You and I have very similar setups. My wife drives the '05 TDI Variant while I drive the '84 300TD...

Oh yeah, and TDICLUB is awesome. I don't post over there, but find great info when I (rarely) need to do anything on the VW.

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'95 E320 Wagon
'85 300TD "Puff The Magic Wagon" - SOLD
'19 Mazda CX-9 Signature - Wife's sled
'21 Morgan 3-Wheeler P101 Edition - SOLD
'95 E300d - SOLD
'84 300TD "Brown Betty" - Miss this one
'81 240D "China Baby" - Farm grocery getter