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My TDI Articles

Here's the article that introduced the TDI to me: "The Hassle-Free Diesel".  After owning a TDI for a while, I opted to correct a few discrepencies by writing "My Jetta TDI, an Owner's Point of View".  Between EC's article and mine, you should get a good idea of what you're getting into with a TDI.

Here's another article that showed me I was looking at a great little car: "TDI Diary," a report about a 1997 Jetta TDI that raced in One Lap of America.

"The Best of Both Worlds" is an article I wrote for someone else's website.  The article features a write-up on the TDI, a side-by-side comparison with the 2-liter engine, and is updated periodically.

Here are some of the Car Shows I've Entered.  I normally don't show the car with the expectation to win.  Instead, I enter to support the VW scene and get a great parking spot for the show!  But sometimes I win. ;-)

Check out my TDI PowerPoint Presentations (HTML format).  The first is on the benefits of Owning a TDI.  The next is specifically about My Stealth TDI.  Click the screen to advance the slides at a faster pace.  Press the ESC key to end the show.  Enjoy!

Our Tour of the Northern United States - 6300 miles through 21 states in a TDI.  The tour ended on June 15, 1999. CLICK HERE to see an image that shows all states traveled in my TDI.

I was contacted out of the blue by the editors of "Driver" magazine.  I was stunned when they showed an interest in writing about me.  I have a 575-kb local copy of the article in PDF format here.  Since I don't display our last name on this website, I've stripped it from the article. Also, remember the author took some "artistic liberties" to make the story more interesting.  If you've never served on a Coast Guard cutter, you may not even notice.  But you Coasties keep in mind that while the stories within are true, some artistic flair was added.  ;-)

Miscellaneous Pages

NEW - Compare Annual Fuel Costs for your favorite Volkswagens!  (Updated Regularly to Reflect Current Fuel Prices...)

My Maintenance/Mileage Spreadsheet - I use an MS Excel spreadsheet to track fuel mileage and all maintenance actions.  Now that I have two VWs, both cars are in this spreadsheet.  Since one car is a TDI and the other is a 1.8T, I decided to create a Mile-for-Mile Comparison.  These comparisons will only compare items up to the mileage of the newer car.  All mileage figures below 40-mpg represent high-speed road trips with heavy loads.  The one spike below 30-mpg represents towing a 750-lb open trailer.  Right-Click Here to save this in Excel format.

Here are My Other VWs... past and present.

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