VW Golf TDI 2006 - ~$340 a month to lease, good?

[nubbie]

Just pricing things out right now, but with 0 down and a 48month lease I can get a 2006 VW Golf TDI.

Good?

[Ferrari]

Yes.

Is it a GL or GLS? What options?

[romsan04]

Just pricing things out right now, but with 0 down and a 48month lease I can get a 2006 VW Golf TDI.

Good?

340 + tax?

[nubbie]

Ya, GLS fully loaded. And it's $340 + taxes. So, $391 all in.

[Gundam]

how much do you need to pay if you will buy back the car in 48 months? what is the lease rate? you need all that to calculate the net present value of how much you actually are paying in total.

[nubbie]

Lease rate is 3.9% with a buy back of $14,000.

Again, theses are all rough numbers. I will have to sit down with the dealer and get final figures.

[mlc2000]

Dont get taken in by VW's syntheitc oil changes. The regular oil is just fine.
Its all I put in my 03 Jetta at the dealership.

I'm not into $100 oil changes.

[Ferrari]

Dont get taken in by VW's syntheitc oil changes. The regular oil is just fine.
Its all I put in my 03 Jetta at the dealership.

I'm not into $100 oil changes.

That is complete and utter bull$hit. Regular oil is NOT fine and will damage your TDI engine. VW TDI engines NEED and ABSOLUTELY REQUIRE synthetic oil, be it VW 505.00 for the older VE 90HP engines, or VW 505.01 for the newer ('04+) 100HP PD-TDI engines.

The oil changes need not be done at the dealership though. You can buy your oil and filter from whatever vendor you choose, change it in your own back yard, and it'll cost you less than $50 per change (16,000Km interval).

You can find more info here:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/forumdisplay.php?f=14

[oldsnail]

they will only be cheaper..
just a note, the current Golf has not been changed since 1994 other than few mechanical changes and facelifts.. the Golf is way over due for a makeover in Canada.

a new one is suppose to be released as a 2007 model.. the same golf released around the world in 2005.

[seftonm]

The Mk.4 Golf came out for sale here around 1999. I am pretty sure it was a significant change from the Mk 3. Mk 5 may not have a TDI in North America for some time. Ferrari is 110% correct, do not use any oil that does not meet 505.01 certification in a PD engine unless you want to lose your warranty. It's not expensive if you do it yourself and consider how long the oil change interval is.

[actng]

Dont get taken in by VW's syntheitc oil changes. The regular oil is just fine.
Its all I put in my 03 Jetta at the dealership.

I'm not into $100 oil changes.


This is the worst piece of misinformation I have read on these forums.

Your warranty will be void if you don't use the VW approved grade of oil.
http://www.vw.ca/SP/ca/pdf/en/oilchart.pdf

(sorry can't find the chart for 505 only 502)


Your lease price is fair. I wouldn't call it a deal but considering how there will not be any TDI engines in MKV for at least a few years, you're getting a reduced rate for a rare car.

Comes down to how badly you want it. The rate is not outrageous - just not low enough to make me jump all over it.

[Ferrari]

This is the worst piece of misinformation I have read on these forums.

Your warranty will be void if you don't use the VW approved grade of oil.
http://www.vw.ca/SP/ca/pdf/en/oilchart.pdf


Not only will your warranty be void, but you will do serious damage if you use "regular" oil. All 5W-40 oils are synthetic (since dino oils can't have such a wide viscosity range), so "regular" oil probably means some cheapo 5W-30 or 10W-40. A dino 30 weight will not have the proper film strength to protect the TDI's moving parts at operating temps, and a 10W-40 or 15W-40 dino Diesel rated oil will be too thick for cold winter startups.

[actng]

Not only will your warranty be void, but you will do serious damage if you use "regular" oil. All 5W-40 oils are synthetic (since dino oils can't have such a wide viscosity range), so "regular" oil probably means some cheapo 5W-30 or 10W-40. A dino 30 weight will not have the proper film strength to protect the TDI's moving parts at operating temps, and a 10W-40 or 15W-40 dino Diesel rated oil will be too thick for cold winter startups.

That's not entirely correct. My manual says I can use 5W30 (non synthetic) if synthetic 5W40 is not available in my area... Depends on the year I guess. Mine's a 2004... I know of some 2001s that had major sludge problems due to poor choice of engine oil.

[Ferrari]

That's not entirely correct. My manual says I can use 5W30 (non synthetic) if synthetic 5W40 is not available in my area... Depends on the year I guess. Mine's a 2004... I know of some 2001s that had major sludge problems due to poor choice of engine oil.

Your manual is incorrect. If you don't believe me just head over to TDIClub.com and search for yourself. Almost all 04+ TDI manuals (I have an 04 and an 05 TDI, and both manuals have the incorrect info) incorrectly state what you wrote. All PD-TDIs (04+, 100HP TDI engines) have to use a VW505.01 or better (VW506.01, VW507.00) rated oil. Granted that a lot of people don't believe the VW hype and choose to run non-505.01 rated oils, they at least choose high quality synthetic oils, such as Mobil Delvac 1, Redline 5W-40, Amsoil European Formula 5W-40 etc.

The "major sludge problem" was due to people using regular oil.

[seftonm]

I thought most of the sludge problems were with the gas engines? Never heard of a TDI with sludge problems.