I bought a new VW Jetta Sportwagon TDI back in 2009. It was a fun car and I got 42-44 MPG on it most of the time, but that was on Diesel which is now running about 75 cents a gal more than UL Gas. The other problem with this VW was at 40,000 miles, the required service was north of $800 as the DSG transmission required a very expensive oil and filter change. These two items alone kind of cut into any savings you get with the VW TDI milage. Then On my way home from work one night, the transmission just went into nuetral. Coasted to side of road. Turned off engine and restarted and everything seemed ok. As it was getting close to oil change time (also expensivet , as this thing needed special TDI oil that cost $12-14 a quart). Went into false neutral 3 times on way to dealer. Of coarse the dealer could not duplicate the problem, but I videoed it with my iphone. Anyway, 3 weeks later, after VW finally got a new transmission shipped in from Germany, I got my VW back. I traded on my new Fusion Hybrid the following weekend. So far, we love the little Ford. It is so much quiter than the VW was and so far (250 miles) we have averaged 44 MPG. C Allen Green Cove Springs, Fl
