Passat red di

celica1994

hey, am in the market to buy a passat red (di) and after looking up cars on done deal, carzone etc, and running them through (mywheels.ie) ive noticed that a god awful lot of the cars that have the red di badge on them are infact 100bhp models, they even have the red di engine covers lol, anyways, whats everyones opinions on the red (di) model?

VolvoMan

This thread is sure going to be interesting...:)

Neilw

Badges mean nothing, dealers and prob owners add them willy-nilly. Check the data sticker on the boot floor, the engine power will be stated in kw, convert this to bhp and you will know for sure.

celica1994

see, thing is, i emailed one guy who had one advertised as a 130bhp red di model, i ran a check on his reg on mywheels.ie. and it says that it was the 100bhp base model, i emailed him, he said he was sick of timewasters and would let the car go cheap, i dont think he realised that when people came out to testdrive the car that they werent going to notice the lack of a good 30bhp lol

Mr.Boots

mywheels.ie arnt always right.

celica1994

true but when i had my suspicions about it, i emailed him asking "is it the 130bhp model" and his responce was " the garage sold me it as one but im not sure" put that responce and the advert of him saying in the title "£no more timewasters" together and ya get a good conclusion lol

Neilw

celica1994 wrote: »

see, thing is, i emailed one guy who had one advertised as a 130bhp red di model, i ran a check on his reg on mywheels.ie. and it says that it was the 100bhp base model, i emailed him, he said he was sick of timewasters and would let the car go cheap, i dont think he realised that when people came out to testdrive the car that they werent going to notice the lack of a good 30bhp lol

A lot of people prob wouldn't notice the difference between them. I wonder was the seller trying to pull a fast one too

celica1994

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1054177

he updated the ad, dropped the price and everything, but run a mywheels report on his car and see,hes well pulling a fast one, trying to pass off a 100 bhp one as a 130bhp

jenzz

Hey OP

Ill sell you mine - 1 mammy owner, no roof rack or tow bar before you ask, will also include a set of mats, an airfreshner & 2 kids for free

- dont ask what BHP ( whatever that is) it has a di on the back( thinks its red too )

She has 4 wheels & runs on diesel ( I do get that right) & i do accept time wasters. Washed every saturday by the rain.

Honesty or what ! lol

Henry Ford III

Orbit altering torque on a remapped red di, and 78mpg.

Motoring Nirvana

Gary ITR

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Orbit altering torque on a remapped red di, and 78mpg.

Motoring Nirvana

Seriously man... You make the same joke in every VAG TDI thread.

HashSlinging

The difference between the 130 and the 100 is huge, that wouldnt put me off buying a genuine 100bhp though. I'd prefer the higher powered one as its more fun and remapped they are brisk through the gears without a doubt.

Henry Ford III

Onkle wrote: »

Seriously man... You make the same joke in every VAG TDI thread.

If only everything if life was as reliable as a Volkswagen di

celica1994

say ya remapped the 100bhp model, would there be much difference between it and the 130 bhp model, different turbos????

bazzachazza

http://www.chippedire.com/vms_view.php

VW Passat B6 1.9 TDI PD 100

Power (hp) from 100 hp to 133 hp
Power (kW) from 75 kW to 99 kW
Torque (Nm) from 250 Nm to 300 Nm
Torque (ft/lb) from 184 ft/lb to 221 ft/lb

celica1994

ah i know the statistics but im just wondering would a car that was a red (di) drive exactally the same as a remapped one, same pickup in accelearation and such?

colm_mcm

aren't the 130s 6 speed on the facelifted Passat?

tossy

A remapped 100pd wouldn't compare to a 130pd in any way.the 6 speed box makes a huge difference,plus any 130 i've ever seen on a dyno was putting out 150-ish standard,it's the same for most VAG TDI engines.

99% of the 130s are 6 speed but there area few 5 speed ones knocking around (albeit rare)

Pay no attention to badges - data sticker is your only man.

celica1994

yea i think ill just go for the red di model instead of remapping a 100bhp model, it just makes me sick seeing so many people putting the red di badge on the car acting like they never knew lol

colm_mcm

celica1994 wrote: »

yea i think ill just go for the red di model instead of remapping a 100bhp model, it just makes me sick seeing so many people putting the red di badge on the car acting like they never knew lol

100bhp models were sold new with red DI badges. it's not the owners badging them up.

BlackWizard

Many dealers will claim or honestly don't know what power output the car has either. They will advertise it as they see it or how they bought it.

So just check the sticker in the boot for the KW rating. Most are quite apologetic or embarrassed when they find out the real power output.

potsy11

Hey, Good posts here. I currently have a 1.8T 02 model, Auto that I am currently selling. I was told its a rare enough car and that its 150bhp.

Where do I look to confirm this??

As I mentioned I am selling it and looking to get the 130BHP Diesel engine similiar year.

Cheers

BlackWizard

I thought all the 1.8t where 150bhp?

You could try look at the sticker in the spare wheel well. It's got details on the engine power rating in KW. The TDi cars have them.

How come you are swapping it for the TDI?

potsy11

It's auto and my new job has me doing lots of city miles. Gulp gulp gulp. It's a pity because I love rhe car. Full leather interior and all the extras.

tossy

celica1994 wrote: »

it just makes me sick seeing so many people putting the red di badge on the car acting like they never knew lol

It's a good job you are not in the market for an RS4 TDI