You can buy 2004 and earlier TDI's...just not 2005 models. See www.vw.com
for further proof.


"Joel Spencer" > wrote in message
...
> I'm pretty sure you can buy TDIs in California. Saw several Jettas last
> summer on the dealer lot in South San Francisco.
>
> rgds
> Joel
>
>
> lgcharlot wrote:
>> Has anyone heard if the TDI will be available in the upcoming model
>> year (2005) in the 5 or 6 states that it's been "not available" in
>> 2003/2004? In particular California? With fuel prices averaging almost
>> $2.5/gal in some parts of the state, like the Bay Area and San Diego,
>> I've got to get something with the best possible fuel economy, but
>> don't want to go "hybrid" (Prius/Insight) until that technology has
>> had a few more years to mature. The TDI engine has been around a long
>> time and the Golf seems like a nice enough car, although I have been
>> told that it's no longer available with the diesel engine in the
>> two-door version (which I would prefer). It's maddening to know that
>> I can buy a TDI just 130 miles away in Carson City, Nevada, but not
>> here in central California.