this car without a single issue so far. Being a diesel, cost of maintenance is slightly higher than a gas car, but this will run for much longer and also get better MPG while offering more torque. I'd recommend one to anyone who drives alot!

I've put 11k miles on my '11 TDI since September. Just got my oil changed a few weeks ago, and the only thing is the oil is about twice as much as regular 5w-30 due to you needing the VW-507 certified oil. Haven't had any problems with mine, no lights or error codes in the gauge cluster.

The oil price isn't a problem though because you're only changing it every 10k miles.

@@FocusedGarage fair point . Twice the price at twice the interval sorta cancels out.

@@123bluecatky yup. No way around that. Mechanic told me some guy put reg oil is in older tdi..it didnt turn out well.

One reason to tune, is that the parts that are most likely to fail are the emissions equipment that a lot of times the tune have you remove anyways.

Great cars!

Wish we still got TDI's here in America.

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Tom W it

How you get that mpg

Parts are pretty cheap for this car. A simple search on Rock Auto or even a VW parts website will show that. However I have put 25k on this car and outside of normal maintenance it has not needed a single repair.

@@FocusedGarage also, what about carbon buildup in the valves? And how much of a problem is it to replace the exhaust filtering systems?

The car has a very long warranty on emissions equipment since it is a TDI buyback vehicle. I have no worries about carbon build up.

I have a jetta TDI 2011, now with over 300. 000 miles and the only thing i have to change was the clucht. It is a really good car!!!

Depends if you need the extra space from a Passat or not.

TDI over hybrid.

@@FocusedGarage of course, cheap fuel economy

That's awesome! Shame the VW diesels are gone now.

@@FocusedGarage I also have a 2014 BMW 328D X Drive and a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Eco Diesel

Exactly. Not tired from fighting the car lol.

Mike doesn't but I still have my big turbo focus st

Gotta love the diesel.

It must be hit or miss. I hear of some people getting the fix done and they hardly notice any difference.

That can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Lol

Correct, that mileage warranty only applies to the 2015 model.

Something to watch for, absolutely.

Best daily ever!!!

I love it the space and the fuel range is amazing and diesel is pretty cheap in my city

Diesel prices have been interesting here. I'm in Chicagoland suburbs and it's about 80 cents higher than gasoline.

It all depends on the gas station i found a gas station in Chicago they i pay 2.79 per gallon and by my job it’s 2.59 a gallon

That's literally what they call it, though.

Wild idea.

First and only year before VW axed the TDI's in the US.

Wow that is rough. These modern emission systems are hell on everything.

Throw what at your car? Lol

Stay away from the minis!!

Minis are not known for reliability at all!

I have a mini cooper s ...there straight race cars ..you have to be ready to do mechanical work on it and stay on it paying attention often

You need to get a mini repair book and bmw scanner and a few mini specific tools ..just beware .it is a race car point blank not a toy but fun

They're very fun cars, with very questionable track records.

Always go back and forth about tuning it...lol

I had a 2012 Jetta (the one with no governor) first time I hit 160mph over I though something has to be wrong that cant be for real xD xD xD but i ended up doing it many many many times and started using GPS in phone to confirm my speed xD my top speed was 195 and you can only imagine way people in lamborginis/vipers/STi/EVO looked at me when I passed them with car that was daily driver xD 38-60mpg every day. Just a week ago I got my hand on 2015 passat allready got a stage 2 tune on it and slowly will work on personalizing that car but honesly I cannot emhasize it enought get the malone stage 2 Ive had this car only for couple of days without the tune and right after installing it I can tell car runs much smoother and quieter and expect for it to only get better as I stack up miles on it (my jetta had 326k miles when it got tottalled first engine/transmission 6mt)@@FocusedGarage

What size tire are you running and what kinda power levels are you running? If you GPS verified it we'd love to see a screen cap. Feel free to send it to our Facebook page!

myself I wish I had one !! car is totaled by now but couple of times ive seen people in lambo etc. recording as I flew past them at 160+mph speeds so hopefully one of those days I will find myself on youtube. @@FocusedGarage

it was just my daily commuter ! never took it for a dyno or anything just had the malone tune and I think i made screenshot at 180 or so one time (still had menagable grip so i could hold steering wheel with my knee and do screenshot on iphone) but from 185+ I had to have firm control of steering wheel I will trry to look thru my iphone backups and locate that picture @@FocusedGarage

Yes, this is true.

Probably better off that way lol

Isaiah Davis there’s a very special place in jail for people like you...

Haha

Great cars!

Jason Dreckmann hi Jason how so?? Could you find official VW documentation I could have? I’m buying a 2015 VW Passat TDI with a warranty and this would be HUGE news for me!

www.vwdiesellookup.com/pdf/VWCourtSettlement_Emissions_Disclosure_Gen3_Final.pdf

@@JSway212 on page 10 "Additionally, the engine long block warranty shall cover the engine sub-assembly that consists of the assembled block, crankshaft, cylinder head, camshaft, and valve train."

Jason Dreckmann What are your thoughts on buying a 2015 TDI in 2019? | 15’ VW Passat TDI SEL 35,xxx - $16,450 (negotiated price from $17,300) Thoughts on deal? Overall maintained looking at CarFax

That warranty was a big factor for me when buying my my 2015 tdi passat. If your trying to get the most out of that warranty, look for a car with the latest in service date as well as low milage. My car was never sold/registered untill july of 2017 and it only has 31k, so ive got just under 9 years 131k left of warranty that is guaranteed to cover everything in that document.

Sorry, sold the car long before that.

The Elantra also makes significantly less power and has less driving dynamics. However you are right, the cost of keeping the Hyundai on the road will be cheaper long term as compared to the VW. Depending on where you live in the US, diesel may be cheaper. Two different cars for two different types of people.

You can't go over 500 miles with that hudai

That is awesome!

Just a habit.