Smart Car advice please

[CliffordK]

The biggest issue I have getting diesel for my tractor is that about half of the diesel pumps have the wider nozzles that don't fit inside the yellow 5 gallon jugs so I have to screw around with funnels etc.

The nozzles will fit into the Government Jerry Cans. And, you can also find a decent sized filler neck if you look around some.

 

[dave1949]

Funny, I've never come across that down here in MA. The biggest issue I have getting diesel for my tractor is that about half of the diesel pumps have the wider nozzles that don't fit inside the yellow 5 gallon jugs so I have to screw around with funnels etc. But, I've always been able to use a CC or debit card right at the pump.

The diesel choices here are: Irving 10 miles that way, or, Irving 11 miles the other way. :laughing: No competition I guess. The clerks have told me they would sure like to stop messing with the situation.

A couple years back, Irving out-sourced their area store operations and card authorization to Circle K. That may be some of the issue.

 

[Redneck in training]

IT, my initial reaction was well, ok, fair trade off. But...
now that I'm single again...I'm headed West with the motorhome, and if I want to go off and explore beyond the RV campground, something fun to drive is high on my list. Yes the Fit works well, and now they have inexpensive used ones, but they seem too much like an appliance to me. I'd like a little more pizzazz...

Charlie, thank you. Well...I have a golf cart and I have a UTV, both bought for my wife's failing health.
But I really need something for the road, a real car. I think I would need to have a Peterbilt to haul what I really want to, the golf cart, the UTV, a car and my 16 foot Scout dual console. But I only get to take one....and it has to be a car first.

If you want more pizzazz then look at Mitsubishi EVO or Subaru Impreza WRX. Mitsubishi Evo vs. Subaru Impreza - Top Gear - BBC - YouTube

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Congrats on the purchase. I have 2 coworkers with TDI's, they love em, get great "gas" mileage. I'm considering one for my next car.

 

[daugen]

If you want more pizzazz then look at Mitsubishi EVO or Subaru Impreza WRX. Mitsubishi Evo vs. Subaru Impreza - Top Gear - BBC - YouTube

2015 Subaru WRX, Subaru Legacy concept at the Lost Angeles Auto Show - Autoweek

well, not this time...., but the new WRX looks better, less like a kid's toy.

 

[daugen]

I was able to review the service printout on the car and not one thing was brought up for warranty service. That's encouraging. But then I looked at the maintenance intervals and went oh no. Ten thousand miles between oil changes.
The engine must be toast.:confused3:

Well, ignorant me, that's the oil change interval on a TDI. But boy I'll never let it go that long.

ok, how does one turn up the boost on this thing????

 

[IslandTractor]

I was able to review the service printout on the car and not one thing was brought up for warranty service. That's encouraging. But then I looked at the maintenance intervals and went oh no. Ten thousand miles between oil changes.
The engine must be toast.:confused3:

Well, ignorant me, that's the oil change interval on a TDI. But boy I'll never let it go that long.

ok, how does one turn up the boost on this thing????

10,000 miles between synthetic oil changes is common with German cars. MB does it too. Key is to use the right oil.

 

[daugen]

10,000 miles between synthetic oil changes is common with German cars. MB does it too. Key is to use the right oil.

good to know. VW sets a specific spec for TDI oil, and I'll likely get some Mobil 1 that meets the spec. The oil filter is a cartridge type, and must be high capacity to last that long.

ok, pin stripe color? I need help here....never had a white car before.

Zoom in on the steering wheel pic, very few of those icons were intuitive to me. What I thought was the cruise wasn't, it appears to be on a stick, which I remember from an Audi 5000 I owned many years ago.
So much of the steering wheel stuff now is phone related, which has zero interest to me, and just forces the buttons to be smaller to fit it all in. The rest of it seemed pretty straightforward, the nice looking screen is radio only. Need to get a Garmin.

 

[dave1949]

Here is a 0.8-liter TDI VW. It's a real scorcher off the line.

I don't know how real-life the 214 mpg is, but that would be something for around town.

"When it comes to performance, the Twin Up! Concept isn't exactly a rocket. In all-electric mode, the Twin Up! goes from 0-37 mph in 8.8 seconds and can reach a top speed of 78 mph. The hybrid mode delivers a little more punch, going from 0-60 mph in 15.7 seconds and topping out at 87 mph."



VW debuts Twin Up! Concept at Tokyo Motor Show - Autoweek

 

[IslandTractor]

ok, pin stripe color? I need help here....never had a white car before.

Need to get a Garmin.

1) what color is your tractor? Or even better, how about big blue racing stripes as on a Shelby Mustang!

2) Garmin would be cheaper but for around $500 you can get the VW factory GPS/radio unit which just pops in where the existing radio is. Not sure what dealers charge to install but it is a DYI project level task and takes minutes, not hours.