Got the Touareg TDI today

Finally got the Touareg TDI V10 today! All I can say is WOW! 310 hp and lighter than the Cayenne S. Much more low end torque. This thing is a bat out of hell! If you stomp on the gas (biodiesel) off the line you can spin all four tires (all wheel drive). The first ones to come in have all the options including heated everything (including steering wheel), nav system, air suspension, proxmity sensors, OnStar, soft leather, three position memory seats and much more. The coolest thing is the glow of the instruments, very stylish. We got Silver outside with black leather interior. After Alex drove it I asked if I could and she said “only once then never again!”. “Don’t even leave a scrap of paper in there”. I may even have to get rid of the Avalanche for this one! 17 city, 23 highway. Will report how it does on biodiesel. I bet those numbers are not putting your foot into it though.

It came with a full tank of regular diesel, so after about a 1/4 tank, I took it down to Dr. Dan’s for a biodiesel fill-up. He said going immediately to 100% would be fine. Everyone came out and wanted to look under the hood and inside as it is the first one in Seattle. The engine is totally covered with plastic so you can’t see anything except the oil stick hanging out. Well I pre-paid my 40 gallons for $3.47 a gallon and got a key to the pump. Honor system down there you know. He has plans to build a real gas station for CNG and Biodiesel, but needs to sell a couple more gallons. Now I gotta teach Alex how to fill up down there.