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Old 06-04-2012, 09:44 PM   #17
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I'm certain you are hearing the sound of the direct injection system. My '06 GTI has direct injection and at an idle it can sometimes sound like a diesel. In fact I walked by a Jetta TDI the other day as it was idling and it was quieter than my GTI.
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