M8CKN Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 Just followed a showroom fresh Passat home from Tesco's (who says Fridays go down the drain once you are married!!) What a beautiful looking car, only seen it in the adverts before this. Going to local VW dealer tomorrow to have a proper nosey. Anyone got one yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat1 Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 Not seen one on tarmac yet but I have to say I like it from all angles apart from the back! Don't like the ad much either, too old man. Overall it looks nice, but is it more fun to drive than the last one? That one hated arriving at corners and insisted on going straight on instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobby Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 Dont you go starting trouble again Tian !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat1 Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Dont you go starting trouble abain Tian !!! [/ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I like it from all angles [/ QUOTE ] Or something like that, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustynuts Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Well, the new Passat is the first model to have the new 170 bhp 2.0ltr TDI engine. It's not available yet and no performance figures either, but it's showing on VW's website as available from September 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyDub Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Ive test driven the 140ps SE TDI. I like it, looks wise it's cool, some of the new features they are bringing to the Passat line up from the Phaeton range is quite exiting also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 [ QUOTE ] That one hated arriving at corners and insisted on going straight on instead. [/ QUOTE ] Trust me, it still does. My wife runs a Passat Estate TDI Sport. The sport refers to the interior and the wheels - I think they forgot about modifying the suspension. Find myself having to concentrate that bit harder when I get into it after driving the R32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthecat1 Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 [ QUOTE ] they forgot about modifying the suspension [/ QUOTE ] I've been informed that the Sport also refers to the suspension. It runs lower and firmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyDub Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 15mm lower and stiffened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulkbear Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Carried out a couple of PDI'S on them at work, the engine is now mounted like a golf so the cam belt is at the side (), i don't like the shape but i did not like the new golf at first, but i have grown to like it. Maybe i will grow to like the passat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 [ QUOTE ] 15mm lower and stiffened. [/ QUOTE ] Probably just as well I've never driven a "standard" Passat without the "sports" suspension... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyDub Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 You dont want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobby Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 All Passats i ever see are either S or SE, so both are "sport" models!! Was it earlier models that wern't "sport"? Fast cornering is exciting in a Passat, you just never know if your gonna make it round More a motorway cruising car than a sporty racing car. RobK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyDub Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 No Sport is a trim/specification level over S and SE, it goes as follows: S SE Sport V5 V6 (4MOTION) W8 (what a great car, shame it didn't sell or hold it's value!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobby Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Ahh.. ok... thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TP27 Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 [ QUOTE ] W8 (what a great car, shame it didn't sell or hold it's value!) [/ QUOTE ] Mine was horrid!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyDub Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 Sorry that was mean to say, what a great engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexussport Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 I have an 05 Passat Sport, Positive comments great looking car,and a good ride. negative comments, ****ing electronic parking brake wont release 80% of the time, flatspot at 1,800rpm, constant Airbag Fault, Requires new Steering rack (waited 6 weeks already for part to arrive), Int goes dead and wont start, takes VW call out engineer an hour of fiddling to get it going. headlights come on even when its not dark, wipers stop when you stop at a junction. need I say more.... Please I want my old Passat back 107k and never let me down. The new one is terrible, Oh and by the way we bought 4 of these in the company and all of them are playing up. I should have waited for the mark 2 when all the faults have been fixed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulkbear Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 [ QUOTE ] ****ing electronic parking brake wont release 80% of the time( [/ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Requires new Steering rack [/ QUOTE ] I am sick to death of fitting PAS racks to new passats and the electronic parking brake are a joke They will be trouble ahead but while there's moon light and music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt R Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Funny we have sold over 100 New Passats and not one of them has come back for a steering rack, perhaps there was a dodgy batch of them, i don't even recall a parking brake problem, the only problem we have had is with the flat spot which VW recognise as a fault! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 [ QUOTE ] headlights come on even when its not dark, wipers stop when you stop at a junction. need I say more.... [/ QUOTE ] Well my auto lights can come on a bit soon but hey Volvos have them on all the time. At least they don't flash on and off like some under trees. (I have an Audi by the way) As for the wipers they are meant to go into intermittent when you stop at lights. They have done that for years on BMWs and VAG have only adopted it quite recently. If the car really is as bad as you think you need to discuss it all being fixed PDQ or just reject the car as not being fit for purpose. Hope things improve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexussport Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 VW admitted that the steering rack was faulty in August... I have been waiting since then The car is leased and has now done 10,000 miles so I dont think returning it is an option. VW also admit that the flat spot at 1800rpm is a problem and it needs ecu updates. The wipers do stop and go to intermittent you are quite right, which is realy dangeours. When I stop at a T junction in the pouring rain the last thing I want is the wipers to stop leaving me unable to see clearly. The parking brake continues to stick 80-90% of the time, I shall end up needing a new clutch soon at this rate. I like the car very much, however in my view VW have tried to show how cleaver they are with electonics/electrics and failed. I now have other faults as well, and find the dealers workshop staff lacking in knowledge of the car and how to fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 [ QUOTE ] The wipers do stop and go to intermittent you are quite right, which is realy dangeours. When I stop at a T junction in the pouring rain the last thing I want is the wipers to stop leaving me unable to see clearly. [/ QUOTE ] I had this feature on my old megane. Never found it a problem at all and quite liked it actually. If you moved the wiper switch at all it overode the function. I would have thought the new passat would have been the same. My current passat has variable wipers, ie the faster you go the faster the wipers go, but not so much so that they stop at junctions. Better than the clio with auto wipers. You cant turn off the back wiper so when you have a bike rack on the back it constantly jams up against the rack ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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