Re: [MBZ] Diesel-less
Very sorry to hear that. So a VW diesel will only last about 200k miles or less? -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Diesel-less
Well keep in mind they are not as heavy duty and robust as a mb diesel. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 16, 2014, at 8:51 AM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: Very sorry to hear that. So a VW diesel will only last about 200k miles or less? -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Diesel-less
Mine has 241,9something so thats clearly not true. The dual mass flywheel is a known weak point. The suspensions seem to just come apart all at once. Where a Mercedes around 200,000 needs (in my experience) a ball joint and shocks from what I've seen online a Volkswagen needs all the struts done. Either that or VW people are really good at ignoring how bad the suspension is getting until they all of a sudden need a bunch of work. I'm seeing a lot of people online with 2004-2006 cars in the same place Bob was at. In no small part you get what you pay for. In '98 my Jetta still cost half of what my 190D did in '84. That said with the money put into it (other than the DMF that could be done over time) thats still a $10k car. My '98 with its rust is still a $3k car... -Curt Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 09:51:02 -0400 From: Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel-less Message-ID: 46dfd450-5451-4a54-b75b-c54463c03...@email.android.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Very sorry to hear that. So a VW diesel will only last about 200k miles or less? -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Diesel-less
That looks like it will be my one data point. I get that everything I wanted to do was normal maintenance... except the flywheel. There were lots of other fit and finish issues. Like it was said, it is a non-MB diesel with 170K+ miles on it. Bob R On Mar 16, 2014 6:50 AM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: Very sorry to hear that. So a VW diesel will only last about 200k miles or less? -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Diesel-less
that;s good to know as we had thought about one of the TDI Passats. Anyone hear about the quality of the newer E class? Sincerely, Larry On 3/16/2014 9:59 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Well keep in mind they are not as heavy duty and robust as a mb diesel. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 16, 2014, at 8:51 AM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: Very sorry to hear that. So a VW diesel will only last about 200k miles or less? -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Diesel-less
The TDI Passat cost half as much as the CDI E class, so lasting half as long is to be expected. By the time I get 200,000 miles on the Passat at 7,000/yr., there will be something much more interesting. The Cessna gets the long trips now, and I don't commute to work anymore. On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: that;s good to know as we had thought about one of the TDI Passats. Anyone hear about the quality of the newer E class? Sincerely, Larry -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listons to US citizens! There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Diesel-less
For the first time since 1978, I am without a diesel in my driveway. Strange. I traded the '06 Jetta TDI in on a '14 gas Jetta. It was time to take the TDI in for its third timing belt (170K miles), motor mounts, transmission mounts, transmission service. I hadn't driven it in awhile (youngest daughter drives it regularly) so I jump in it to take it to the shop and I could feel the struts were sketchy and there was a scary non-cyclic rattle coming from somewhere. Crap. So I drop it off and ask Indy boy to listen to my rattle. Turns out it was a familiar sound to himthe dual mass flywheel crapping out. $800 parts, $750 labor. Added to the other stuff I needed done I was up to $4000. Ugh. I then debated on repair or replace. Youngest girl said she would be willing to pay the down payment and make half the car payment if I got her the black on black with black wheels Jetta she fell in love with. Funny thing, she chose the cheapest one on the lot and she fanaggled the dude down on the wheels ending up paying half price for them. But the fact remains I'm diesel less. Boo. Bob R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
