Comments on: Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen TDI Review

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:50:09 +0000

ED, what dealership did you buy yours? I’ve been in RC and they want $4k over sticke which I’m refusing to pay…

By: ED

ED — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:58:27 +0000

I just bought a JSW TDI in the Bay Area without markup. Don’t pay it! Shop around or just wait a few more months until the eager buyers have their fill and production catches up. I just checked and the cars at dealers who refused to sell to me without markup are still sitting on their lots.

By: robert

robert — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:27:06 +0000

I also work for Vw, i manage a store, i sell them at list or maybe a few hundred off for local customers…the increased markup over sticer is not right. this is one thing that saturn had right, price the cars fair and if you don’t like it move on..people want you to lose your shirts selling a car then they get upset when their brother, sister or cousin looses a job because a store can’t stay in business. i have got probably 10-12 tdi wagons in and they were all sold 3 months ago, i will have my first tdi stick available for regular retail so far this model year…the demand is there and will be for a long time..

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:21:19 +0000

this is to jeff, i work at a vw, and you cannot get the tdi without paying the mark-up, it just won’t happen.it’s because we know for a fact that if you don’t pay for it someone else will. these things sell so fast and so well that the likelihood of you finding a dealer that we’ll back down off the price is slim to none. it sucks but it is what it is.

By: Lin M.

Lin M. — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:58:03 +0000

My husband and I very close to purchasing the TDI Sportwagen–but we live in a very cold climate (sometimes it reaches 30 below here) Will the interior heat up quickly or will we be freezing for the first 20 minutes or so of driving?

Also, can you put an automatic car starter on this car?

By: mpg-o-editor

mpg-o-editor — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:01:31 +0000

Many thanks, Richard! I’m at this every day of the week, for more hours than I can count. We can all get better mileage, no matter what we drive … it’s all a question of going about things the right way …

By: Richard W. Bricker

Richard W. Bricker — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:22:36 +0000

Your approach is correct and I commend you. I was primarily refering to individuals many of who are inclined to take as gospel anything derived electronically. I was very pleasantly surprized to receive a response. Thank you.

By: mpg-o-editor

mpg-o-editor — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:57:31 +0000

@Richard – Our combined mileage figures are calculated from tank fills, using the same exact pump whenever possible. Our highway mileage figures do rely on the data supplied by the in-car computer. At some point in the future, we’d like to increase our test periods to accomodate extended highway testing.

By: Richard W. Bricker

Richard W. Bricker — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:02:44 +0000

I have had 3 VW diesels since 2000 and obviously like them except the trip computer always averages 15% high when compared to dividing miles driven by fuel used. A marketing strategy I don’t appreciate. I have to question mileage reported in various reports and expect that most of them are from the mileage computer and so are a built in exageration.

By: JasonT

JasonT — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:32:42 +0000

Great review and comments. I’m currently looking to purchase the sportwagen, and having a terrible time finding stock in Northern California.

Maybe I’m just being picky in the options I want???

Anyway, I had a quick question or two regarding the model you tested… what size wheels did it have? I’m guessing smaller wheels will deliver the best fuel economy. Do you know of any test data available for 16, 17, and 18″ wheels?

Thanks again.