VW Passat 1.3L Petrol 2008.

dingding

VW Passat 1.3L Petrol 2008.

Anyone any experience of this type of car. Would it be very underpowered or would it be OK. Any comments appreciated.

mister bishi

you mean 1.4 litre tsi?? youre better off getting the 1.6L petrol or 1.9tdi they will be better power to weight and more economical

robertxxx

Better of with something reliable!

dingding

mister bishi wrote: »

you mean 1.4 litre tsi?? youre better off getting the 1.6L petrol or 1.9tdi they will be better power to weight and more economical

http://www.cbg.ie/VW_Passat_1.3_2008_Sligo

This is the type I am curious about.

mister bishi

ok so the 1.4 litre passat weighs 1.4 tonne,,

put 4 adults in it weighs 2 tonne

the car will be dead slow and give brutal gas mileage,,

robertxxx

It's the car dealer marking down the engine size, car doesn't come with a engine that size. 1.4 for that year.

dingding

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/volkswagen/passat/first-drives/volkswagen-passat-1.4-tsi?page=1

I think this is the car and you are correct about 1.4

dingding

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=54483844

I think the question has been asked before. Many Thanks.

BHP

mister bishi wrote: »

you mean 1.4 litre tsi?? youre better off getting the 1.6L petrol or 1.9tdi they will be better power to weight and more economical

But the 1.4TSI has more power than the 1.6FSI.

dingding

I think the tax will be very high 157g of CO2 I reckon 570 Euro.

ba_barabus

BHP wrote: »

But the 1.4TSI has more power than the 1.6FSI.

1.4 is a better engine alright.

Afaik the reliability issues only blighted the more powerful engines

Matthewjohn

That 1.4 tsi has a 122bhp it's relatively reliable and the tax on a 2008 registered before July 2008 is €385

bazz26

I wish some people would do some research before posting about being underpowered, etc. The 1.4 litre tsi engine is turbo charged and produces 122bhp which makes it alot more nippy than the older 1.6 FSi engine. It is well able to move about too and is not an unreliable engine.

Ronnie Beck

mister bishi wrote: »

ok so the 1.4 litre passat weighs 1.4 tonne,,

put 4 adults in it weighs 2 tonne

the car will be dead slow and give brutal gas mileage,,

four 24 stone adults :cool:

George Dalton

robertxxx wrote: »

It's the car dealer marking down the engine size, car doesn't come with a engine that size. 1.4 for that year.

It's not the dealer's fault, it is cbg.ie. Carzone is the same. If the CC of a given car is 1399 (for example) then Carzone will state it is a 1.3 when you enter the reg to place the ad, whereas in reality it is obviously a 1.4. Similarly if you look at Golfs you will see loads of "1.8" diesels, look at Focus models then there will be "1.5" diesels listed etc. etc...

johndaman66

Ronnie Beck wrote: »

four 24 stone adults :cool:

I was thinking when I read Mister bishi's post that they must have been 4 right heavy people alright:)

The 1.6 has 109 lbs-ft torque (114 lb-ft for FSI) V the 1.4 TSI 148 lb-ft.

That's what makes the difference making the 1.4 pull harder with much better punch for over taking, hill climbing and also making it more efficient as you don't have to rev the nuts out of it like the 1.6.

dingding

Thanks for all the help and advice.

When I went to the dealer it was gone anyway.