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0-60mph speeds;
1.8T 170hp Manual 7.9 Automatic 8.8
1.8T 180hp Manual 7.7 Automatic 8.9
2.8 V6 4-motion Manual N/A Automatic 8.4
2.8 V6 Manual 7.5 Automatic 8.4
Not a big difference, but there is a big difference in the gas mileage between the 1.8 and 2.8.
the ones on the W8.I also had the dealer remove a
relay which disconnects the daytime running lights.
I don't want to do any chipping so I am wondering if it is right car for me. (No, I am not going to buy V6)
Just make sure there is no one in front of you...
Thanks
The Passat is a heavy car. And it performs very well with the 1.8T (and 5 speed manual).
-Craig
-Craig
For my wife, that is perfect. She wanted (not necessarily in this order):
1. Raised ride height (to see better)
2. AWD
3. Luxury
4. Reliability
5. Car-like ride
6. Safety
So there you have it. She loves her RX, and totes around our two kids (2 year old, and 7 month old) with ease.
For me? It's too soft and plushy. I love my Passat which, by the way, she doesn't like. She likes the Accord better.
-Craig
clubb5.com
vwvortex.com
Many people there have purchased and installed them. They'll be able to help you out.
-Craig
And what is a Audi All-Road? A jacked up A4 wagon and someone forgetting to paint the bumpers.
I would personally get the 1.8T engine and chip it rather than getting a V6 in the Passat. The 6 uses too much gas (I averaged 19mpg on the loaner I had for a week), and feels flat when revved to me.
I plan on doing it myself (along with exhaust, upgraded brakes, etc), but not for a few years.
-Craig
The ownership of the Passat could get steep putting premium fuel in each time. Edmunds and VW sites state that premium is recommended.
What happens if it is not used in the 1.8 Turbo?
Loud knocking?
Does gas milage get bad?
Thanks ahead of time,
Phil
Let me preface this with, "I'm not trying to give you a hard time."
But let's run the numbers...
600 miles a week x 52 weeks = 31,200 miles/year (yeozaa!).
Let's say premium costs $0.20 more a gallon and mid grade costs $0.10 more a gallon than 87 octane.
Let's say you average 21 mpg, for the year, in the Passat.
Premium would cost $297 more a year than regular, or $0.84 more per business day.
Mid grade would cost $149 more a year than regular, or $0.60 per business day.
So, for less than the cost of a cup of coffee at Mickey D's, you could give your car the fuel recommended by the engineers that designed the engine, as recommended in the owner's manual.
Assuming that you are buying a new Passat, you are going to shell out something like $25,000 (or considerably more, if you are buying a GLX) for the car.
I dunno, if the $0.84/per day is too much, maybe you really need to consider a different vehicle. But that's just my viewpoint.
And it has probably never been used more accurately on this forum, but YMMV!
Premium fuel costs $297 or $1.19 more per business day...
This is based on 250 work days: 5 x 52 = 260 - 10 (means you don't get a vacation, but you do get ten holidays :-])
The rest of the analysis stands as is. Still, the price difference is less than a good cup of coffee.
This is not taking into account the apparent difference in mileage noted by some when running regular grade versus premium. So the difference may actually be less.
Phil
In my view, fuel, oil and filters are cheap. but using the wrong product can really cost you in the long run. So I don't skimp on the cheap stuff.
Here's an example...I do my own oil changes. People think I do it 'cause I'm frugal. That's only part of it. I use high quality filters and synthetic oil and I don't stretch out the changes much (4,500 to 5,000 miles, much of it highway). My overall cost is about the same, or maybe a little less, as what the quick-change places charge for regular oil and whatever filter they use. Cost-wise, I'm probably slightly ahead of the game. But the payoff is being under the car and spending a couple of minutes looking for leaks, checking the CV joints for tears, and seeing how the exhaust is holding up.
PS: I remember when I used to do 30k a year, it was a killer. In my mind, the only truly non-renewal resource is "time."
And yes, her RX could eventually beat my TDI. Given the advantage I have off the line, it would take the slug a few gears to catch up. And then theres that famous downshift in its attempt to do so... and the lurch while the RX300 body tries to catch up to the wheels.
And the cockpit of the RX300 feels like driving a school bus. Maybe the Jetta TDI isnt the fastest.. probably could be beaten by a school bus eventually, just like by an RX300 eventually... although we both hope the infamous Toyota engine doesn't "gell up" as they put it, before it catches the TDI.
Sportiness... my first new car at 19, a Brit racing green Fiat 850 Spider convertible was the look of sportiness. And the speed of a Beetle. But it felt good.
Dave
diesel engines, Cummins, VW, doesn't matter...
Silverstone with black cloth interior. Those guys can find the cars. Check them out.
Overall, another good experience at Ed Schmidt in Perrysburg Ohio. Very happy with the sales and service there.
Now I have to start paying for my service as that was the last free service for me.
Also, if you havent read "Getting the bugs out - The rise and fall and comback of VW in America" and you are a VW fan, you should. Its a good read.
Lastly, I still LOVE my Passat!!
It has to do with VoA's plans for their dealership network pertaining to the distribuion of the Touareg (and Phaeton). I know it's a rehash of an old topic but maybe you could set a few of us straight again for I wasn't paying real close attention at the time it was being discussed and haven't had the time to go back and search for it.
TIA
--'rocco
Some news organization said it may well take over ten weeks to clear up the backlog - but given the acrimonious negotiations between the Union Dock Workers and the Shipping companies, you can bet good money a work slowdown might drag it off even longer.
This only applies to the Passat, which is made in Germany. All other cars (even the Jetta Wolfsburg edition, I beleive) are made in Puebla Mexico, which has it railed in through Texas.
I was reading on some posts dating back to June. I'm a county health officer and inspect shops which includes automotive repair shops. Anyway, one day I inspected a Veedub shop called Wolf's...the guy is named Wolf and he was born and raised in Germany. Not to digress, just some background info, the man looks like Beethoven and speaks with a thick German accent still. Anyway, he was lamenting on what corporate VW did to his livelihood and passion (he rebuilds and sells customized Veedubs as well). Parts are no longer made in Germany but farmed out to Mexico, for every good part that he gets and places in a car, there are 10 bad parts he returns back to the factory (I'm sure he us exaggerating a little here...hopefully). He complained that he can't fix a customer's car as well as he wants because of faulty parts and poor build quaility from Mexico (I believe Passats have final assembly in Germany but some assembly done in Mexico? Or is it the other way around? Prelim assembly in Germany and final assembly in Mexico?). Anyway, the poor guy said he felt bad when customers would come back over and over again for the same problem, but there is nothing he can do about it. Add to that, he cant find any good mechanics anymore...high turnover rate, the best mechanics it turns out...are hispanic. Thought I share this info for the ones with problems in your VW's, FYI.
-Craig