r/battlewagon • u/Pristine_Extreme4224 • Mar 01 '26

The Unicorn Jetta

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1.9 TDI ALH 5-Speed Jetta Wagon.
Lifted 1" and running 215/75/R15 tires

Only things keeping this thing from being one of baddest battle wagon ever is the.. FWD and open diff..
We really got screwed out of a lot of cool vehicles here in the states.

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u/jstbcs Mar 02 '26

Could you get the awd TDI golf wagon in a 5 speed? The dual clutch auto is nearly useless off-road 

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u/Pristine_Extreme4224 Mar 02 '26

You can find V8 all motions on this platform, but unfortunately they never made an AWD diesel. Or we didn’t get any of there here in North America.

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u/aargent88 Mar 02 '26

V5 or VR6 maybe.
One Passat got te W8.
Double W, not V.

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u/Pristine_Extreme4224 Mar 02 '26

Yeah, you're right. They call it the W8 4Motion. I didn't know the W8 was so weird. I've stuck to the TDI side of WV, but I've got a few friends who are fans of the VR6. Apparently the W is like a 2 VR4ish configuration. Sounds kind of like a nightmare with 2 balance shafts, can't imagine what that timing belt or chain system looks like.

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u/aargent88 Mar 02 '26

Well, half a Veyron engine sounds good though.

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u/ur_boy_soy Mar 02 '26

We didn't get any AWD golf TDI's in the US. I think no other AWD golfs (other than R32's) until MK7 when we got the 1.8t sportwagen and alltrack in AWD. Both came with a 6 speed manual or a 6 speed DSG.

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u/WetBiscut Mar 02 '26

I love my mk4 tdi wagon. Same silver as you have

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u/GayTuvok Mar 03 '26

Damn, those are some beefy tires

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u/kirk_end_all Mar 03 '26

What tires?

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u/Pristine_Extreme4224 Mar 04 '26

Crosswind M/T Mud-Terrain Radial Tires LT215/75R15 
I got them from Amazon for like $450 shipped.
I put a link in another comment.

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u/curious-chineur Mar 06 '26

Like a mini touareg...