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Old 08-19-2010, 02:20 PM   #70 (permalink)
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TDi - '04 VW Golf
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Update on the TDI. I still love this car. I do mostly highway driving and it is a ball to drive. I have had better repair luck than some who have posted here. I have 60,000 miles now and have only had a couple of minor issues that were covered under warranty at the dealership. There was an EGR leak (under warranty), a glow plug recall and the dealer replaced the glow plug harness as a courtesy at the same time. I broke a seatback latch on the back seat. I repaired it with a $5 part from the dealer. Tires, oil and filters and that's about it.
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.
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