Volkswagen Passat TDI 130 Sport
 

Anyone got one/had one, what do you think of them?

Have had one for 3 years now and never had any trouble with it,recommend one 100%.
Easily get 50+MPG on long journeys,expect a combined driving MPG of 40 MPG.

My Father replaced his A6 2.5TDI with one, he loved it and ran it for 40,000 trouble free miles.

Now Sold.

Ran one until last week, did 25k miles in 10 months & lost £1500. Cheap servicing, but bland to drive, does what it says on the tin.

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sounds like a car for the wife then, might keep her off my back about getting rid of the scoob!

Have run mine from new for 4 years and 55K miles.

A great family car -- big interior, comfy, climate, 6 CD, all the toys.

Great on m/ways and A-roads, the hi-torque motor fits really well with the 6-speed box, you've got instant grunt at any speed up to and beyond 100mph.

I have averaged 46mpg (genuine, not from the computer) since new. My worst ever tankful is 39mpg (mid winter, short trips), best ever is 52mpg (all m-way).

Nothing's gone wrong, although I fell foul of the well-known suspension ball joint issue at the 2nd MOT.

The handling is "safe", it goes roughly where you point it and doesn't torque steer much.

As dunk said, if you want an extremely efficient mile-muncher and family barge, it's brilliant.

If you want better handling in a similar package, a Mondeo TDCi does that.