VW Passat 1.9tdi?

ForeverYoung90

Im looking at buying a 03' 1.9tdi passat.http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2064519. What are yer thoughts on this car. I have a 94 hatchback corolla at the moment so it should be a nice upgrade. I think its a nice looking car with a spacous classy interior. I will be doing mostly town driving with the odd long journey now and again. How many miles to the gallon does it generally give. Ive heard there meant to be a miser on diesel.Thanks.

enviro

Would a petrol not be a better choice considering you will be doing town driving mostly?
Regarding this particular car, the fact the test is out in July and the 150k on the clock, I would pass.

Low miles, no mention of test though.

This might be over budget, tested 2013, taxed till sept and low mileage

andyseadog

'03' vw passat. tdi (red i)' - bottom spec then

'150,000 miles' - which is a fair few

'110 bhp never remapped or abused' argueably it began being abused the second he put on the mega jumbo alloys and HID's

'tested till 7/11

will fly trough test' - :rolleyes:

'no tax' - there's another 600 quid to spend before you even start

'semi bucket seat immaculate interior spotless sport interior.' - i cannot see one thing 'sports' about that interior.

'blue sidelights and xenon dips/heads' - look tacky, blind other road users, **** off.

'18'' RS6's not a mark kind on them' - apart from the kerbing you can see in the close up pic and the missing center caps

'2 brand new tires on the front and 2 60% on the back' - my money's on kumhos, triangles or wanlis

'just had full valet and service last week. mint' - mint you better believe it!


then the punchline, Price: €4,000.

my bargepole and that car would never meet.

maidhc

Don't think that model passat was ever offered with a 110 bhp engine.

ForeverYoung90

enviro wrote: »

Would a petrol not be a better choice considering you will be doing town driving mostly?
Regarding this particular car, the fact the test is out in July and the 150k on the clock, I would pass.

Low miles, no mention of test though.

This might be over budget, tested 2013, taxed till sept and low mileage

Would a 1.9 diesel not be more efficient than a 1.8 petrol for town driving?

enviro

ForeverYoung90 wrote: »

Would a 1.9 diesel not be more efficient than a 1.8 petrol for town driving?

Factor in the extra service costs and more regular service intervals of a diesel car. You really should be doing high mileage to justify the purchase of a diesel imo.

bazz26

Lol, €4k for an 8 year old Passat with 150k miles. That Passat should be added to the dreamer of the year thread.

And diesels are not that much better on fuel than petrols if doing short trips around town.

Bearcat

the lads here are talking a lot of reality......I'd avoid like the plague.

ForeverYoung90

Bearcat wrote: »

the lads here are talking a lot of reality......I'd avoid like the plague.

What?......any passat?What if I went for a petrol passat maybe?

AudiA6_Owner

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bazz26

This looks like much better value, a year younger, higher spec, decent stretch on the NCT:
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2066471

andyseadog

AudiA6_Owner wrote: »

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slick :cool:

AudiA6_Owner

Its my dad's one...... I've got the new shape A6, but its the same year......

Delancey

AudiA6_Owner wrote: »

Its my dad's one...... I've got the new shape A6, but its the same year......

I don't think andyseadog was referring to the A6 when he said '' slick '' - rather I think he was referring to the way you got the ' plug ' in

everyday taxi

ForeverYoung90 wrote: »

What?......any passat?What if I went for a petrol passat maybe?

Make sure you get a diesel!!!! I drive a 1.9tdi passat. Mines an '06, great car very very economical.

EPM

@ AudiA6_Owner - advertising isn't permitted on thread. If you want to advertise anything you can do so via adverts.ie

everyday taxi

EPM wrote: »

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you should of left that alone for a while, he was in for dogs abuse with that price.