I'm thinking about picking up a new dd. I drive over 25K miles per year, so need a car that can stand up to high mileage.

My research thus far has shown me that diesel engines are designed for high mileage while being efficient at the same time. 40+ mpg are easily attainable.

The Audi A3 and Jetta TDI's have caught my eye.

Anybody have one? Will an Audi hold up to 25K+ miles per year? I think the engine will, but what about the rest of the car?

Thoughts?

Thanks.

 

Erhm. Yes? Where did you get the impression that Audi's (or any car for that matter) wont hold up after 25K+ miles per year?

Our Touareg TDI has over 120,000km/75,000 miles on it since we got in in 2008. Still going strong. Our Discovery 4 on the other hand...

 

I have an Audi A3 for 10 months now, I really like it. I've now driven around 12.000 kilometers in it, thats 7500 miles, and no problems so far.

It consumes not much at all (if you drive it normally, I do around) but I must say I do have a sport-button and thats way too attractive for me

If you have some more questions, you can always ask me here, or send me a pm.

 

I've had the impression that euro cars tend to have more issues than say japanese cars after 60,000 miles or so. And since I'd hit that level in a little over 2 years, its a concern. Hence why I'm asking for advice...

 

problem solved

 

Turbo,'carbon fibre lambo hybrid would suit all your needs. But really, diesels are monsters if maintained will run forever. Most delivery vehicles, and heavy duty trucks that get hammered day in and day out are diesel.

 

I'm not concerned about the engine really. I guess I'm more concerned about the VW/Audi product holding up as a whole to high mileage driving. Things like DSG tranny, suspension, interior, etc.

 

They suck. Drove some diesels in Europe, killed myself 3 times.

Get regular gas car. Cheaper up front, more fun, and just as durable.

 

Diesels do have some trouble with keeping the cabin warm in -30 temperatures, but if you're in San Diego, you should be fine. That's part of why you see diesels with cardboard over the radiator, in hopes of irking a bit more heat from the engine.

 

I would go with the Audi. The older VW's we got in weren't always pretty - worn out buttons and such on the instrument panels. The 2.0 TDI in the A3 is a peppy little engine.
I disagree with this. Because of the much higher compression diesel engines must run, the components are far, far stronger. Generally you are not going to run into the problems you do with a gas engine as they are somewhat simpler. You're removing the whole spark related apparati from the equation. The blocks are stronger, the pistons, crank, rods, all stronger. They wear much better than gasoline engines over time.
The cardboard is usually to warm the engine up faster. This really goes back to old school mechanically injected engines. Cold engines often miss, so you have to wait to warm them up before you run them. Diesels have trouble is very cold weather for a few reasons, two of them are the fuel and the oil. #2 is thicker than gasoline, so winter blend or additives + winter blend are necessary; also they run thicker oils generally so it is often beneficial to go with a lighter weight oil in cold climates. Both of these things making cold starts easier.

However, a diesel will generate the same amount of heat as a spark ignition engine.