You can talk dirty all you want, but no other car for sale in the US comes close to the TDI's combination of performance and fuel economy. Mine has been trouble-free so far (other than my brake light switch going out).

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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual)

Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL