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Originally Posted by zjrog
Does the VW use the same oil and filters you buy for a gas car? Or do you need special supplies? Will they cost more and offset your savings in fuel? One of my neighbors just sold his Dodge Cummins and replaced it with a year older Hemi. Almost equal mileage, but the cost of an oil change is about a thrid of that for the diesel. Also, replacement engine items (if needed) are a lot cheaper for the Hemi than the Cummins. Thats part of the total cost of ownership...
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TDI Oil chages are CHEAP
Example
Blue Rotella T Oil Walmart $16/ gallon + Wix filter (6$) Capacity is 5 qts. So $4 a quart for oil *5 Qts + $6 = $26 oil change. Recommended OCI is 10,000 miles many do 20k. That is cheaper than MOST gassers.
TDI parts are cheap (ish) if you are willing to do the research and wrench yourself they are prety darn cheap cars to own.
Also bear in mind that 98% of the people who had the injection pumps replaced for$2000 simply had a mechanic with no knowledge.
Timing belt cost are similar to a gasser.
No spark plugs/ wires.
Nozzles good till ~200,000 miles
But do bear in mind that they are quirky. small electrical issues/ squeaks can drive you nuts.
Most of all DON'T BRING IT TO THE DEALER $150 oil changes are the norm and many recommend 3,000 mile OCI; about 50% of the time they run the wrong oil. It is bad. If you can find a tdi club "guru" around you can save $; or wrench yourself (not hard once you "understand" german engineering).
My 2 cents.