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We found a bunch of new '06 TDI models in the Dallas area in May of 2007. After making a pretty good deal on a silver one, we had some electrical problems early on. The trunk would pop open on it's own and the radio would not shut off as it was supposed to on exiting the car. After several visits to the dealer under warranty, they found small teeth marks on one of the main wiring haresses. Fortunately they did all but the last visit under warranty and then only charged us for the cost of the replacement harness. (damn squirrels).

The EGR cooler became clogged after about 75K miles. I promtly did some research and found out one could simply block it off resulting in better performance and fuel mileage.

Next it had some problems with odd shifting patterns at about the 160K mark. This one was my fault for not changing the fuel filter soon enough. Seems the diesels are very sensitive to throttle position, air flow, rpm and ground speed. The new filter corrected all of it.

The car now has ~190K and is still averaging over 40mpg combined hwy and city. If we drive nice, it will get 45 hwy only.

Handling has been superb. Smooth ride in town and on the hiway. Cruise control works perfectly. The torque is so good it rarely has to down shift when going up hill. No issues at all with interior fit and finish. I'm expecting over 300K out of this one.