Passat W8

335dFan · 06-09-2014, 02:06 PM

Nothing to do with diesel, but you don't see many of these quad-tipped Passat W8s on the road.

ewodzien · 06-09-2014, 11:19 PM

I always liked those cars. Especially the wagons. For some reason, they never took off. Perhaps bad MPG and high pricing. The resale value is poor. You can get a decent W8 sedan for around 6K.

-Ed

Yozh · 06-10-2014, 01:59 AM

Saw a wagon one of those the other day. But they are definitely dinosaurs around here.

explorer2 · 06-10-2014, 06:58 PM

Having owned a b5.5 passat, no matter what motor is in it the rest of the car is complete garbage.

DbLog · 06-11-2014, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yozh

Saw a wagon one of those the other day. But they are definitely dinosaurs around here.

I have a friend in town with a dinosaur wagon.

eurojulien · 07-02-2014, 10:14 PM

the w8's also have a tendency to implode every 60k? miles. something about the mesh screens in the cam adjusters clog up. Not sure if it ever was recalled/fixed other than running short OCI with vw 502.00? oil

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ewodzien First Lieutenant 40 Rep 322 Posts Drives: 2012 X5 3.5d Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Silicon Valley iTrader: (3)	I always liked those cars. Especially the wagons. For some reason, they never took off. Perhaps bad MPG and high pricing. The resale value is poor. You can get a decent W8 sedan for around 6K. -Ed __________________ 2012 X5 3.5d Jet Black / Black w/ Sport Pkg - Loaded Mods:Factory 214 Y-Spoke 20" black-chromed wheels - Gloss black grilles - LED front/rear turns & fogs - coding mods Other rides:2006 VW TDI Pkg 3 / 2008 Duramax LTZ / BMW K1300s Previous rides:2011 335d Jet Black / Black w/ Sport Pkg - Loaded
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Yozh Colonel 870 Rep 2,615 Posts Drives: 2011 335d M-Sport Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Wet Coast iTrader: (4)	Saw a wagon one of those the other day. But they are definitely dinosaurs around here.
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explorer2 Private 2 Rep 84 Posts Drives: 06 325xi Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Having owned a b5.5 passat, no matter what motor is in it the rest of the car is complete garbage.
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eurojulien Second Lieutenant 33 Rep 246 Posts Drives: 135i/6 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: SF iTrader: (0)	the w8's also have a tendency to implode every 60k? miles. something about the mesh screens in the cam adjusters clog up. Not sure if it ever was recalled/fixed other than running short OCI with vw 502.00? oil
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