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Tow bar compatability

  • 19-12-2013 11:45am
    #1
    emcor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166 ✭✭


    I've an old model 2004 A4 and am about to buy a 2009 Passat estate and wondered if the towbar on audi would fit it - is there any of checking this ?

    Passat is 2.0 TDI 110 BHP with 60K miles - anything to be wary of watch out for ?

    Thanks in advance & happy Christmas


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  • #2
    bud1970
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 229 ✭✭bud1970


    2000 - 2004 a4 or 2004 - 2008 a4??


  • #3
    pred racer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,384 ✭✭✭pred racer


    emcor wrote: »
    I've an old model 2004 A4 and am about to buy a 2009 Passat estate and wondered if the towbar on audi would fit it - is there any of checking this ?

    Passat is 2.0 TDI 110 BHP with 60K miles - anything to be wary of watch out for ?

    Thanks in advance & happy Christmas

    Not a chance the towbar will fit!
    Towbars are expensive now as they need a module to interface with the canbus (no more splicing in an indicator cluster)


  • #4
    bud1970
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 229 ✭✭bud1970


    Had a look on micksgarage.com, and compared the part numbers, they are different, so i'm guessing no....


  • #5
    emcor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166 ✭✭emcor


    Thanks guys - a long shot
    Any thoughts on the new car

    Its a 2009 VW Passat 2.0 Tdi 110Bhp Estate S, 60K - looks clean & sound with the full VW warrenty parts N labour for 12mth. Cant see if there are any known faults or things to look for


  • #6
    R.O.R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,712 ✭✭✭✭R.O.R


    emcor wrote: »
    Thanks guys - a long shot
    Any thoughts on the new car

    Its a 2009 VW Passat 2.0 Tdi 110Bhp Estate S, 60K - looks clean & sound with the full VW warrenty parts N labour for 12mth. Cant see if there are any known faults or things to look for

    Reliable engine, better than the 1.9Tdi to drive, but you can really tell the difference between the 110ps and 140ps versions of the engine at higher speeds. Where the 140 would accelerate with ease, the 110 can struggle to build up speed.

    Most of the issues with the Passat had been ironed out by 2009, but we've had a good few A/C compressor failures on VW/Skoda cars around that age.


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  • #7
    emcor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166 ✭✭emcor


    thanks a million ror - defo miss the top end grunt alright sound info on the turbo.
    Had a few nightmares with the ECU in multitronic box on the A4 - guessing the electronics on Passat ok enough now too, it is manual


  • #8
    mgbgt1978
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,261 ✭✭✭mgbgt1978


    As for the towbar, check out http://www.malcolms.ie/towbars.php for each particular model.
    Also fitting instructions on their site, very handy to check if bumper needs to be removed or cut etc.


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