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Cry me a river, people...
http://www.fueltracker.com/benchmark.html
Tuesday, 10:30 AM February, 25, 2003 - Hundreds of stations charging $2 or more for regular unleaded.
Today, UCAN published the results of its weekly survey of gasoline stations in San Diego County. The study shows an average price of $1.95.1 per gallon of regular unleaded inside the city of San Diego, and a county-wide average of $1.92.4 at UCAN's fueltracker Web site. For the first time since 1996, more than 100 gasoline stations are priced above $2 per gallon. Of those stations actively open and selling gasoline, about 22%, or nearly 1/4, are charging $1.99.9 per gallon or more. UCAN is extremely skeptical of industry arguments of increased costs contributing to the high cost of gasoline.
I paid $2.17 the other night for 91 octane.
anybody had any coil failures or replacements lately?
:-) :-)
Coilpack failures? Thankfully I don't have to ever worry about coilpack on my TDI.
WIth the fuel prices going up (AND NEVER TO COME DOWN AGAIN) the USA is going to be like the rest of the world. Much of Europe has 'discovered' that diesels are much cheaper to run. (and are better for the envrionment)
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/peebs4u2/restareas.jpg
Mine are stuck on fairly tight (front and back) and I just envision ripping a hole in the carpet. Any tricks?
Also, does anyone have a discoloration problem on the black door molding - where one would place their arm if the window was down (or up). Mine shows some orange coloring - I thought at first is was just dirt or whatever from delivery, but water doesn't remove it.
thanks -
Floor mats: Try pushing down on the carpet right next to where the post is that holds the mat down is located, and then just yank it up.
I KNOW it is coming on a ship to Boston. I beleive the port of origin is Emdon. Is Emdon in Mexico? Are you sure it is not Brazil?
For Jetta Wagon is Germany.
Golf and GTI 2001-2003 Brazil.
Passat Germany.
New Beetle Mexico.
Eurovan Germany.
Touareg Slovakia.
For the new model (2005?) Jetta all Jetta and Bora(Euro Jetta) will be manufactured in Mexico.
For the current models I can not tell any difference in quality so IMHO it really does not matter where the VW is built.
I do see a lot of 4x4 drivers driving like redneck idiots tailgating even in bad conditions like they are invincible.
25 MPG! I wish. I'm getting closer to 23-24 with 70% freeway. The closest I've seen to 30 with my Jetta was a drive to LA - 28 mpg.
No discoloration here!!
I know you can get the TDI chipped, but you can do the same with the 1.8T. I drove both cars back to back, and the TDI felt alot slower than the 1.8T (with auto of course), so I chose the 1.8T.
MD seems to be doing a pretty good job of getting the roads clean, alot better than in recent years. I hope this is the LAST snowfall of this year. As it is, we're gonna have piles of snow lying around until June!
Think of it as character for your car.
If it's still under 12/12000 then it will be replaced, otherwise it won't since it's "normal wear and tear".
And vocus, stop talking about the snow, Pat will get mad.
- Anthony
It shouldn't change MPG, because it's just letting your engine work more efficiently. However, most people will notice a decrease in MPG because they find themselves with the pedal to the floor more often.
On the TDI... the increase in torque is so massive, many folks report that full throttle roll-ons in 2'd 3'd gear will make the clutch slip. In 1st gear, the front tires just spin when too much throttle is applied. This is impressive.
It is NOT a bad clutch.. it is just that the OEM clutch cannot handle the massive torque the chipped engine generates.
When properly tuned (chip, injectors, box) the TDI has been measured to produce torque rivaling the VR6.... all while getting over 50 MPG with normal driving. Folks that do this to their engine should not expect to make any warantee claims for broken parts.
What is the max hp can this chip deliver? Where can it be bought? Someone earlier said they cost $200 - $400. Is the sole advantage just more hp? I have a 2003 Jetta 1.8T. What can I do with more hp? This chip must be used by modders. Can the chip cause engine problems down the road? What is a eprom?
Sorry about all these Qs, but I'm an information junkie. I just like to know how things work.
Thanks alot!!!
Some ways that people try to get around this is to buy a spare ECU computer (about $4-500) and put the chip in there. They change the ECU before the car is taken in for service, and the problem is solved.
The chip should give you anywhere from 215-225hp, depending on which program you have. Go to the APR link above and read about it. Also, you can't go any higher than Stage I since you have the Tiptronic (you will know what I mean when you read the APR site linked above).
I've considered it many times but I'd rather not pour more money into a car that will be gone from my life (at the latest) in 14 months.
blueguy:
I didn't think about the torque when I asked about the hp. Johnny on the spot, you are, as usual.
Maybe, if I get the chip, I'll try the 100+ mph attempt again. That will be fun.
1,200 miles and everything with the Jetta is just peachy, so far. My fingers are crossed, though. Will someone tell me when I can breathe.
I had an APR 93 chip in my 1.8T. The only thing I didn't like was that it wasn't smooth. I guess that's also why I don't like turbo engines, I like buttery smooth sixes like my BMW.
But it sure is fast.
Nice to meet you. My '03 Jetta 1.8T is now two months old and I have just over 1,200 miles on it. I haven't had one, I mean, not one problem with it. Up to this point I'm very happy with it. It performs very well and it's fun to drive, and hasn't had one cough, hick-up, groan, etc. But as I have read about (on this forum) some of the problems other owners have begins to scare me a little. I'm very happy at this point and I hope I can say this after I put more miles on it. By the way, I live in the Chicago area and I paid only $200 over invoice. I've had read that's about on par, if not less. VW just lowered their interest rate to 1.9% for 60 months. I missed that by about a month. Oh well... How 'bout you, any problems? Good Luck and I wish you blue skys and green lights.
I have a challenge for you. I'm looking for a scale model Jetta. Vocus, if you are first to come up with a source, you'll win the coveted, "Isn't This Fun Award" trophy. I believe that would make it #2 for you. You can hang it on the wall with your other one, or maybe, even take it to work for your desk. That would spiffy up your office, if you can find it under all that snow. Now, that's no fun.
Seriously, if anyone can help, that would be good too. Thanks very much everyone. ITF?
Any size would be fine. Ya think I could get it from VW somehow? If you know where I can the 1:64, I'll get it there.
Thanks very much Sir
My daughter really liked the Hemi-Cuda after seeing them doing wheelstands at the dragstrip. I looked for weeks before I found that "toys-R-us" had the Hemi-Cuda scale models in several colors.
BTW... For those that are vehicle-illeterate.... a Hemi-Cuda is a Plymouth Barracuda powered by the the world-famous "Hemi" engine. It still amazes me that these heavy cars can lift the front wheels over 4 feet off of the ground when lights turn green. (And high-school kids were driving them off the dealers lot with this kind of power back in the 1960s!!)
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=465735
Thanks in advance.
Z
Thanks,
MKIV = 4th generation. (I believe that the Jetta has been thru 4 generations of redesigns since its introduction.)
Bora = trade name of what we know as the Jetta in the USA. (recall that the Golf used to be marketed as the "rabbit" in the USA while the rest of the planet always had "Golf")
Thanks very much for the heads up on the vwvortex site. I saw your name there and glad to see I'm not the only yzarc (crazy-backward)one looking for a scale model. I posted a note and stated that I was interested also. I mentioned that I might be able to help out somehow: maybe be the distributor if there weren't too many to handle. I would really like to get one. Aren't these forums great? I'm having fun!