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Krzys
Do you mind telling us what part of the country you're in? I'm looking to make about this exact same deal on this exact same car, and $270/month is my target payment. Curious to know what the selling price was on this vehicle, and as danpa asked, does this price include taxes as well?
Very interested to hear your response. Thanks.
Sorry, not interested. If a new car wants to attract my attention, it needs to sport three pedals under the dash, steering wheel paddles just ain't the same. As for the 2.0T, it cannot be had with a number of options that I really want, and as such it seems that it too is failing to catch my eye.
Best Regards,
Shipo
Yeah, I used to feel that way. I had gotten away from manuals for about 8 years before I got my '04 TL with 6MT. Man, what a mistake. When I have the time to concentrate on driving, it's great. But, when I'm commuting to work and am trying to shift while trying to down some java, forget it. Manual shifting is a young man's game, I'm sick of it. Give me the tiptronic paddles! I can use 'em when I want. Can't wait for my lease to be up, so I can get a '07 3.6 4motion!
Plain and simple.
Krzys
PS Have you ever tried to use cell phone (in hand) and shift? It is interesting too but you cannot spoil hot coffee onto yourself ;-)
Hey thanks! ;-) I'm only a year or so shy of 50 so I guess that makes me still a "young man". The only time I ever considered shifting in heavy traffic a burden was when I lived in Los Angeles and was driving a 1970 Dodge Challenger with a 3,500 pound pressure plate. That kind of made my toes feel kind of numb after a little while. :surprise:
Best Regards,
Shipo
It alos means I can only eat in the car when on an open road, but that's probably safer anyway. W/r/t cell phones, I only use ones with built-in speakers.
It's a shame the prior poster doesn't like his Acura 6MT. I have an '04 TL 6 MT and it's got a great tranny!!! I'm reall happy with it, but I keep up with VW b/c my last carwas an '01.5 Passat GLX (5MT) and I thought it was great! If the 6 cyl new Passat (1) came with a 6MT and (2) had as good a nav system, I would have really wanted it.
I didn't say I didn't like it. And you're right, the tranny is golden. It's the clutch that sucks. On the open road, I love the TL. In stop and go, no thanks.
What is the problem? And since I'm not a "car guy's car guy," please keep it simple. When you say the clutch sucks, is it how it engages as soon as you start to release your foot from the pedal? Once I got used to it, I kinda like it.
When I try to back of my car from the parking lot in the mornings,i hear a fairly loud squeaking noise,it is like this,early mornings,when i engauge in to the reverse gear,and then pull the car backwards to get out of the parking lot,i step on the brakes intermittently as needed.At these times i hear this squeaking noise.This noise is more prominent when i am backing off.Is this noise coming from the brakes,or from the suspension?
It's more pronounced when backing up because engine noise covers it up when moving forward.
My 05 Passat makes a grinding noise. My 00 Odyssey makes a clunking sound. My 98 Accord made a rattle. They're all different.
But check with the dealer if it bothers you.
"For a turbocharged car, tuners will also modify the boost map for more significantly power gains, though over-aggressive turbo tuning will force the compressor to operate outside its optimal efficiency range."
Does that mean that an increase in the probability of turbocharger damage exists?
Depends. I (and a lot of Passat enthusiasts) have a chipped 1.8T Passat and we are still enjoying our improved hp and torque (which is what you feel). Can't say you will never damage your turbo but a lot depends on how you drive. There various degrees of agressiveness for chipping in the aftermarket and the majority of the chips are suitable for both everyday use and the occasional sporty driving. If you drive like you are on track everyday, even an unchipped engine can blow a turbo. Hope this helps.
i thk it might what you are saying.
Because i tried this yesterday when i parked my car at work,which is a covered parking lot inside a multistoried building.In the evening there was no noise from the wheels.
This might the overnight oxidation,as i park outside where i live.But this noise somtimes won;t come in the mornings also,and it will come if i turn the wheel either all the way to right or left,or around 60% to right or left.
This is what confuses me :confuse:
i have the same problem,in my case the dealership,didn;t even logged this issue,saying that it is common in this car.what else we can do about this?
1st time, during a heavy rain storm (probably tail end of katrina) i found myself on the highway with no wipers. The motor was finished on the wipers. The replaced them. Great. I was really disappointed however not furious. Although, I was scared for my life at the time. I loved my car and was going to keep it!
2nd time - Key got stuck in the ignition and would not come out, just really frustrating. 1/2 hours later i got it out in pieces, it snapped back together and works just fine.
3rd and FINAL TIME - 2 Months after ownership 3400 kms later I get out of my car to smell something burning. I opened the hood to put washer fluid and see what the smell was...Barely any radiator coolant left. It was at least 1 inch below the minimum indicator. NO there was no indication of this appearing on the dash board, i never noticed any rise in temperature (although, i smelled it) and No warning sign appeared. They fixed it and said there was a bracked that is attached to a hose that had to be fixed. I am no mechanic so I don't know what damage may have been done to the raditor or motor.
I WANT TO RETURN THE CAR AND WALK AWAY FROM VOLKSWAGAN COMPLETELY. I DON'T FEEL SAFE, AND I AM NOT SLEEPING AT NIGHT. 30,000+- and all i got was Insecurties!!
"I will come back to let you know the outcome"
Growing up in Detroit as I did, I've been around "Car People" my whole life, and for as long as I can remember there has been a truism that says, "If you just have to have a car in its first model year, be prepared for a few extra teething problems." Your 2006 Passat is such a car; the good news is that it sounds like VWoA is taking car of it in an acceptable manner. My suggestion is to ride out the teething problems and enjoy the car.
Best Regards,
Shipo
Real sorry to hear about your foibles - particularly the wiper incident - fortunate you got home safely!!!
True, it is a very unnerving thing when wiper motors fail (I had a 1982 Audi 4000 that actually lost a wiper arm during an extremely heavy rain storm, scared the #*^%%!@ out of me). It can also be unsettling when you detect a burning smell issuing from the engine compartment on any car (much less a new one), however, given that there are so many scenarios that can cause said burning smell that are anything but serious (such as in this instance), the owner/driver/mechanic needs to analyze the source of the smell and act accordingly.
Relative to Camyot's Passat, I'm hearing nothing alarming at all. My advice, drive the car, fix it when it breaks, and enjoy it. ;-)
Best Regards,
Shipo
The coolant started leaking in just two months.This is complete madness,tell me the one thing,isn;t this coolant supposed to be a life time coolant,i have been told by the service manager,that unless,the coolant tank is leaking or it breaks,there is no need to replace the coolant,is that true at all?I agree with you,i also felt the same way,about this car.It is not sturdy enough ,especially on bad roads,I thk since this a firt year model.we should expect all this,but still,volkwagon america should test its vehicles before releasing them in to the market.The shabby dash trims are a good example of this.I thk they should recall some items,after all look n feel of the car decides the price of the car.One more thing i would like to share here is that,When i took the delivary of my passat,one of the tyres was diffrent,even the rim.Isisn;t this shear nigligence.The deler blames on the factory ,and volkswagon customer service says it can happen.They are not even ready to give me a written memo saying that,this happened at the factory and not at the dealer ship.I want to sue volkswagon on this any adivce.By the way my dealer,did changed all the four wheels on my passat.But I still feal that,the car which i got,was in some kind of mess/accident before it was delivered to me.
I will highly appriciate if any one can tell me more about my options at this point.
Sorry to hear about other people's problems, but with anything mechanical, there is bound to be some cars that are crappy. The car's ride is great. I feel safe on all roads. No idea why "cardriver" is having all these problems/issues.
let me know
I thing that is something that a 27-28k should have included in the price? ..(another example: also Accord V6 EX has power driver and passenger seats also, about same price range)
I am a current VW owner, and I had my share of love/hate relationship, but I am willing to give VW a try again.Please let me know if you have some additional info, is VW really updating vehicles"on the fly"(seems highly unlikely to me, but you never know)
i am refering to the 06 passat 2.0T
can anyone let me know where can i find these recalls registered.is there a online resource for this.
do let me know
Component Description:
1. TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS Bulletin Number: 0503
Bulletin Date: SEP 2005
Vehicle: 2006 Volkswagen Passat
Summary:
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS), OPERATION OVERVIEW. *SC
I bet even Walmart will give you hard time returning $25000 worth of clothing.
Krzys
PS With your approach you should never buy first year of any model from any manufacturer.
I bought my Passat 2.0T two weeks back. I chose an extended warranty for 6 years/72000 miles. The price of the warranty is $2500, sold by the dealer. Some of my friends suggested I should have haggled to reduce. I really didn't know I could haggle on the warranty pricing.
Is it too high? Is there a reliable source online to compare warranty pricing?
Thanks
Gops
Some contracts have termination clauses in them that let you cancel them for refunds within a certain period of time. You may want to check your's. If so, you can cancel it and find a better deal.
The $2,500 sounds like an awfully round number.
Also, is the 6 years, 72k miles in addition to the factory basic warranty? Or does it go six years beyond the date of purchase?
Another problem - the malfunction indicator lamp came on yesterday - I suspect its because of the gas tank cap ,since i filled up on sunday. I read the manual and tried to close the cap tightly in half a dozen ways but never heard the "click". I checked with other VW owners (Jetta, Golf etc) and they all hear not just one but multiple clicks on the gas tank cap. I just hear a dull "thunk" type noise - is that ok?
Thanks
For ext warranties start at AAA - they do business only with good companies, so their pricing is a very good benchmark (my quote was close to mfr, just no ded. but more exclusions).
2018 430i Gran Coupe
that is to high
i bought a extended warranty 90 miles for 1800
which i thk is expensive,from olypcare,i would suggest go online and get good quotes
The warranty is actually a VW extended warranty, the Platinum one. AND it is not in addition to the 4 years limited warranty which comes as standard. It indeed sounds like a terrible deal after reading through the replies
I am planning on first cancelling it, as it says it can be cancelled within 60 days, and then planning to get a quote from AAA. Damn, it shows 1095 for a similar platinum plan. Should have checked it first. Anyway.
Does anyone know if the AAA platinum coverage is equivalent to the VW platinum coverage? and do I first need a platinum coverage or just Gold is enough?
Thanks
Gops
I'm still quite frustrated (like many here) that manual still appears to come in only base model. I have been hoping, beyond logic, that after it comes out they'll release with package 1 or 2. Unlikely though...
Anyway, at least I can finally test drive. I really have to make up my mind between:
1. 2006 Passat Base Version w/ Manual (but really want sunroof & steering wheel gizmos/candy)
2. Audi A4 2.0 w/ Manual & Quattro (dough though)
3. TSX (shifter a bit boring)
4. Jetta 2.0? (just maybe, but a little too cramped)
Hopefully I'll be able to test drive by the weekend. Any one else hear they're in? -John
Not only when i reverse the car there is noise,but,today when i was in my dowtown parking lot while turning inside the lot and while parking there was loud enough squeaking noise.Any mechanics in this forum who can through more light on this,before i go to the dealer.it was very cold last night.
It seems to me that it is because you put your car out door for extend period of time. By the way, has anyone experience an extended cranking time when you start up your 06 Passat after you put it outdoor overnight? I just bring mine in to check it out and the service advisor say it is likely because the motor oil the passat using is so thick that it takes longer to get into the engie? Any thought on this?
Thanks
Alex