Philip,

A friend of mine has been driving a new 2002 Jetta TDI wagon for at least 6
months now.  He says it is an awesome vehicle: solid, very smooth,
accelerates very well, very comfortable, gets 50mpg like they advertise.
This friend is a real gearhead, has driven and worked on old Rabbit diesel,
Toyota MR2 on a racing setup, and a new BMW Mini.  At this point, I'd be
willing to bet that the last car he'd give up is the Jetta TDI.  It is
certainly on my list, and I did own a an '81 Jetta Diesel and an '82 Westy
Diesel, at different times.

Chris Radcliffe
chris_radcliffe@mindspring.com
'90 Westy Auto "Blue Whale"

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Philip Chidlaw
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 8:56 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: OT - soliciting Jetta TDI reviews

I would appreciate any experienced feedback from Jetta owners and the
TDI in particular.

My wife and I are considering the very short list of modestly-priced
2003 model year wagon-oid vehicles as her new daily driver. She needs a
new wagon.

Can anyone relate their experiences with recent model-year Jettas and/or
the 1.9 TDI?
Are Jettas any good?

Thanks in advance.

Philip Chidlaw