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Replying to: jasonallison (Dec 21, 2007 5:34 pm) Not very much, $4500, is it? Here is what I experienced in my efforts to sell and here is what I concluded: 1) People in the used car business -- dealers, Carmax, etc -- don't actually use Kelly Blue Book. They use something called the Black Book. Everyone purchaser of used cars uses this Black Book and it is well below any of KBB's numbers, or edmunds, or NADA. 2) To get top dollar your car needs to be utterly clean. Mine was anything but -- Fair condition at best. 3) I decided it was not worth it to spend the time and effort to get top dollar for my Passat. In an hour and a half I had a check from Carmax and I walked out the door. At the beginning of my efforts to sell this car I was thinking $8000 for sure but I am fairly certain the only way I could swing that would be to invest time and money in body repair, touch ups, etc. Hope this helps. |
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Recently purchased 02 Passat 2.8L V6. Lot's to like about the care but it certainly seems to have an annoying anti-theft system. I find that I can't leave it unlocked in the garage for more than about 1 minute before the system is armed and ready. As soon as someone goes out and opens an already unlocked door, the alarm screams. Also notice that sometimes simply shutting the hood or trunk lid sets the thing off. Anyone know if this if proper operation? It seems to me that I should be able to leave the car unlocked in the driveway or garage and then access the car at anytime without worrying about having the transmitter in my pocket. Any help would be appreciated. Is it possible there are sensors that are failing or need reprogramming?
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| I am wanting to pull my 1987 chevy truck from GA to TN with my 2001 Passat. Is this possible? | |
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Replying to: gdubyasvw (Sep 02, 2008 8:51 pm)
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Replying to: altair4 (Sep 08, 2008 6:28 am)
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Replying to: gdubyasvw (Sep 08, 2008 7:57 am) When you lock the car's doors with the remote, do all of the doors actually lock? Juwt thinkiing outloud here, but I think you might have a bad microswitch on either a door or the trunk/hatch. |
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Hi all, I am considering a used Passat for my son's first car. Most seem to be in the 100K mile range for model years 2002 - 2004. Just wondering what the general thoughts are on the car. Any major issues to look for? i.e. trans. issues? motor issues? They seem to have a good reputation but I would like to hear it from some current owners. Thanks, Nick
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You need new timing belt by 105K miles. It costs almost 1K to get it done. If the engine is 1.8T then it must have used oils meeting VW spec 502.01 or better all its life (very good synthetics - the easiest available are Mobil 1 0W40 and Castrol Syntec 0W30) changed each 5000 miles or sooner. Krzys |
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Replying to: nick2006matrix (Oct 03, 2008 11:30 pm) Failure points: Minor: rear cupholder (about useless anyway...); both front access 'flip panels' for VW jack (replaceable if one wished to do so). Moderate / Expected "Wear items": brakes & rotors (did these at home); new battery; couple of bulbs; rubberized coating on driver's door handle. (And, of course, tires, wipers, filters.....  ) Major: Water pump - replaced along with a multitude of items as part of "100k" service (which was done around 80K due to water pump failure). Radiator: sprung a small leak earlier this year along seam between metal fins & plastic side panels. Replaced with new aftermarket unit. Suspension: Creaked & Groaned for a couple of years, which is pretty common. Replaced F&R shocks & springs - along with nearly all of the front components as part of an aftermarket kit - when tie rod ends went bad. Also, car has always used some oil, requiring an additional 1/2 qt between changes. But over past couple of years it has developed a small oil leak - apparently around right side valve gasket (as facing engine compartment) - which has upped oil consumption to a good quart between changes. Mechanics advice is that this is minor & to simply keep eye on oil level until the NEXT major engine service - presumably around the 150 - 160k mark. Just might still own the car at that point, as it remains a joy to drive... Good luck in your search / purchase! |
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