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    Image of dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
    12/08/09

    In reply to Forza Motorsports 3 Hot Holiday DLC Pack: What's Inside
    the stirling moss is freakin awesome! the view from the cockpit is so far back.
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    Image of egoods egoods
    12/08/09

    In reply to Forza Motorsports 3 Hot Holiday DLC Pack: What's Inside
    Just bought the pack, made a Ferrari 458 Italia with 858hp, and 579 lb-ft torque... this car is mental! My new favorite car in Forza.
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    Image of siva80 siva80
    12/08/09

    @egoods: Hope you have traction control on.
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    egoods promoted this comment siva80 was starred siva80 was unstarred
    Image of egoods egoods
    12/08/09

    @siva80: I do, but it's not totally insane without it. Car is surprisingly easy to drive. Granted if you do go over that edge a little bit it'll bite back.
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    Image of siva80 siva80
    12/08/09

    @egoods: That's the hardest part of driving the R1 cars, I find. The line between "you aren't giving it enough gas in this corner and all your opponents are now passing you" and "too much gas, your car is now spinning at 250 rpm" is too fine for my fat fingers. I still refuse to use traction control though.
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    Image of dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
    12/08/09

    In reply to Forza Motorsports 3 Hot Holiday DLC Pack: What's Inside
    time to take a work break! can't wait to try out the stirling moss.
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    Image of Matt Hardigree Matt Hardigree
    12/08/09

    In reply to Forza Motorsports 3 Hot Holiday DLC Pack: What's Inside
    That 333 HP S4 is really taking down the average HP.
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    Image of Xelmon Xelmon
    10/03/09

    In reply to US-Bound 2010 VW Golf TDI To Get 31/42 MPG
    30mpg out of a golf diesel, huh?

    My civic get's better city, and same highway...
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    10/02/09

    In reply to US-Bound 2010 VW Golf TDI To Get 31/42 MPG
    A 140 horsepower Rab...er...Golf isn't going to do much to change the perceptions of Americans who think that diesels are too damned slow.

    We know that the 236 lbft will do more for driving enjoyment than the 140hp and "under 10 seconds" sprint to 60 would seem to indicate, but we aren't a big enough percentage of the new car buying population to change current perceptions.

    I'm sure it'll be a fun commuter, but the majority of folks looking for a fun commuter are still going to be turned away by the 140 and 8.6 numbers. VW needs to get a good ad team together to show people what that "other" number is all about. (and I'm not talking about mpg)
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    Image of snapoversteer 'bout to get told snapoversteer 'bout to get told
    10/02/09

    @smalleyxb122 is hoping the forecast is wrong for Garrettsville this weekend: What, exactly, are they going to buy with these mpg numbers that would be more fun? I've driven the old 1.9, and it was plenty of fun for such a miserly plant. And the grunt on the highway is what's going to impress commuters.

    As with all US VWs, this thing is overpriced, but if VW's sourcing this from Europe instead of Mexico, maybe it won't have the usual fallapart issues.
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    Image of Saboth Saboth
    10/02/09

    @snapoversteer should STFU because:

    Yes, exactly...sure 8.6 0-60 isn't blazing (it's not that slow either). BUT...it comes close to hybrid numbers on MPG and it is *way* faster than a hybrid.
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    snapoversteer should STFU because promoted this comment Saboth was starred Saboth was unstarred
    Image of snapoversteer 'bout to get told snapoversteer 'bout to get told
    10/02/09

    @Saboth: And VW TDIs just feel faster than their 0-60 numbers. It's the torque.
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    10/02/09

    In reply to US-Bound 2010 VW Golf TDI To Get 31/42 MPG
    You know what? This may end up being my first new car...
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    Image of K5ING K5ING
    10/02/09

    In reply to US-Bound 2010 VW Golf TDI To Get 31/42 MPG
    Only 42mpg highway? My '01 Golf 2-dr TDI will get about 50mpg on the highway with two people onboard and using the A/C. Maybe I'll consider a new one when my current 413,000 mile one wears out in, oh, 2015 or so.
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    Leeeeena a Jalopchick promoted this comment Edited by K5ING at 10/02/09 1:34 PM K5ING was starred K5ING was unstarred
    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    10/02/09

    In reply to US-Bound 2010 VW Golf TDI To Get 31/42 MPG
    Okay...who's demented sense of humor has a Consumer Reports ad on Jalopnik?

    It's on a diesel page, at that! The layers of irony and humor may have the universe imploding, later today.
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    Image of e30 guy e30 guy
    10/02/09

    In reply to US-Bound 2010 VW Golf TDI To Get 31/42 MPG
    Can I bemoan the lack of a six speed MT on the four (five) door?
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    Tomsk 9 from Outer Space promoted this comment e30 guy was starred e30 guy was unstarred
    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    10/02/09

    @e30 guy: That's for the gas version. The TDI comes standard with a 6-speed stick in both body styles.
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    Edited by Six Flags Over Tomsk at 10/02/09 1:35 PM Six Flags Over Tomsk was starred Six Flags Over Tomsk was unstarred
    Image of e30 guy e30 guy
    10/02/09

    @Tomsk 9 from Outer Space: I hope you're right as I want to limit my bemoaning. I re-read the above release, and it says "A five-speed manual transmission comes standard on the two-door model,
    and a six-speed automatic gearbox with Tiptronic® control is standard on the
    four-door" but doesn't clarify engines, more of a blanket statement. I could do without the touchscreen as well.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    10/02/09

    @e30 guy: Yeah, I noticed that too. Hopefully it'll just turn out to be a typo.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    10/02/09

    @e30 guy: "To deliver all that power to the road smoothly, a traditional six-speed
    manual transmission comes standard on the clean diesel TDI, and is good for an
    EPA-estimated 30 mpg during city travel, 41 mpg on the highway, and zero to 60
    mph time of 8.6 seconds."

    The formatting does make for difficult reading.
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    10/02/09

    In reply to US-Bound 2010 VW Golf TDI To Get 31/42 MPG
    "For years we've bemoaned the lack of a diesel option in the Golf range. No more. Not only is the 2010 VW Golf TDI coming to America, it'll be available with a manual, lowered sport suspension and 42 MPG highway."

    Hmmmm....I am trying to find excuses to bitch about how we Americans are not getting the good stuff...Can anyone find any excuses on behalf of me to bitch about this car? I am trying hard....real hard.....

    It's not American owned or built! Why can't Ford give us the Focus diesel with a 6spd manual?? And with sport suspension? Those damn Europeans! I hate you Ford NA!
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    Image of cabjf cabjf
    10/02/09

    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09: You could bemoan the fact that once the economy starts recovering, diesel prices will once again jump back up and remove any advantage to driving a TDI. The government would have to remove that additional tax on diesel before buying a TDI is worth it. Of course, even then you're still paying a few thousand more for one compared to a gasoline equivalent. Those are the two major issues that dissuaded me from buying a Jetta SportWagen TDI.
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    FTGDWolverineEdition'09 promoted this comment cabjf was starred cabjf was unstarred
    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    10/02/09

    @cabjf: And the lack of sufficient gas stations with diesel pumps? I seriously have to go at least 5 or 6 miles from where I live just to find a pump. I found that hard fact when I took home a prototype diesel powered pickup-truck for a weekend.
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    Image of token_illiterate_commenter token_illiterate_commenter
    10/02/09

    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09: Where are these gas stations without diesel? They ALL do around here, but maybe that's because of all the huge diesel pickups that roam our streets.
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    10/02/09

    @token_illiterate_commenter: I live around Ann Arbor. The home of the hippies.
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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    10/02/09

    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09: Pretty much any big gas station has diesel, and most built somewhat recently all have it too.

    If you want somebody to bitch at, the government is always a good choice for either their high diesel taxes, stupid emissions laws or their non-standardization of crash test regulation.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    10/02/09

    In reply to US-Bound 2010 VW Golf TDI To Get 31/42 MPG
    Um, I've had vehicles under my own synthetic oil program, a 1995 3.5L Intrepid, a 1991 Honda ST1100, a 1989 Honda Transalp, a 1999 Suckazuki Grand Lametara, and a 2002 Lexus RX300, on 'extended' oil changes (read: at least five digits, in miles, before changes), for the past 15+ years.

    Hell, both Mercedes, the W126 4.2L I used to own, and the W124 3.2L I now drive, aren't on synthetic, but I rely on their superior German engineering (and 8 litres of oil capacity) to deliver 15K miles, or more, between changes.

    /bolded text is sarcasm, for the uninitiated
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    Edited by that ain't the way to have fun, son at 10/02/09 1:22 PM that ain't the way to have fun, son was starred that ain't the way to have fun, son was unstarred
    Image of UGAdawg UGAdawg
    10/02/09

    @Glenfiddich is good: I see your sarcasm but how many cars from the W124 do you still see on the road? My parents still drive a W124 and it's surpassed all expectations given that it's 22 years old.
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    Glenfiddich is good promoted this comment UGAdawg was starred UGAdawg was unstarred
    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    10/02/09

    @UGAdawg:

    Yeah...I readily admit my 124 is more solid, now, after 157K miles and 15 years, than the '99 Suzuki Grand Vitara it replaced was after six months and 8K miles.

    This is kind of a downside, since it means most junkyard Mercedes have over 300K miles on 'em, or are just beat to hell/wrecked.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    10/02/09

    In reply to US-Bound 2010 VW Golf TDI To Get 31/42 MPG
    Fuzzy's COTD worthy rant starts to work. Now, buy the damn diesels.
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    Image of v8corvairpickup v8corvairpickup
    10/02/09

    In reply to US-Bound 2010 VW Golf TDI To Get 31/42 MPG
    I've owned an 01 Jetta TDI since May, my commuting/around town mileage is about 36 and 41 on a Vegas to California road trip with 4 larger occupants.
    I've been won over by VW's TDI and diesel power.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    10/02/09

    In reply to US-Bound 2010 VW Golf TDI To Get 31/42 MPG
    Is this the equivalent of the Golf GTD across the pond?
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    10/02/09

    @pauljones: Almost. The GTD makes 170HP and 44mpg.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    10/02/09

    @Syrax, the hyrax: I'll take that instead.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    10/02/09

    @pauljones: You can't. But we can offer you a Tiguan. No? A Routan then? No? Oh well.
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    Edited by Syrax at 10/02/09 1:30 PM Syrax was starred Syrax was unstarred
    Image of pauljones pauljones
    10/02/09

    @Syrax, the hyrax: No, but you can interest me in a Scirocco.
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    Image of dal20402 dal20402
    10/02/09

    @Syrax, the hyrax: That's 44 mpg on the Euro cycle, well known for being much more generous than the US cycle.

    US mileage would probably be in the mid-thirties. Terrible, right?
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    Syrax, the hyrax promoted this comment dal20402 was starred dal20402 was unstarred
    Image of Syrax Syrax
    10/02/09

    @dal20402: No, it does 5.3L/100km, or 44 US mpg.
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    Image of dal20402 dal20402
    10/02/09

    @Syrax, the hyrax: Those are indeed U.S. gallons, but the number was still derived from the European fuel economy cycle, which returns much higher numbers than the US cycle.
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