New 125 highline on the way, questions questons questions???

**martinp** · 28-08-2011, 04:06 AM

Howdy,
New to forum (OK have read it a bit over the years).
I am hoping to pick up my new black wagon next week.
Can some one give me an idea other than the usual journo's idea of......
Fuel use - city/country/mixed.
Does the dodgey injector issue affect these ones?
Best fuel to use?
Anything else?

I used to have a 2000 1.6 l Golf but sold it and bought a 307 HDI wagon (VW at that stage refused to import anything similar to it). It was a good car as I did 280,00kms in it and averaged 6.3 l/100km over its life.
I always used (mostly) BP diesel in it as it went a bit further and did not foam up as much as other types of fuel. Also BP is the only retailer who stated the cetane rating of their fuel as being 51 (shell states 49).
I would like a bit of feedback if anyone has had any good bad experiences etc.

I mainly do long highway drives and was looking to go up one size in car just for comfort and the Passat looks to be the winner this time round.
Will keep you posted on how my new wheels go once they roll out the door.

Martin.

**maxim** · 28-08-2011, 05:51 PM

hi martinp, I've done 1600k's, so far averaging 6.1 which is mainly driving back and forwards to work - a 15min drive each way that has 60 - 80k/h sections, 6 sets of lights. I don't use the stop start. I'm very happy with the economy in these conditions. I reckon on a trip I could knock off another half litre maybe? Mid to high 5's would be very impressive. It's still new too, so when it's run in, it might return even better.

I only use BP Ultimate Diesel, but I am also going to use Moreys No Smoke additive.

No one seems to know if the dodgy injectors are a problem -fingers crossed.

This is my first TDI and still getting used to it. It's the least powerful car I've owned for a long time, so still getting use to that too, and I miss the power spread of TSI, but the DSG does a great job getting the most out of the diesel. The diesel is very drivable though, so I'm happy (just a bit more power would be good

).

Problems I'm having is the Climate Control that I have to run on 25 or 26 or it gets too cold, plus the fan tends to run at 3 or 4 even when the cabin is cooled down. Only other thing I noticed is the thermo fans have only run on once after switching off and the engine wasn't hot having only gone a few k's. They also ran for too long IMO - about 4 minutes. Even after a long drive and then a spirited run home, they didn't stay on after switching off. So have to get these checked out soon.

It's great on a trip (the cruise control is uncannily good at maintaning your speed), but also so easy to drive and comfortable around town. Like all new VW's, all the little design features and conveniences make a real difference. It does get lots of looks (people will stop and stare) and I've had more than a few people coming up and commenting on it, so if that's a worry then maybe something else would be better

**ope126** · 29-08-2011, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by martinp

Howdy,
New to forum (OK have read it a bit over the years).
I am hoping to pick up my new black wagon next week.
Can some one give me an idea other than the usual journo's idea of......
Fuel use - city/country/mixed.
Does the dodgey injector issue affect these ones?
Best fuel to use?
Anything else?

I used to have a 2000 1.6 l Golf but sold it and bought a 307 HDI wagon (VW at that stage refused to import anything similar to it). It was a good car as I did 280,00kms in it and averaged 6.3 l/100km over its life.
I always used (mostly) BP diesel in it as it went a bit further and did not foam up as much as other types of fuel. Also BP is the only retailer who stated the cetane rating of their fuel as being 51 (shell states 49).
I would like a bit of feedback if anyone has had any good bad experiences etc.

I mainly do long highway drives and was looking to go up one size in car just for comfort and the Passat looks to be the winner this time round.
Will keep you posted on how my new wheels go once they roll out the door.

Martin.

Great car you are getting there...

To assist with a couple of the questions, not to say that you wont have issues with a CR engine, the injector issue is a know issue in PD engines for now.
BP fuel could be the way to go if you are already comfortable with it...
I myself use BP Ultimate Diesel and only go to the same servo and use the same bowser and always ask for a reciept.
I have a tick over 8000kms since new on mine and I am averaging a combined 6.3L/100km (as per MFD), not sure how accurate that is, but hey that is what it says. The lowest average consumption I have achieved is 3.9L/100km with 4 onboard and luggage heading down to Grafton last weekend.

As for maxim talking about the fans, I have had this issue too.
I had it on my 2.0T FSI Passat and it would only happen when hot, thus fans keep running.
What I have discovered is that with the TDI's the fans run if you have had them on for a short time, been driving fairly casual and the car might be doing a forced reg of the DPF. In fact I am very confident that you will find that being the issue, innfact it is not an issue it is just the car do its thing...

As for the Climatronic, it has two AUTO function (one low fan speed / one high fan speed), maybe yours is on the high fan speed.

Unlike others on this forum who seem to turn the Climatronic system on and off all the time.
Mine is always on AUTO (low) / 23 degrees and works a charm. The fan speed will go up when it is hot to cool the car, once at temp it will slow down to generally 2 bars on the fan speed.

I hope this little bit of info helps you...

**maxim** · 29-08-2011, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by ope126

As for maxim talking about the fans, I have had this issue too.
I had it on my 2.0T FSI Passat and it would only happen when hot, thus fans keep running.
What I have discovered is that with the TDI's the fans run if you have had them on for a short time, been driving fairly casual and the car might be doing a forced reg of the DPF. In fact I am very confident that you will find that being the issue, innfact it is not an issue it is just the car do its thing...

As for the Climatronic, it has two AUTO function (one low fan speed / one high fan speed), maybe yours is on the high fan speed.

Unlike others on this forum who seem to turn the Climatronic system on and off all the time.
Mine is always on AUTO (low) / 23 degrees and works a charm. The fan speed will go up when it is hot to cool the car, once at temp it will slow down to generally 2 bars on the fan speed. I hope this little bit of info helps you...

Thanks ope126, that info is good to hear about the thermo fans - and exactly what is happening to mine. As for the Climatronic, no I have it on low fans - otherwise they run full bore! So that sounds like I might have an issue.

Doesn't seem to be too many people around that have these yet, so good to hear from you and martinp so we can trade stories!

**Riker** · 29-08-2011, 06:28 PM

Perfect timing for this thread.....

Today I put a deposit on a 125 highline wagon with delivery due December. Luckily we were able to sneak into the dealers current orders list which has apparently already been sent to the factory in Germany. Very happy with that actually as it would have been a Feb delivery otherwise....

Looking forward to reading what new owners of the 125's are saying about their cars especially as it is our first Diesel....

**FSI 220** · 30-08-2011, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by Riker

Very happy with that actually as it would have been a Feb delivery otherwise....

Yup... When I switched to the sports pack the order book upload rejected my order due to incompatibility of Kiddie seats with the sports seats. Aaaand there hasn't been an upload since, so I lost my spot 'till feb...

The wait will just make me love it even more!

**snodrogs** · 31-08-2011, 10:45 PM

Ope126,

in the instance that your thermal fans ran on, did the car smell really, really hot as well? Mine did it for the first time last night after a leisurely drive home from the office (oil temp @ 92 Degrees and Coolant @ 90 when I got home - I checked!). I freaked and thought that perhaps a thermal switch had gone legs-up and locked the fans on or a relay had fused because everything appeared normal, but it smelt really hot. So I sat there and started to review the manual. After about 4 minutes both fans stopped and the car went its usual silent self... (after the usual "fart" when I turned it off of course). I wonder if this is part of the DPF regen procedure too, and the hot smell is due to the regen?

I re-checked the oil and coolant levels (and everything else I could) later when it had cooled down properly, and all is fine. It has 1600km on it.

The car was perfectly normal this morning and this afternoon as well...

Interested before I contact the dealer to see what they say (and potentially I look like a goose!)

Andrew