That electric booster heater was really needed as soon as the tdi was introduced in climate as cold as ours up here in eastern Canada. Unfortuantly it was not available.

We went from some of the best heaters I have ever experienced to one of limited worth very fast. Glad to hear they got this dealt with.

The manufactuers chose increased power over increased fuel milage. To me this was somewhat of a dissapointment. North america gets what they feel will sell I suppose. I have felt that perhaps close to 60 miles per american gallon could have been engineered into the same cars with only a small reduction of power.