# School me on TDI's

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-tdis/273155>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [October 19, 2015, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-tdis/273155 "2015-10-19T14:03:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Birdman64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@Birdman64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Birdman64)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-tdis/273155/21 "2015-10-20T21:04:22Z")

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> [@BadnewsMike](#):
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> If you have a proper tune you can :snky:

I knew it had to be possible there are too many straight pipe TDI cars out there.

Does the warranty carry over through new owners? would it have to be certified used or could I buy one from any joe blow on Craigslist?

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**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-tdis/273155/22 "2015-10-21T04:03:54Z")

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Warranty covers the car doesn’t matter where you get it.  
Or how many owners it had up until the mileage. The cover

go go buy a car from Joe blow

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**Author:** ![superfan99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@superfan99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/superfan99)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-tdis/273155/23 "2015-10-21T12:10:53Z")

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> [@BadnewsMike](#):
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> If you have a proper tune you can :snky:

So is this a custom :snky: tune, or an off the shelf tune? I was under the impression that none of the commercially available tunes handled this.

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**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-tdis/273155/24 "2015-10-21T12:43:47Z")

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Wrong thread

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**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-tdis/273155/25 "2015-10-21T14:01:27Z")

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Just picked up a 2011 and drove it back from South Carolina. I’m really impressed with the feel of the car. It’s peppy (for a DD/winter car) and gets 40+ mpg? Yes please. I never really thought about tuning it but after seeing some of the things available I’m certainly considering it.

Is it bad that I want to lift it?

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**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-tdis/273155/26 "2015-10-21T14:17:51Z")

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![http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j363/mldouthi/DSC03747.jpg](http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j363/mldouthi/DSC03747.jpg)

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for the record I fucking LOVE that car

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**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-tdis/273155/27 "2015-10-21T14:21:13Z")

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> [@superfan99](#):
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> So is this a custom :snky: tune, or an off the shelf tune? I was under the impression that none of the commercially available tunes handled this.

No there is no name brand tuner willing to risk violations  
Malone is the closest but still fails inspection

if you do buy one pm I can give you the name of a private tuner who can

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**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-tdis/273155/28 "2015-10-21T14:28:29Z")

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> [@XwalkerX](#):
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> for the record I fucking LOVE that car

That car is the reason I’ve thought about lifting it. :tup:

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**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-tdis/273155/29 "2015-10-21T15:11:19Z")

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[![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/badnewsmini/689E4015-5A78-42C5-BD03-1C5CAC4B5F5B-1146-000000F39DB2B02F_zps8659cb51.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/badnewsmini/689E4015-5A78-42C5-BD03-1C5CAC4B5F5B-1146-000000F39DB2B02F_zps8659cb51.jpg)](http://smg.photobucket.com/user/badnewsmini/media/689E4015-5A78-42C5-BD03-1C5CAC4B5F5B-1146-000000F39DB2B02F_zps8659cb51.jpg.html)

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**Author:** ![Quattro\_Krant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ac91a4/32.png) [@Quattro\_Krant](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quattro_Krant)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-tdis/273155/30 "2015-10-21T18:58:29Z")

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There is a New Beetle on Main near Wehrle that is lifted and they made it look like an air cooled Baja Beetle. Pretty cool for a New Beetle.

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**Author:** ![superfan99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@superfan99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/superfan99)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-tdis/273155/31 "2015-10-22T07:23:28Z")

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Someone should build a lifted smyth ute.

![http://www.vwvortex.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Smyth-Ute-3.jpg](http://www.vwvortex.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Smyth-Ute-3.jpg)

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**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-tdis/273155/32 "2015-10-22T07:25:37Z")

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> [@superfan99](#):
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> Someone should build a lifted smyth ute.
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> ![http://www.vwvortex.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Smyth-Ute-3.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/5/0/50cf96f97cd87439034bb838bcd5fd9e096b787c.jpeg)

I first saw this only a year or so ago. That stupid american top gear guy had his own show and built one of theses. Kinda cool and a lifted TDI one with mud tires would be pretty cool.

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**Author:** ![Quattro\_Krant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ac91a4/32.png) [@Quattro\_Krant](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quattro_Krant)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-tdis/273155/33 "2015-10-22T07:51:51Z")

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I didn’t think it was possible to make a Ute look any worse. Sadly, I was wrong.

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**Author:** ![superfan99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@superfan99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/superfan99)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/school-me-on-tdis/273155/34 "2015-10-22T08:13:34Z")

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> [@Quattro Krant](#):
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> I didn’t think it was possible to make a Ute look any worse. Sadly, I was wrong.

C’mon, there’s a way to make anything look worse. You in spandex for example. :eek3:

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