Cali Ocean Petrol

[Izzi]

Indeed - I saw postsncrom netherlanfs Belgium and Fran e sY they had a petrol heater. I am beginning to wonder about tjese VW folk in UK and whether they have the correct infornation

Lots of typos - should read
I saw posts from Belgium Netherlands and France say they had petrol heaters.

 

[Izzi]

VERY GOOD NEWS. I had a phone call from a really helpful woman at VW this morning who, after some searching, confirmed the cali 204 TSI has a FUEL FIRED PARKING HEATER.
Have a good w/e everyone - i certainly will after hearing that news

 

[Izzi]

Indeed - I saw postsncrom netherlanfs Belgium and Fran e sY they had a petrol heater. I am beginning to wonder about tjese VW folk in UK and whether they have the correct infornation

Exactly - it took a number of calls and emails up the ladder before getting the information below.

 

[WelshGas]

VERY GOOD NEWS. I had a phone call from a really helpful woman at VW this morning who, after some searching, confirmed the cali 204 TSI has a FUEL FIRED PARKING HEATER.
Have a good w/e everyone - i certainly will after hearing that news

So there are some in VW Sales/Customer Services that don't know what they are actually selling to the Public. Where do they find them?

 

[Thruxton]

Good news thanks Izzi... thanks for the update.

 

[Izzi]

I love my new Ocean Tsi. Keep looking at it parked outside. Drives beautifully - a little bit of torque but easy to negotiate and adapt to

 

[Thruxton]

I love my new Ocean Tsi. Keep looking at it parked outside. Drives beautifully - a little bit of torque but easy to negotiate and adapt to

Great news Izzi..... let us know more as you get used to it ! You must be one of the first U.K. Petrols...

 

[VWDrooper]

I love my new Ocean Tsi. Keep looking at it parked outside. Drives beautifully - a little bit of torque but easy to negotiate and adapt to

Love to know more, spec, performance etc

 

[Jay20cali]

What's the cost of road tax on the petrol cali?
One vw commercial dealer told me the rfl for a petrol California for 12 months is £1500 ouch????

 

[CampervanTime]

The first year is £1200 which includes the new car registration premium. Subsequent years are the same as all the rest - £140+premium car tax, so £450 in total.

 

[soulstyledevon]

The first year is £1200 which includes the new car registration premium. Subsequent years are the same as all the rest - £140+premium car tax, so £450 in total.

That’s insane.
This premium tax over 40k is an awful concept. You buy a Cali for £55k and get clobbered for the same money as a £250k Lamborghini Avantador...???

Volkswagen need to get the California reclassified as a van instead of a car otherwise sales will go down

 

[WelshGas]

So. Does it have a Petrol Parking Heater?

 

[WelshGas]

Strange that everything has gone quiet regarding the TSI engined California now that it has been delivered.
We still don't know if it has a Parking Heater and if it has wether it is Electric or Petrol, or anything else for that matter. Maybe the Dealership filled it up with Diesel.

 

[CampervanTime]

I was thinking how quiet it had gone too!

Come on @Izzi - do us all a mini write-up!!

 

[2into1]

do us all a mini write-up!!

I think this deserves a small video

 

[GrannyJen]

I think this deserves a small video

Perhaps a mini series .... a bit like a ken burns documentary ....

 

[2into1]

I'm sure VWCS and all the dealers would be interested too. Perhaps even the factory!

 

[B J G]

Petrol heater conversion for potential TSi Beech owners needing one.

https://www.eberspacher.com/products/fuel-operated-heaters/air-heating/airtronic-b4.html

 

[Izzi]

So. Does it have a Petrol Parking Heater?

Yes definitely - a very efficient parking heater

 

[Izzi]

Strange that everything has gone quiet regarding the TSI engined California now that it has been delivered.
We still don't know if it has a Parking Heater and if it has wether it is Electric or Petrol, or anything else for that matter. Maybe the Dealership filled it up with Diesel.

Well - I have been out in it - as much as possible - really nice drive and handling. In fact did not get notifications that there was more activity on this thread - I was thinking it had gone quiet too!

 

[Izzi]

Strange that everything has gone quiet regarding the TSI engined California now that it has been delivered.
We still don't know if it has a Parking Heater and if it has wether it is Electric or Petrol, or anything else for that matter. Maybe the Dealership filled it up with Diesel.

PS. Petrol parking heater - I was playing about with the controls and realised the next morning i had programmed it to come on that very morning by mistake - very toasty as I got in the van - whew!

 

[Izzi]

I was thinking how quiet it had gone too!

Come on @Izzi - do us all a mini write-up!!

Well I have been thinking about it . I am travelling in it in a couple of weeks so will be able to have a better idea of its handling etc.

 

[Izzi]

Perhaps a mini series .... a bit like a ken burns documentary ....

I might be able to do a very haphazard Ken Burns effect! Lol

 

[GrannyJen]

I might be able to do a very haphazard Ken Burns effect! Lol

I was one of the editors on the Ken Burns "Civil War" epic,

So I can help you

 

[B J G]

The first year is £1200 which includes the new car registration premium. Subsequent years are the same as all the rest - £140+premium car tax, so £450 in total.

£400 more than a Diesel Ocean first year, then the same for next 5 years.

Makes the actual purchase cost difference between diesel and petrol only £100 currently.

Diesel Emissions 204 DSG 177 g/km; Petrol Emissions 204 DSG 216 g/km

On paper those facts don't help to put the Cali diesel into obsolescence.

If anyone thinks I'm biased towards diesel, we've just ordered a petrol car to replace the current diesel one.
Just doing a comparison.