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01 - 05 passat auto / tip gearbox any good ?

  • 05-09-2009 4:26pm
    #1
    homer90
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    Are they any known issues with these ? How do they perform with diesel / petrol engines ?


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  • #2
    _Kaiser_
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    I had a 2002 1.9 TDI auto Passat last and found the gearbox very good. No problems with it at all, quick off the mark, and gave very good mileage.

    Definitely make sure you get the 130 BHP version though or if you could stretch to it, get a new shape (05 onwards) model with the DSG box. I now have a 2.0 TDI Passat with it and it's a completely different beast to the older car and far superior to my old one.


  • #3
    Barr
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    Would the passat share an auto box with the A4 ? I think they are called multitronic.


  • #4
    homer90
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    Kaiser2000 wrote: »
    I had a 2002 1.9 TDI auto Passat last and found the gearbox very good. No problems with it at all, quick off the mark, and gave very good mileage.

    Definitely make sure you get the 130 BHP version though or if you could stretch to it, get a new shape (05 onwards) model with the DSG box. I now have a 2.0 TDI Passat with it and it's a completely different beast to the older car and far superior to my old one.

    Cool . . Yeah looking at a 130 or 1.8T


  • #5
    galwaytt
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    Did 15k in a new Passat 130Tdi Tiptonic - fabulous, no issues.

    But, as mentioned, DSG came along. Got a Golf Plus 105bhp with DSG. Despite the deficit in power, it was actually better.

    No problems with either, and no reason to think you would. My 93 Tiptronic 968 (same technology as the Passat) has 155k miles on it and it's as sweet as a nut.

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  • #6
    galwaytt
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    Barr wrote: »
    Would the passat share an auto box with the A4 ? I think they are called multitronic.

    Multitronic not the same: that's a CVT 'box, with 'presets' approximating gears. Very good too, btw: drove an 09 one lately, and I was v.impressed.

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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  • #7
    homer90
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    Good reports by all accounts so ....

    I take it the Auto is a 5 speed too ?


  • #8
    Mr Benevolent
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    homer90 wrote: »
    Good reports by all accounts so ....

    I take it the Auto is a 5 speed too ?

    Yep


  • #9
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,749 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    ...fwiw, my Passat averaged 38mpg, so you do lose a little on the economy, but it's a small price to pay for the civility.

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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