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#14 of 16 Re: Should I purchase 1999 Passat 1.8T? [realtime15] by krzyss Sep 14, 2009 (1:06 pm)
Replying to: realtime15 (Sep 13, 2009 4:50 pm) 105K is VW milage for belt replacement. It may break any time, even going to the shop for belt replacement. My independent mechanic charged me 8-900 for belt, water pump and tensioner. It is not maintenance friendly design.   Ask current owner for oil changes receipts, 5K miles and oil meeting VW spec. If he does not know that VW requires special oil you can be almost positive that it was not well taken care of.   Krzys Replies to this message: realtime15 (Sep 14, 2009 3:59 pm)
#15 of 16 Re: Should I purchase 1999 Passat 1.8T? [krzyss] by realtime15 Sep 14, 2009 (3:59 pm)
Replying to: krzyss (Sep 14, 2009 1:06 pm) Krzyss- thanks the owner had good records of oil changes although to be honest I didnt check to see if it met "VW specs" since I didnt know they had special requirements.   Since my orig post I got a price of $850 for the repairs you mentioned and serp. belt - its an import specialty shop that claimed to be very familiar w/ the needed repairs. So that brings the cost of the car & repairs to $4200ish. decisions, decisions...   if anyone else has any suggestions I would appreciate hearing them. TIA
#16 of 16 2006 4motion passat vs. volvo S80 by dmkwdw Nov 25, 2009 (10:40 am)
Considering buying a 2006 passat with 72,000 miles for $12,995. Is this a good deal? I am also considering an S80. I live in Washington, DC area. Not a lot of snow, but the fall and winter is rainy and I like the AWD feature. I had an S40 (it died last week) but I need something bigger. Any thoughts?

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