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I have had 4 of them at a time.
At 25% premium for diesel right now, why are you looking at a diesel when fuel alone is on par with a high mileage gas.
I bought my TDIs for economy and now the cost per mile is more than a gas.
After saying all that, the motors run great, I have over 500K miles on them. Its the little things that are getting me as I roll up towards 200K on them. Timing belts and water pumps seem to be replaced all the time.
And my 2002 manual has averaged 48.3 mpg over 165K miles. And I prefer the 2003 and older non PD motors. From what I see the special oil PDs have cam wear issues due to the high pressure injectors.
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1992 E350 7.3 IDI, 3.73 club van - 160K
1998 Quad cab 2500 12V Cummins, 4x4,auto, all stock with 145K miles
2000 F350,DRW converted to SRW with Vision 19.5" wheels,4x4,6 speed,Lariat,Napa 6642 airfilter,Edge Juice w/Attitude,Cody Cushon gooseneck, 175K, Prodigy, 3.73 gears
2002 TDI Jetta Manual 200K
2002 TDI Jetta Manual 230K
2003 TDI Jetta Maual 90K
1999 Polaris Diesel Quad
2004 Kubota BX 1500 599cc diesel
(yah I like the old mechanical diesels  )
Last edited by Westro; 05-28-2008 at 07:36 AM.
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