Looking at a Passat....any tips?

[haygood at myway.com (Brian Haygood)]

Advice on Passats - I really only have one big caveat on Passats.





DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BUY AN AUTOMATIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!



I can't make that any more emphatic in plain text, so that will have to do.  The trans will break on a regular basis - often repairably, but sometimes not.  Daun has had success repairing his, but then he got the car for $500, so it was worth doing.  



I have owned a '95 since new and was big into the Passat Owner's Group for many years.  The Autos break often.  Don't be tempted.  



Other than that, the B4 ('95 - '97) Passats are outstanding cars.  They are not big and boatlike like the later ones, but more refined than the earlier ones.  Check out the owners group (www.yahoogroups.com - vwpassat, I think) and you will likely find some nice ones for sale.  There was talk on the group about the time I left regarding dividing the group of '97 and earlier passats into a separate group, so maybe that has happened.   



Brian 









 --- On Sun 04/03, doubt@inwave.com < doubt@inwave.com > wrote:

From: doubt@inwave.com [mailto: doubt@inwave.com]

To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org

Date: Sun,  3 Apr 2005 14:39:30 -0500

Subject: Looking at a Passat....any tips?



Stopped and looked at a '96 Passat GLX (VR6 baby!!)<br>Looks to be in very nice shape, automatic, some small blemishes on the<br>exterior, nothing major.  96k on the clock, started right up, quiet,<br>purred like a kitten. Didn't have time to drive it (yet), but we will<br>next week.  I asked about the timing belt, the dealer didn't know<br>if/when it was changed, but he would do it before we bought it if we<br>wanted him to.  He's asking $4750, and from the research I've done<br>online it seems like a very decent price.<br>Anybody out there with some been there/done thats, tips, things to look<br>out for?  I have the VIN if anyone'd like to run it for me....<br><br>TIA!<br>Nate <br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Scirocco-l mailing list<br>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org<br>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l<br>

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