My wife has a '10 TDI Jetta. It's not bad for a front wheel drive loaf (I HATE FWD vehicles...). It gets good mileage, the DSG shifts pretty good for the most part (But they're a pain to change the fluid in, hence the reason I haven't done it yet 
) and it's pretty quick for a such a small motor. But if GM had the diesel cruise back when we needed to get her a new car, she'd probably be driving that, not the VW. The VW was the only thing in its class when she wrecked her mustang. If you're planning on doing maintenance and repairs yourself, take that into consideration. The VW is going to be more 'fun' to work on than a cruze, most likely. Her A/C stopped working this past summer and it turned out to be a goofy valve in the compressor that controls the cycling, rather than a traditional clutch (Don't know if any GMs have this or if everything has a clutch). It's going to need a timing belt changed in the not too distant future (NOT looking forward to that). And if I can't get the DPF deleted 'soon', then I'm planning on getting rid of it in less than 80k (it roached its original DPF just shy of the end of it's emissions warranty - I am NOT buying a new one of those WHEN it goes again). If we had more time when we were looking, I'd probably have insisted on a previous gen TDI to avoid the stupid DPF.
IMO, as much as I hate to say it, with all the garbage shoved down our throats on the diesels (DPF, DEF, EGR, etc), you're better off with a gasser that gets good mileage. I'm going to drive my 04 until the wheels fall off. If it ends up beyond repair, I'll look for another truck with a LBZ. But you will NOT see me in a LMM+. JMO.
) and it's pretty quick for a such a small motor. But if GM had the diesel cruise back when we needed to get her a new car, she'd probably be driving that, not the VW. The VW was the only thing in its class when she wrecked her mustang. If you're planning on doing maintenance and repairs yourself, take that into consideration. The VW is going to be more 'fun' to work on than a cruze, most likely. Her A/C stopped working this past summer and it turned out to be a goofy valve in the compressor that controls the cycling, rather than a traditional clutch (Don't know if any GMs have this or if everything has a clutch). It's going to need a timing belt changed in the not too distant future (NOT looking forward to that). And if I can't get the DPF deleted 'soon', then I'm planning on getting rid of it in less than 80k (it roached its original DPF just shy of the end of it's emissions warranty - I am NOT buying a new one of those WHEN it goes again). If we had more time when we were looking, I'd probably have insisted on a previous gen TDI to avoid the stupid DPF. IMO, as much as I hate to say it, with all the garbage shoved down our throats on the diesels (DPF, DEF, EGR, etc), you're better off with a gasser that gets good mileage. I'm going to drive my 04 until the wheels fall off. If it ends up beyond repair, I'll look for another truck with a LBZ. But you will NOT see me in a LMM+. JMO.
