aja8888
Moderator Emeritus
Well, the world knows VW spent a lot of effort to get the software "just right" for the engine controller.
Like Harley said, this is the pre-dieselgate edition.
The older ones (1999 - 2006) are much more robust and aren't loaded up with modern high pressure fuel pumps, common rail injection, diesel particulate filters, NOx regeneration, and so on. These are the cars that just keep trucin' and get 45 MPG with no expensive and heavy battery pack. And they meet the EPA emissions standards promulgated for them.