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thinking about a passat

ryangtp89

ryangtp89

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Well i want something this summer to mess around with, idk if it's just me or alot of people are like this but i get sick of what im driving after a few months. Well im not really getitng sick of the gtp i just want someone else, I still wanna mod her up this summer and i can't wait, but im thinking about getting a 98-00 vdub passat, I think i want one with the 2.8 6 cylinder cause idk if the 1.8 turbo has enough balls. I just like the way they look and i absolutly love the interior. I want want with the black leather cause it looks really nice, Im not intirely impressed with my gtp's leather quality, but i still love her. Well anyways what do you guys think about the european wind which is also known as the passat ? Im sure their a big headach to fix and what not but it will be a summer beater or ill keep it for the winter months.
 


I wouldn't. Volkswagon's don't take abuse very well. And don't get me started on the labor. My sister's entire electrical system failed in her Jetta and they charged her $500 to shut her sunroof manually. Unless you plan on going completely broke once it comes time to repair the cars don't do it.
 
volkswagon is not a great car (I have never worked on one that didn't leak some fluid even ones less than a year old seeped something)
 
dam sounds like they have alot of problems, i thought german engineering was decent. If i could find one for like 2500 i would like to drive it into the ground or something they just look nice, but i didn't relize they had that many problems with them.
 
Oh yeah, especially if you mistreat them. My sister treated her Jetta like **** and now it actually is a piece of ****. I'm sure that if you drove it really nicely you wouldn't have too many problems but if you're looking for a Passat for $2500 it's probably going to be a ****box on wheels lol.
 


well i seen a bunch on craigslist in my state and the stae over for decent prics from 2500-5000 which is all i would wanna spend, i wouldnt beat on it that much in fact i think i would just wanna drive back and fourth to work with it this summer which is like 6 miles from where i live. I plan on modding my gtp this summer soo i figured i caould have another car to drive around with and keep the gtp in my garage until i finish it. I think seeing so many passats in criagslist tells you something.
 
haha i just drove my car to town to pick up pizza's and im thinking wat the f was i thinking lol, i guess this always happens to me when i don't drive my car for a few days lol. And no you guys can't have any of my pizza. My night is ruined because i dont have any soda to drink with my pizza, wow i sound like a angry fat man ranting here lol.
 
ryangtp89 said:
dam sounds like they have alot of problems, i thought german engineering was decent. If i could find one for like 2500 i would like to drive it into the ground or something they just look nice, but i didn't relize they had that many problems with them.
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they are the german equivalent to the pinto, built cheap as basic transport not much else
 


ryangtp89 said:
well i seen a bunch on craigslist in my state and the stae over for decent prics from 2500-5000 which is all i would wanna spend, i wouldnt beat on it that much in fact i think i would just wanna drive back and fourth to work with it this summer which is like 6 miles from where i live. I plan on modding my gtp this summer soo i figured i caould have another car to drive around with and keep the gtp in my garage until i finish it. I think seeing so many passats in criagslist tells you something.
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so find a GP SE and use that as your other car.
:)
 
archemedes said:
they are the german equivalent to the pinto, built cheap as basic transport not much else
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DON'T be Bashing on the Pinto!!! They are SWEET little cars!! I almost bought one over my GP. They can very sporty looking cars and they don't break and easy to work on. I love the Pinto and the Gremlin. The Pinto in no why should be compared to the German junk.
 


I love Volkswagens. this is the one type of car my dad will work on..he loves them. he used to race them.

I had a passat. LOVED IT!!! I will buy another one. remember the PAssat is made in Germany. the Golfs, and jettas are made in mexico.

Passat is a good car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Well don't get a Jetta. We all know a Mexican is no mechanic.





I can say that. I am Hispanic. And, my dad is a mechanic:)haha
Hispanic mechanic :th_sign-poet:
 
I say get a gen 1 gtp a 94-96. Because if you get a gen 1 gtp hpt has the sowftware to support runing for the LQ1 3.4 and they got hella more balls then the vw's
 
19SE92 said:
I say get a gen 1 gtp a 94-96. Because if you get a gen 1 gtp hpt has the sowftware to support runing for the LQ1 3.4 and they got hella more balls then the vw's
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the 3.4 may have more 'balls' as you say, but you're not gonna win any reliability rewards with a 3.4. maintenance costs are way high on the 3.4 not to mention harder to work on than just about any other gm motor.


besides... the point of the thread isnt about which car has more 'balls' which is a funny term for cars anyway... but rather weather or not the passat is a good choice for a daily driver/beater type car.
 
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