08 Passat Petrol 1.4TSI - anything to look for?

bittihuduga

hi
sorry for another car suggestion thread.
my mate's friend is selling his 2008 passat with 20kmiles on it.
it is the 1.4L Petrol FSI version with all the accessories loaded.
i will be looking at the car tomorrow.
any suggestions on this engine?
does this have any problem?
anything to look for while test driving it?

i do very few miles myself - may be less than 6kmiles per year.
things may change in the future - but i don't know.

please guide me :-)

Leonard Hofstadter

Road tax of €630 will mean it will be very hard to sell secondhand.

Other than that, they seem to be reliable enough and by 2009 VW seemed to have fixed most of the many expensive electrical faults that plagued earlier Passats.

bittihuduga

oh no, never thought about the road tax bit :-(

martin46585

Your nearest petrol station,mpg being below what it said on the tin

bittihuduga

thanks folks. friend corrected me that the car is 1.4L Passat FSI Petrol version from 2008 with 20k miles on the clock.

sdanseo

Very small engine in a big car. AVOID a million times over.

EPM

sdeire wrote: »

Very small engine in a big car. AVOID a million times over.

It's a 1.4 turbo. I had these as regular rentals in the past and there's nothing at all wring with the engine in the car. It has more than enough power for keeping up with traffic.

sdanseo

EPM wrote: »

It's a 1.4 turbo. I had these as regular rentals in the past and there's nothing at all wring with the engine in the car. It has more than enough power for keeping up with traffic.

Is the FSI a turbo?

Still though, fuel consumption will be far from great. I've a 1.6 petrol at the moment in a large saloon (Vectra) - suffers from the thirst terribly. It doesn't FEEL underpowered - in fact it has a decent bit of toke - but underneath, it is.

-Corkie-

sdeire wrote: »

Is the FSI a turbo?

Still though, fuel consumption will be far from great. I've a 1.6 petrol at the moment in a large saloon (Vectra) - suffers from the thirst terribly. It doesn't FEEL underpowered - in fact it has a decent bit of toke - but underneath, it is.

OP is mixed up its a 1.4 TSI. Fuel consumption wont be bad at all and it has plenty of power. 122 BHP iirc.

EPM

The 1.4 is a TSI. 122 brake and six speed box. I actually prefer it to my dads Mondeo and that's a 2 litre.

Nonoperational

Nice engine the 1.4 Tsi and pretty reliable in the 122bhp guise as far as I know.

bittihuduga

sorry, i thought it was 1.4 FSI

VolvoMan

captainspeed wrote: »

Road tax of €630 will mean it will be very hard to sell secondhand.

Don't you pay which ever is the lower rate on 2008 cars though, meaning the 1.4 TSI will only be liable for the tax rate of a normal 1.4 under the old engine capacity based system?

Leonard Hofstadter

VolvoMan wrote: »

Don't you pay which ever is the lower rate on 2008 cars though, meaning the 1.4 TSI will only be liable for the tax rate of a normal 1.4 under the old engine capacity based system?

OP originally said it was a 1.8 and a 09 reg, hence why I said €630 tax:)!

If it's a pre July 08 reg then it will be whatever a 1.4 petrol is to tax under the cc system, I think the emissions are band D so post July it's €447 to tax.

VolvoMan

captainspeed wrote: »

If it's a pre July 08 reg then it will be whatever a 1.4 petrol is to tax under the cc system, I think the emissions are band D so post July it's €447 to tax.

I think they now allow you to pay the cheaper rate, regardless of whether your car was registered before or after July.

I can see a 1.4 TSI Passat being very desirable to somebody under the old system.

Leonard Hofstadter

VolvoMan wrote: »

I think they now allow you to pay the cheaper rate, regardless of whether your car was registered before or after July.

I can see a 1.4 TSI Passat being very desirable to somebody under the old system.

That's news to me - I always thought that everything on and from July 08 was CO2, and CO2 only. That would be kind of handy if you were trying to bring in something with a smallish engine but high CO2 actually!

Neilw

-Corkie- wrote: »

OP is mixed up its a 1.4 TSI. Fuel consumption wont be bad at all and it has plenty of power. 122 BHP iirc.

Sad state when we think 122bhp is plenty of power

There should be a seperate lane on motorways for 200+bhp cars, wouldn't that be great

Back on topic.

Does the 1.4tsi suffer from the timing belt stretching like the twin charged 1.4?

VolvoMan

captainspeed wrote: »

That's news to me - I always thought that everything on and from July 08 was CO2, and CO2 only. That would be kind of handy if you were trying to bring in something with a smallish engine but high CO2 actually!

Yeah, I think it was only decided a good while after the introduction of the new rules.

The fact that the Passat 1.4 TSI could be taxed the same as any 1.4 litre hatchback shows how deeeply flawed the old system was.

PARKHEAD67

bittihuduga wrote: »

hi
sorry for another car suggestion thread.
my mate's friend is selling his 2008 passat with 20kmiles on it.
it is the 1.4L Petrol FSI version with all the accessories loaded.
i will be looking at the car tomorrow.
any suggestions on this engine?
does this have any problem?
anything to look for while test driving it?

i do very few miles myself - may be less than 6kmiles per year.
things may change in the future - but i don't know.

please guide me :-)

1.4 Petrol? For a Passat size car.I hope you dont like speed or pick-up.:)Disaster of a yoke for anyone under 65;)

PARKHEAD67

bittihuduga wrote: »

thanks folks. friend corrected me that the car is 1.4L Passat FSI Petrol version from 2008 with 20k miles on the clock.

Just get a 1.9 TDI Golf like me. The most hated car on this forum.Dont know why?Ive got POOOWWWERRRRRRRR!Ha ha.!Its basically a better car than most BMWs( poverty specs) on Irish roads.But when you have that badge that states you drive a BMW-bejayzez.Ive looked at BMW interiors here.Holy FOOOK.I decided on the Golf.Never looked back.

Alanstrainor

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

Just get a 1.9 TDI Golf like me. The most hated car on this forum.Dont know why?Ive got POOOWWWERRRRRRRR!Ha ha.!Its basically a better car than most BMWs( poverty specs) on Irish roads.But when you have that badge that states you drive a BMW-bejayzez.Ive looked at BMW interiors here.Holy FOOOK.I decided on the Golf.Never looked back.

stop trolling.

Nonoperational

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

1.4 Petrol? For a Passat size car.I hope you dont like speed or pick-up.:)Disaster of a yoke for anyone under 65;)

Do you know what turbocharging means? What bhp is your golf? 105?

MAJJ

I was sceptical before trying one. That 1.4TSI is a terrifc engine to drive a real surprise and very responsive. Very hard to find them though.

L-M

martin46585 wrote: »

Your nearest petrol station,mpg being below what it said on the tin

sdeire wrote: »

Very small engine in a big car. AVOID a million times over.

sdeire wrote: »

Is the FSI a turbo?

Still though, fuel consumption will be far from great. I've a 1.6 petrol at the moment in a large saloon (Vectra) - suffers from the thirst terribly. It doesn't FEEL underpowered - in fact it has a decent bit of toke - but underneath, it is.

This is what I hate about forums, people posting things who just haven't got a clue.

bazeno

Hi this car has a turbocharger so these 122 bhp is absolutely enough. Plenty of power with that size of car. I will go for one!!

bazz26

I'm sure the OP did 3 years ago. :pac:

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