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Old 09-29-2021, 12:20 PM   #58 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Hersbird View Post
I traded the Touareg in on the Pacifica Hybrid. The Touareg wasn't inspiring long term confidence in me with $5000 worth of warranty work in a year. Thank God it was part of the dieselgate or it would have all been out of warranty.
From reading some threads on tdiclub it sounds like the long crank at start-up is due to the high-pressure fuel pump losing pressure after sitting for a while. Which to me sounds like the beginning of a HPFP failure - which if it failed takes out the entire fuel system. $$$$$$

I don't have a lot of confidence in my TDI either. I was on the fence about buying a car with large tuning modifications done after production. The dieselgate warranty made me think that risk was acceptable but my warranty experience with local dealers makes me think I don't want the hassle.
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