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2) We are looking at buying a second car for the wife. We really like the VW Touareg with the V10 TDI twin-turbo diesel. How are diesels in the cold AK winters? Anyone have any comments or reviews on the Touaregs?

I have two VW TDI 1.9L that do well in the winter. Just make sure you have engine and oil pan heaters. I'm looking at install the TDI Heater http://www.frostheater.com/ on my cars.

The small diesel engines don't heat up too fast, but heated seats make it bearable until the engine heats up. I'm not sure about the bigger diesel in the V10 Touareg, might warm up faster.

Bad thing about VW here in Fairbanks is that there is no dealer. There are a couple of import shops that work on them, but I do my own work. I have a VAGCOM and just bought the timing belt tools for the TDI.

I second zukman1993 on diesel additives. I use Stanadyne.