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and, the sales dude said feb/march for a TDI (this is in NJ). Sounds like the old plan of "try to sell 'em what we got on the lot"!
anyway, some nice upgrades over the prior model (I only sat and poked, did not drive). Good seats, lots of room, nice dash, etc.
couple of notes:
- Sat in a 4 door 2010 GTI (nice car, 6 speed). Amazing the room and comfort in the back seat.
- decent space in the trunk, tons of room with the seats folded. Can't beat a box for space utilization!
- the 2 door without an armrest was horrible. That would be a must add. I think it was a dumb move to shave what, $15 off the sticker to skip this?
-the 2.5l gets really lousy EPA mileage for a car this small.
anyway, If I go back to 90miles/day commute soon, a TDI 4 door would be a very nice package to do it in. I can even fit my 80lb. dog in the back with one of the seat folded.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
a TDI 4 door with only the DSG and moonroof is $25,500+. With no discounts likely, not a cheap way to get better mielage!
too bad the 2.5l is such a lump and not particularly economical. Would be nice if they had a modern 4 cyl (2.0-2.3l) instead.
that, and put it on a diet...
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Guess VW's engineers are more the ski types.
I got it in by folding down one back seat... technically room for four adults, but not comfortably since some one is stuck in the middle. It is a big snowboard though... 160cm x 32 cm (64" x 13") But then again.. if All four people have snow boards.. it's a no go.
Very kind of you. Your results show me exactly what I wanted - I can fold down
half the rear seat if need be.. So including myself I can bring 3 skiers/snowboarders no problemo.
And yeah, sorry for my pointless little nitpick on "hatch release" vs "trunk release".
Have fun on the slopes this year!
see this is where i disagree with you and other folks. look at the 2.5 mazda 3. similiar hp, less torque, and one less cylinder and its rated at LESS mpg at 22/29. and the weight is about the same. why is it that everyone gets up in arms about the golf/rabbit, but not about larger engined cars like the mazda 3 or the 2.4 corolla?
and none of those cars offer a 40mpg car like the tdi thats actually peppy. (they offer them without the pep.)
Plus, the point you missed, the mazda and toyota also offer a base engine which gets notably better MPG. The S mazda is the sports car of the range, and I doubt the take rate on the 2.4l Corolla is very high.
even the mini has a base NA engine to go along with the higher output motor.
I would be very happy to see VW come out with an ~2.0l NA motor with al lthe state of the art goodies on it that should blow away the 2.5l ileage, smoothness, and prbably match it's performance. And weigh less too!
now, the 1.4l twin charger set up cold be an interesting alternative to the TDI for power/mileage...
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
It got horrid mpg for such a small car . About 26 mpg.
"As of right now VWAG who owns us over here in the US has not released any of the recently ordered Golf's for production. Don't really know why at this point, we have not heard back from anyone in regards to an informed answer to that question. Hope to have at least some info on the subject soon. Your Rabbit (sic) is still sitting in the accepted order status "awaiting production" if you would.
At least we are 1 month ahead of people placing an order now, as a line is starting to form."
That is in addition to two launch cars that were assigned to us by VW.
The cost of ownership does not include what the car costs when new but it does include how much value it loses in the first three or five years. If you think the demand for 2010 Golf TDIs is much greater than the supply right now, then it should continue in future years -- if you can find one for around MSRP now, then you should lose very little value and your cost of ownership could be extremely low. If the dollar keeps losing value, you might even be able to sell your 2010 Golf TDI for more than it cost when new, if the only alternative is to pay $30k or more for a 2014 model.
Reviewers may say that because it may be essentially correct!
VW can make the cars in any configuration they want, regardless of what options are orderable/ordered/not-ordered.
On my VW cars I generally concur with your preference for 16 inch wheels but would be willing to give the 17s a try on my next VW - maybe using 16inch/steelwheels for blizzaks or other snow+ice tires in winter.
cheers...
Perhaps the cars will reach your area shortly.
Regards,
Bob
Just checked here and it says there are two 2door TDIs at two different dealers. I have found that to be old news and they are already sold. I think a wait for a few months till they catch up a bit is in order. I don't see one penny off MSRP yet.
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?p=2843175
And here's another registered vendor in Alabama. He can't get as many TDIs, but he sells the ones he gets at a reasonable discount.
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=265708
Also, I priced it out at $19341.I went to 7 dealers and what Golfs they had started at 20K and were base models?
Do you think the cause is the value of the dollar? Why would Edmunds be so far off base? :confuse:
I found a red GTI mint sunroof and heated seats,and cloth interiorand the vanishing 6spd.The dealer wants $22, 265.00. for it.
I thoughtI could buy a Golf 2010 with all that on it for20k and the only difference would be a 5 spd., regular gas and naturaly aspirated. A new TDI Golf is $25K OTD then there's 6% tax $1500.00 and$590.00 Excise tax.
Gagrice claims they are made in Mexico,if so where are they? It's not that they are crossing an ocean.
Thanks JB
Golf Sportwagons are made in Mexico. Basically the Jetta Sportwagon rebadged as a Golf.
Just took delivery of a 2010 Golf 2.5L 5-dr. Comfortline pkg. 5-speed. Really impressed with the retuned 2.5L 5cyl. Amazing car!
If you don't need the rocket quick GTi, this new Golf will surprise you. Lots of torque, reg. gas, good mileage, and very, very little maintenance.
Canadian market vehicle that is equipped differently than here in the USA. Go to the
Canada VW website if you wish to see what he is speaking of. To that end, I wish
Edmunds would go back to displaying small flags next to our names, identifying which country we are residing in. This way, some of the confusion that arises about
unique models would be made as clear as daylight.
As far as the heated seats go, they're worth it.
I've got them on my 2010 TDI golf and they're great. They are also much improved over older golfs. (Both the bottom cushion and the seat back cushions are heated.
They have three settings, which seem to be calibrated very nicely. (My previous 2002 Golf only had the bottom cushions heated... and none of the 5 settings was ever the desired temp. The 2010 seats are also faster to warm up.)
Check with Gagrice he has some miles on his,hope it helps.