OT first time buying a car that cant be delivered for 2 months 2009 td Options

[LarryR]

Well I threw in the towel today and plopped down my deposit for my 2009 vw jetta tdi. It will be my new daily driver.

You can't believe the acceleration of the new TDI's this thing barks the tires all over the place just by blipping the throttle. 0 - 60 in a somewhat respectable 6.9 seconds (not blazing fast but for a commuter...). It handles pretty nicely too. The HP is 140 but has an insane 248 lb ft of torque. It is a real blast to drive.

Since I am buying the first round I got the loyalty package car nicely equiped with leather, sunroof, alloys, heated seats etc... for 24190... I got the reflex silver with anthracite leather... I wanted white but I guess since they built all the demo cars in white that color wont be available till Oct and only the first round cars will have the loyalty package.

Here's the rub, I wont take delivery until Aug. 20. This is the first time I have ever bought a car before it was even built!! They will call me with the vin July 28 when the build is complete and ~3 weeks later it will arrive at the vw dealer.

[james2]

I have a 2001 Jetta with 142000 miles on it. i have it chipped, supposed to be 110 hp or so.

Not really a fan of VOA, and i had several small problems, map light broke, window regulators, dash light blink on and off, turbo went out at 97,000 miles. yada, yada yada.

Turbo could be my fault, chipped and I flat tow my 56 VW with it a lot.

Good part, is they pull like a freight train in the higher gears with all the torque. And mine has always gotten 42 mpg or better, even though i dog it a lot. On the highway I get 48 MPG, driving 80-85 MPG

My friend has a 2006 and his will break the tire loose from a roll in first gear.

All in all, I love it and plan to buy another, but the little stuff breaking can be frustrating.

As it is, i plan to keep mine until it hits 200,000. It still runs great and burns zero motor oil.

Rumor is the motors are good for 400,000 miles. i believe it.