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VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI vs VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.5 - Abnaki, Vermont to Burlington, Vermont

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From: autoenergy.blogspot.com

Is TDI worth it? Those North Americans who wish to fill their new sedan with home heating oil diesel in the next few months have a better option coming. There was a time when Volkswagen, a major supplier of diesel-engined cars on this continent when everyone else had forsaken the market, couldn't supply its diesel Jetta to all fifty states. Besides, that old 1.9L direct-injected 4-cylinder diesel wasn't the last word in power or refinement.
Volkswagen's new TDI-for-North America, frequently referred to as the TDI Clean Diesel, is a 2.0 litre with 140 horsepower and 236 lb-ft of torque at a low; low; low 1,750 rpm. More commonly, the engine you'll find under the hood of a Jetta is a 170bhp 2.5L five-cylinder. More power; yes. But torque stands at just 177 lb-ft and doesn't peak until 4,250 rpm.
Furthermore, the starting price of a gasoline-fuelled Jetta is $4,650 underneath the lowest MSRP of a Jetta TDI. Double furthermore, diesel in Burlington, Vermont is around 25% higher than the price of regular gasoline. Can the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Clean Diesel overcome two inherent price disadvantages to use more than its fun torque levels to justify a purchase? Does diesel have any chance of being worth it? Read on and find out.
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1.7 - total gallons of diesel fuel required by the Volkswagen Jetta TDI to complete its daily round trip commute between Abnaki near Knight Point State Park in Vermont to Vermont's largest "city", Burlington
2.4 - total gallons of regular gasoline required by the Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 to complete its daily round trip commute between Abnaki and Burlington, Vermont
8.50 - total cost for one day for the Jetta diesel
9.60 - total cost for one day for the gas-fuelled Jetta
42.50 - total cost for the diesel VeeDub for one week
48.00 - total cost for the VW Jetta 2.5 for one week
2,082.50 - total cost, in USD at today's diesel prices, for the owner of a Volkswagen Jetta TDI Clean Diesel to travel from Abnaki, Vermont on North Hero Island to Burlington, Vermont five times a week, 49 weeks per year
2,352.00 - total cost, in USD at today's gas prices, for the owner of a Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 to travel from Abnaki to Burlington five times a week, 49 weeks per year
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Does saving $269.50 sound worth it to you? On the surface, not so much. Here's what you need to know. The price differential quoted above would necessitate 17 years of driving with this type of traveling at fuel prices as they are just to break even. If, however, you're considering a better-equipped gasoline Jetta with the basic Jetta diesel, the diesel-burning car will start saving you money instantly. Even with pump prices 25% higher, the diesel sipper uses so much less fuel that a commute of 60 miles $1.10 extra for the regular Volkswagen Jetta.
Hear this: even if diesel was to be priced at $5.64, the Jetta TDI would still save you money at the filling station. Were diesel prices to plummet back to equivalency with gasoline, the same Vermont driving formula above would see the Jetta TDI driver save $2.80 per day.

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