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Jetta TDI or Prius?
Okay guys, I claim excuse on the fact that until two months ago, I had not had a car in three years! I am still catching up on all of this!
I found this site when I wondered how the Jetta TDi compared to the Prius. I guess that I need to find a "Dust to Dust" discussion here.
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07-01-2012, 10:48 PM
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Okay guys, I claim excuse on the fact that until two months ago, I had not had a car in three years! I am still catching up on all of this!
I found this site when I wondered how the Jetta TDi compared to the Prius. I guess that I need to find a "Dust to Dust" discussion here.
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07-02-2012, 03:14 PM
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I found this site when I wondered how the Jetta TDi compared to the Prius.
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What sort of driving do you want to do with it ?
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07-05-2012, 11:47 PM
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What sort of driving do you want to do with it ?
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Oh boy, sorry this took so long! From what I understand, the Jetta does better on the highway and the Prius is much better in the city. Also, I read that the Jetta requires periodic hard driving to blow the carbon out of the turbo. I do more city driving than I would like and my highway driving includes some hills that are too big to coast down, so it sounds like the Prius would suit me better.
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07-06-2012, 07:27 AM
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(Moved the Prius/Jetta discussion to a new thread, hope you don't mind.)
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07-06-2012, 09:02 AM
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For city driving the Prius would be your better choice.
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07-06-2012, 11:54 AM
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Yep. Highway is the only place the TDI has a chance of matching the Prius. Anything else and the Prius will be better.
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07-06-2012, 11:58 AM
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Hybrid: Reality - Article - RoadandTrack.com
Quick summary: in ALL the tests, highway cruise included, the Prius beat the Golf TDI's mileage. Highway was the closest, with Prius at 57 mpg and the TDI at 53.
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07-06-2012, 02:03 PM
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Also, I read that the Jetta requires periodic hard driving to blow the carbon out of the turbo.
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If you get (a new) one with a diesel particulate filter, it needs to be able to run for some extended time once in a while to clean out the DPF.
It doesn't need to be driven particularly hard during that DPF-cleaning though.
Modern diesels with DPF and what not are getting too complex and can have serious issues.
Mine certainly isn't the only one, and VW / Audi hasn't been spared either.
Soot buildup in the EGR-ducts, EGR-cooler and control valves is just one issue.
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I do more city driving than I would like and my highway driving includes some hills that are too big to coast down, so it sounds like the Prius would suit me better.
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Sounds like the Prius is for you.
I think I'll be going with CNG - possibly even a hybrid converted to CNG.
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07-06-2012, 02:55 PM
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Get an older VW and run it with 100% renewable biodiesel, the Prius still uses some gasoline.
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