the difference is money - the mercedes cost 4X the vw new



vw diesel forums will tell you exactly how to fix EVERYTHING on that car

Cheap to fix, cheap to own, but neglect them and they fall apart.



Mecerdes forums hardly talk about rebuilding injection pumps, doing timing chains or other things that don't fail very often. Reliable in general, but some repairs go beyond what most people can handle. Plus they are much heavier so don't get as good of mileage. Safer in a collision,

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1985 300TD 1981 Scirocco 1.6D conv 1986 Golf 1.6D 2003 Golf TDI