Bedlam wrote:
There is a strong demand for diesel cars. I sold my TDI in four days from the time I posted an ad and got my asking price.
I can understand that.
VW diesels are popular in my area and complete electrical Vehicles aren't. My opinion is that the VW diesel gets very good MPG...in town, on highway, etc...the EV is limited in range, particularly in our long ( 5 1/2 month +), cold (periods of -25 to-30) winters...which significantly cut down the range..as does liberal use of the EV's heater.
The hybrids...part IC engine, part electric are more common than a pure EV...but still if you do some or a lot of highway driving up here...and you want very good MPG...a diesel or secondarily..a hybrid would be the choices. You don't want to run out of juice in the middle of nowhere at 25 below.
I have driven two VW diesels in the past. One a TDI 2012 Jetta, the other around a 1981 or so VW Rabbit...may have been the Golf...I can't recall the name.
The early non turbo VW diesel was ok, but painfully slow and noisy...the 2012 Jetta had real good low and mid range torque, was quiet...a nice car all around. I really liked the TDI..short shifting and letting the torque do the work was a nice, driving experience.
