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YES, and NO! Timing belt, tensioner and water pump= $250-$300 every 80k miles. EGR valve gets clogged every 3 months because of the lower cetane in the US fuel. Turbo dies before 200k. 50MPG HELL YES!!! Lots of POWER! Lots of TORQUE! Great manual trannsmision. Car keeps it's value...
The aluminum head is fine, except you can easily strip the glow plug threads!!! OUCH!
Overall the 1.9 TDI would go 300k+ miles if maintained right!
If you are a D.I.Y, I do recomend them. They are a awesome car to drive and even tune!!
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