VW passat TDI

[Labs07]

Does anyone own one of these?  We are looking at buying a new one and wondering how people like them.

[Buzz2401]

Great cars till something breaks.  Very spendy to fix.  But they get great MPG and for the most part are pretty reliable.  I don't think I would own one out of warranty though

[floatinghat]

I wouldn't worry about issues.  They are complex but modern diesel are reliable, quite, powerful and get great mileage.  We looked at the TDI hard before any dealers were willing to strike a bargan.  I bought my wife a e320CDI (benz) and we love it.  It has had an EGR problem which is an issue on a lot of modern european engines.  I just unplugged the EGR and clear the code.

I have considered getting the GC diesel a couple of times.  However, I am used to Landcruiser reliability and the premium Jeep wants is just stupid and more than makes up for the poor MPG.



Not bad considering it's over 175K miles now. 

[The scout]

we own a 2006 bought it new and haven't had to fix anything. I think its up to 125,000 miles.