Thread: Car Talk
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addison
Formerly “AWM”
 
Join Date: May 2009
 
2009-12-02, 20:40

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Originally Posted by Xaqtly View Post
...I chose diesel, because to me it represents the least amount of compromise. You can still have a bigger car or a wagon or something while retaining respectable gas mileage. There's no main battery to replace after 3 years, and you can fill up on diesel at the same pumps everyone else does..
Smart choice. Just make sure you fill up with diesel. My friend who's a mechanic was telling me last week about this guy who loaned his '09 Jetta TDI to his wife who fueled up on the way home....with gasoline. My friend had to drop the tank to completely drain it which required removal of the exhaust and some suspension bits and then blow out the lines. Came to around $750! Of course our local VW dealer wanted almost $1500.
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