A Passat Sport in black

It looked like this when i got it this afternoon



Then i went straight to wheel base, parted with £500, and it looked like this



Then after 30minutes it looked like this





I think it looks rather tidy and altho not in the subaru league, the build quality and comfort is a welcome change, and it is a really nice car to own
Is this a sign that im getting old perhaps

What do you guys think

 

the alloys make it look soooo much better.

 

Is that really the rear jack point?

 

You just need to get some badges now to finish it off

 

Nice ! I just traded my 2002 in. Great cars, nice to drive.



VW paint is lovely to work with if you like waxing.



One thing to look out for, a common problem is puddles under the carpet in the rear footwells. If the car takes an age to de-mist you may well need to check for water ingress from the pollen filter. It is mounted at the top of the runoff resevoir and if the drainage get blocked it comes in through the aircon

Passats are well known for leaks so its a good idea to join.

PassatWorld.com

 

They didn't have any of the VW center caps ones in stock, but received a delivery of them today, so i have some being dropped off on Monday morning

Just have to make do with the standard ones for now

 

Thanks for the reply mate

I do like them in silver, and funnily enough, they are the wheels i would of chosen if it were silver

I shall have a sniff round that link just to get my head into any niggles i may encounter so many thanks

 

What engine has it got?

 

That is one hell of a leap - I would be interested to see how long that will last

 

Its the Passat Sport 1.9 Tdi (130 Bhp)

Its got 6 gears, and is a super smooth on the motorway

 

I know, i reckon i can see myself getting either another Scooby (Jdm blob) or an Evo in the next few years

I bought this car as im renovating a house at the minute, and want to buy another next year, so the scooby had to go, as i needed more of a work horse that i could stack the miles onto

Having said that, i miss it greatly, the acceleration and the sound especially

 

Speedymonkey - Did vaguely similar - Golf R32 to Vx Astra 150bhp CDTi - Two years later and I'm just about coming to terms with the shock of non speed (although it's not too slow) and a lovely clatter instead of a lovely V6 roar!

 

Not to mention better brakes than the standard WRX !

If you are servicing it yourself or if you don't bother, you get a warning beep everytime you start it. Its automated but easily reset.



This is the water fix should you need it.

:: .:: WeirdLittleBiscuit dot Com ::. .:: Fixing Passat Leak ::. ::

Best bit is the Mahooooosive boot ! and the seats fold down, great cars.

 

Nice wheels. Had similar wheels on my golf. Managed to hit a lorry in the snow. Word of warning don't drop it 40mm as traction will be non existent.

 

Really good wheel choice, different without being over the top, sets it off nicely.

When you fancy it, perhaps a remap to 180/300 ?

 

Sport models get the 20mm drop from factory which is just right for comfort and a bit of fun.

 

Emmmmmm
I have been thinking about it already TBH, but the missus wont be happy

Would it still return high miles to the gallon tho

 

where do you live with snow like that

 

speedymonkey, is 4ft 8", so his problem has nothing to do with the car performance, it just wasn't big enough

 

Howard you puppet

Stop muppitizing this thread

You can start a new thread about your CINQUECENTO if you want, doubt it will get much in the way of responses tho

 

This was in Kent but a about 4 years ago now.

 

The Passat is great, I bought one in Feb and its served me really well so far. I did exactly the same as you too. went straight out and bought new 18's for it.



Lovely car to drive.

 

Nice GTT

 

Cheers Had it 7 and a half years already

 

The handling of the Passat was what put me off it.
I was pretty much set on buying one until I drove one.

Well made, good engine but not the finest handler - but better than the dire Bora "Sport" and Golf 150PD.

 

ah max power - those were the days Jamie Shaw @ Carisma's front cover cars!!!

 

Yup. I remember all of them going back to his first car that he had before the days of Carisma. Probably 1997 when I first started reading them but caught a few earlier mags too Retro boy at heart really. The stuff of today just doesnt do it for me anymore.

 

Nice one monkey of speed - looks much better with the new rims on

 

Have you got a cushion so you can see over the steering wheel ric?

how many immigrants were in the boot as well mate?