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VWDM produces all of the New Beetles for Worldwide Distribution and Jetta Sedans for No.
America...This facility has been operational for the past 30 years...
All Passats are built in either in the Mosel or Emden, Germany plants. Jetta/Bora wagons are built in Wolfsburg...
The only problem is I walked the lot and saw a few gems I would like to buy....a 99 Passat GLX Variant...a 99 Audi A4 Avant....a 2002 Golf 1.8t 4 door...ect.ect.
combinations...
I just purchased a 2003 Passat Glx for 29,132.
Did I get a good deal.
David
If you signed the contract then you are comfortable...And that is ALL THAT MATTERS...Enjoy your new car, and if you want I have a special cheat sheet for Programming the
Memory Seating...Send me your Fax # and I will send it over to you...Happy Thanksgiving!
I suspect that this diagnosis came from a VW dealer's service dept. If so, take your car to a good independent repair shop, preferably one that specializes in VWs for a second opinion. Many VW dealers are infamous about hyping up problems with customers' cars just to generate revenue. Such practices only perpetuate concerns in many people's minds about the reliability of VWs.
I have a '99 GLS (sedan) with nearly 70,000 miles which have the original rotors and pads. Every time I bring it in for an oil change I have them check the brakes. I do sense that the brakes will need some work soon (they perform fine but not quite like they use to). But considering my previous '94 Integra needed new pads all around with less miles, I don't think that is too bad.
by Bumper to Bumper Warranties after 12Months/12000Miles...
I have been able to look at a few GLX sedans locally but there are no gls premium jetta wagons where I live. A local dealer told me that the leather on the GLX was "More like Mercedes leather" than of that on the jetta gls premium. Is there really a range of materials within VW's leather Line? i.e leatherette perforated leather pleather and then leather (how's the weather)?
Anybody owned both or become familiar with a leather passat and a leather jetta?
On another front I know the passat is only a couple hundred pounds heavier than the jetta - and the interior and exterior dimension specs/cargo space(5 cubic feet) appear negligible on paper. Seeing the two sitting next to each other I found the styling differences to be more readily apparent than the size difference.
In a universe where there will never be backseat passengers and rarely a front seat one (mine): Which car handles better? For the purposes of this question I'll define "better" as "more like a curve handling aggressive sports car capable of illegal speeds and corners" where both cars have the same tires wheels engine etc.
Also, while I'm at it, is there any way to get power seats in a passat without getting a V6 powerplant?
I am about to pick up my new VW Passat Glx wagon.
It's being driven to the dealership on the busiest travel day of the year. I am worried about the person driving it not acting prudently
vis-a-vis the critical break in period. Should
I nixed the deal. Is my concern valid? Heavy traffic and heavy breaking has me concerned
David
to do Dealer Trades...Don't worry about it...
Enjoy your new Passat & Welcome to the Volkswagen Family!!!
I've been lurking around on this board for several months now, as I obsess over a Passat purchase. I'm ready to buy the Passat Wagon Automatic with ESP and Cold Weather Package, but I can't decide between the 1.8T GLS and the V6 GLS.
Can someone explain the main differences I'll feel between the two? I test drove both, and the 4cyl hesitation was just a tad annoying. Is that standard? And will I feel that with the V6?
Thanks for any info!
M
My V6 does not hesitate at all, even with a full load. I travel a good bit, with a load much of the time (driver+3 and luggage), and am glad I picked the V6. For commuter use I would have chosen the 1.8t. I would suggest you look at the fuel consumption estimates, and decide based on whether or not you need the extra hp.
Both are super machines. Good luck with whichever you buy.
The 1.8L Turbo has a lighter, more agile feel to it; while the V6 has a heavier, more sedate feel.
There is also a $2500.00 difference in cost...
What did you get done for $900 - surely not just your brakes?
Does "Hmmmm..." mean you should have heeded the advice and avoided this particular service place?
What is your conclusion, if any? Do you still like your car?
- D
No I don't like my car and I will not get another VW. I have a bad image of the company now and will go back to Acura when my lease is up in May. Ironically, before this happened, I loved the car and personally sold at least three to people asking about it. Shows you what bad customer service can do to a brand.
I could see needing new front rotors if you rode your brakes all the way down to nothing, and 38K seems like a reasonable number for that. Still, it's incredibly unlikely that you're going to need rear brakes at the same time!
Just taking a wild guess, I'd say at the worst you would've needed 2 front rotors and front pads. Any breakdown on the repair bill?
alfox had a good suggestion...you bill shows what they replaced...I'd call an independent garage and perhaps even another local VW dealer for exact "apple to apple" quotes. This might bring you back around to enjoying and liking your car.
On the other hand, checking around might bring up the same numbers, in which case your dealer may not have scammed you, but it still sounds like scare tactics to me.
To andre1969...I've read somewhere that the Passat does have a tendency to run through the rear brakes as quick or quicker than the front. I don't recall where I read this (probably Clubb5.com) or the reason why.
whskvs2 - Don't turn on the car or VW. This is purely a problem with that service department at that dealer. Unfortunately, it is not unique to any particular car company. There are unscrupulous shops in every town and for every make of car. You'll feel better about the car and the situation if you take some action. Hiway's suggestions are good approaches.
;^)
What about "tiptronic"? What is that about?
A turbocharged engine is one where exhaust gasses are used to power a turbine that compresses the fuel/air mixture. When compressed, more fuel/air can be forced into the cylinders on each stroke. More fuel = more power. The turbocharger enables that little 4 cylinder engine to produce, what is it, 160hp, right?
Tiptronic is a trademark for the 4 speed automatic transmission in your car, which was developed by Porsche. The "tip" feature allows you to chose between the normal fully automatic mode or, when the shif lever is pushed to the right into the smaller sequential shifter gate, to shift the gears yourself. When in the sequential shift gate pushing the lever forward shifts to the next higher gear, and pulling it backwards shifts to the next lower gear. In sequential mode the transmission will hold the selected gear until RPM's hit the redline (when it will automatically shift up one) or until the car stops (when it will automatically shift into first gear.)
http://www.howstuffworks.com/turbo.htm
I have been driving a new Passat GLX 4 motion wagon for two weeks in Chicago and I used this board during the "just looking stage" to help make a decison to buy a Passat. So thanks to everyone who chipped in their two cents unknowingly.
The car is Fresco Green with Grey Leather and they were thin on the ground but the dealer, Fletcher Jones in Chicago, did a trade with a Wisconsin dealer who had one coming off a ship in Houston. The three week wait was worth it for the desired color combo.
My own Internet search within a 1000 mile radius turned up no such car...very few GLX wagons with 4 motion out there in any color.
The Passat is the Winter car (just in time!) which means the 3 series gets to sleep in the garage.
Just thought I'd say "howdy"
Bavarian, driving happily in the snow
The tiptronic actually has 5 gears, not 4.
Now that other manufacturers are starting to imitate this feature, VW/AUDI has developed two better automatic transmissions that are starting to become available. The tiptronic is still a "slushbox" with a torque converter, that suffers from relatively poor mileage, weight, and slow shifts as all conventional automatics. The newer automatics offer a much better compromise between being convenient, driveable, and economical. They are the CVT as in the FWD A4, and a new double-clutch auto/manual as in the R32 Golf.
- D
;^)
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Thanks.
I think I got a good deal on my car, but I think there's some desire to make it up on the extended warranty. $100 deduct platinum was like $1,700? What does your dealership charge for this product?
What can I expect as far as standard equipment that would differentiate the 2002 W8 from a 2002/2003 GLX wagon? I know about the xenon, vented rear brakes, dual exhaust, what else?
Another question is with the manual trans:
I know that an option in 2003 is the 6-speed, did the 2002 have only a 5-speed.
Also, with AWD:
This is only available with the triptronic automatic, right.
Also, the sport suspension:
Probably not on the 2002 I am looking at based on the price, right.
Thanks for any suggestions or advice.
http://www.vw.com/pwagon/features.htm
$33500 for a W8 seems too good to be true -- perhaps a demo / one the dealership's boss drove around for several thousand miles???
George
Thanks in advance.