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Old 07-27-2010, 03:28 PM   #23 (permalink)
ChrstphrR
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Schwartzejetta - '00 Volkswagen Jetta TDI GL
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The older diesel's not much different from the new one -- The 1.9 TDI I have, the stock battery has around 800-850 CCA.

That's probably the worst of it -- it needs a LOT of juice to crank over to start initially.
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