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Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy
The article states that the diesel cruze in australia averages 34mpg combined, which is pretty decent. For comparison sake, fueleconomy.gov states the 2010 4 door Jetta TDI is also rated at 34mpg combined, and users are reporting an average of 38.1 combined.
While I would love to see world beating numbers out of this car, I would be perfectly happy as long as it ends up with similar mpg numbers and still comes in a bit cheaper than the Jetta. The warranty alone would be a gib selling point for a lot of people with long highway commutes that choose the TDIs.
A friend of mine just traded in his '05 Mini Cooper S on a 2011 Golf TDI, and the only downside he's worried about is the fact that his 36k mile warranty will be shot in less than 2 years due to his commute (Easton, PA to Princeton, NJ).
- Justin
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I bet your buddy gets close to 50 mpg once that thing gets some miles on it. For the American driving public to take the leap to diesel power, there has to be substantial reward. That reward is over the top fuel efficiency. Its a shame GM F'd up so badly with their last diesel effort in the late 70's early to mid 80's with passenger cars. That is going to be a huge, huge, huge stigma to overcome.
I came real close to buying a 2010 Jetta TDI late last year, purely for the mileage reason, but ultimately decided I enjoy not having a car payment. But I did test drive one, and they are a pretty decent ride. Not out of this world luxurious, but better than average for daily transportation. Right now though there are problems bubbling under the surface for VW, as they seem to have a problem with the High Pressure Fuel Pump failing on the new TDI's (09-10 models) and when it does it takes out the entire fuel system to the tune of a $6000-8000 repair bill. VW has been inconsistent on the warranty end covering this. Sometimes they do, other times they fight and try to wiggle out. Either way, the NHTSB is looking into a potential recall. So maybe GM can capitalize on this VW misstep?
In other news I saw a Volt on the road (Turnpike rest stop of all places) on Sunday. Not a bad looking car at all. Much better looking than the Prius. Owners said the car far exceeded their expectations so far. Downside, the furthest they have made it on electric power is 25 miles???? That's lame.