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Car Forum / Volkswagen / Water Cooled Volkswagen Cars / May 2009Passat
Please talk me out of buying a 2005 Passat VR6 wagon. I've spent years fixing two A-2 Jettas, and I've driven all the reliable, boring, ill- fitting Japanese cars on the market to replace them (I'm 6'2 with long legs). I'm close to concluding that a Passat is more reliable than these two old clunkers, and, if I buy one, I might not have to spend every Friday night for the rest of my life under the hood of an aging VW. Please tell me I'm wrong so I can buy a Camry and join my friends at the old folks' home. Pat 85 1.8 auto 87 1.8 manual rust bucket bought for $100 from a guy who rebuilt the head and tried to get it running for a year 93 Subaru Loyale (given to me) 93 Ford Aerostar van (the only car in my driveway that starts consistently, but is almost impossible to work on) Maybe a V6 engine not a VR6 engine??? They require attention too, but you will like driving it! Here are two Passat specific yahoo groups you can join. vwpassat-subscribe@yahoogroups.com passats-subscribe@yahoogroups.com JMHO  Signaturelater, (One out of many daves) > Please talk me out of buying a 2005 Passat VR6 wagon. I've spent years > fixing two A-2 Jettas, and I've driven all the reliable, boring, ill- [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > 93 Ford Aerostar van (the only car in my driveway that starts > consistently, but is almost impossible to work on) Based on my personal experiance with a 2000 Passat, the following is also useful: http://www.myvwlemon.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=Pas sat&number=2&DaysPrune=1000&LastLogin= > Maybe a V6 engine not a VR6 engine??? > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> 93 Ford Aerostar van (the only car in my driveway that starts >> consistently, but is almost impossible to work on) > Please talk me out of buying a 2005 Passat VR6 wagon. I've spent years > fixing two A-2 Jettas, and I've driven all the reliable, boring, ill- [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > 93 Ford Aerostar van (the only car in my driveway that starts > consistently, but is almost impossible to work on) The VR6 is a pretty tough engine with a decent reputation for longevity and the Passat transmission gets highmarks. After which, the Passat of that vintage is, in few words, difficult to service (see "expensive") beyond the basics. I will also suggest that '05 was about at the end of the VW - we-don't-give-a-sh*t-about-our-customers era such that you need to be additionally careful about the vehicle history and repair records. This particular vehicle had three recalls as I remember, depending on fuel and type. So check those as well. BUT, and this is a big one - the '05 is the only Passat that Consumer Reports does not put on their 'avoid' list through '08. That is worth something, at least. Given the similarly priced alternatives which _are_ relatively easy to service and are comfortable for 6'+ people (I am 6'-3"), you should check out some of the Euro alternatives - Saab,Volvo, Mercedes - as well. This will make you feel as if you have covered all the options anyway. Peter Wieck Melrose Park, PA |
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