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Hi Duffer, it has nothing to do with what kind of car I drive or how much I pay for fuel. If you look at MSantos's stable, he doesn't have a VW....
Hi Shawn, getting 31mpg in a car rated at 30mpg is indeed hypermiling. The definition Manuel and I are using is from the man who created the term...
Thanks as always, Manuel :) Hi Bob, I already explained to you why I come here. If you ever forget, my signature conveniently explains it at the...
Hi usbseawolf2000, the full name of the event is Hybridfest Green Drive Expo. So all sorts of green technologies and green driving enthusiasts...
Thanks, fuzzy1. Those are indeed US gallons. cycledrum -- Consumer Reports gives the 2009 Jetta a predicted reliability rating of average, and...
Hate to bring this up again and get into another long discussion with Bob, but we took a 2009 TDI wagon on a 2000 mile drive and got 66.6mpg,...
The Jetta has an EGR cooler which sucks some heat from that stream. But it will still take it longer to warm up than the Prius, because of the...
Hi Matt, the course was approximately 25 miles long. It had to be done in 51 minutes for no penalty. The penalty was 2% off the achieved fuel...
My photos from the show and trip are at http://picasaweb.google.com/seftonm/HybridfestGreenDriveExpo2009#
Interesting story, Bob. I have the elevation changes listed for about half of the segments. Is that not what you are asking for? As for speeds,...
Bob, I'm not sure what to make of you. Sometimes you seem like a chatbot and fail my Turing test. So I want to make things very clear in case I...
F8L, fuzzy1, usbseawolf2000, thanks very much for the vote of confidence :) If no one here gives a flying fig about the TDI then that is all the...
Hi Bob, two requests: 1. Please stop telling me about how the Prius works. Remember what I told you about me knowing how it works? I knew about...
There are more than enough knowledgeable TDI owners on VW forums, so I would be contributing little that someone else could. Here, it's a...
fuzzy1, I was indeed with Wayne and it was in US gallons. F8L, I'm glad to hear that some people appreciate my input :) Manuel, thanks for the...
I was simply answering your inquiry into whether the TDI can deliver 50mpg on the highway. I hope you now realize that it can do that, and much...
We averaged 66.6mpg in a Sportwagen over ~2000 highway miles. 2-4 people plus luggage in the car. So I would say yes to being able to deliver 50mpg.
Bob, did you try adjusting the seat height in the Jetta? My mid-level 2001 Golf has height adjusters so I would certainly expect any trim level...
Diesel doesn't really evaporate, so the evaporative emissions would be very low. Maybe too low to test or it's considered negligible? Probably...
Isn't the TDI is also a ULEV? http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onroad/cert/pcldtmdv/2009/volkswagen_pc_a0070279_2d0_u2_diesel.pdf
