I hope they have made improvements since the diesel Rabbit. I drove a new diesel
Rabbit everyday for several months back in the early 80's.
Best description for it would be "PAINFUL"!
No power going up hills, not always a diesel station when you need one, and
lest I
forget it was noisy and it smelled. On the highway, I needed to have the thing
up to
80mph before starting up long hills in order to be going 50mph at the top. Oh, I
almost forgot about the need to warm the glow plugs.
I can understand the need for diesels in trucks but never could understand one's
desire for one in a passenger vehicle.
Just my 2 cents.
jay f
Jim Juhas wrote:
> A friend of mine recently purchased a Beetle diesel for long distance
>commuting.
> He reports 50mpg and says nothing except good things about it.
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