2011 VW Passat 2.0Tdi Highline 140bhp opinions?

Colash

What's everyone's thoughts on these,? They are loaded to the gills with extras and are a classy looking car in my opinion . Plus not outrageously over priced either .

Stallingrad

Very little to criticise on that car. A very well rounded package.

lomb

Passats are soft handling cars great if your doing big miles but a Mondeo is a better drive. Not as classy or good value retention though.

Old diesel

lomb wrote: »

Passats are soft handling cars great if your doing big miles but a Mondeo is a better drive. Not as classy or good value retention though.

Just to put a bit of perspective on that for OP* - the Passat is still generally regarded as been a VERY capable all round car in terms of driving.

But if you really like/enjoy driving - the Mondeo is probably the better option

*If OP just wants a good A to B car for nice daily driving - the Passats still a good option imo

sparkynash

Ok im also after a 2011/12 Passat but what's the story with sooooo many 2011 passats ....are they all uk rubbish

Noccy_Mondy

What exactly do you mean by "rubbish", the spec is it?

sparkynash

But the mondeo is slapped together in the uk by English guys who couldn't give a feck

Noccy_Mondy

What do you mean slapped together? You're not making much sense. Neither the passat or mondeo are built badly, they are regarded highly as family cars.

sparkynash

I mean 1 in 10 of all uk imports is a insurance write off,they love to clock cars in the uk,most of the passats are bought from auctions where car leasing companies get rid of high milage uncared for cars that prob only had one or two services

Noccy_Mondy

All of that craic is avoided if you look for a car with an extensive service history. Also, do a history check, which will show up any potential problems, write offs etc. There are plenty of genuine passats out there that have been cared for. The vast majority of imports are 100%, just do your research into their history and make sure it throws up nothing dodgy.

noelf

If you buy from main dealer you would get a years warranty new model due soon so there should be good deals to be had ... Make sure dash rattles are sorted common problem with them

sparkynash

That's very true your correct but so many dealers now have uk imports.unless you yourself go to the uk i wouldn't trust a uk car.

sparkynash

Is the Passat better than the avensis 2011/12.

Noccy_Mondy

Why are you limiting yourself to UK ones. There are plenty of Irish ones on forecourts around the country.

Old diesel

sparkynash wrote: »

That's very true your correct but so many dealers now have uk imports.unless you yourself go to the uk i wouldn't trust a uk car.

Theres nothing wrong with a "uk car" in itself - the problem is some of what comes over here and resold - gives ALL Uk cars a bad name.

When the reality is that Uk cars are often much better maintained - and often have a nicer spec and a better engine choice.

Also would you rather a car that had done 65,000 miles on Uk motorways or the same mileage on country roads in the West of Ireland.

Generalising I know - but you get the idea

Bear in mind too if you don't trust an Irish dealer to sell you a GENUINE uk car in decent order - why should you trust the same garage to sell you an Irish car.

Sorry if I sound like im going off on a rant

road_high

sparkynash wrote: »

But the mondeo is slapped together in the uk by English guys who couldn't give a feck

Wtf? You do know Ford have not built passenger cars in England since 2002, right? The Mondeo currently was built in Genk, Belgium. Has done for 20 years, and also Germany. If you think a car built in Germany is better but then you're sadly mistaken.
Some of the best built cars are now made in England such as various Nissans, Hondas etc
Some of the previous gen Passats have truly awful reputations, I'd certainly be doing my homework before buying one.

Old diesel

road_high wrote: »

Wtf? You do know Ford have not built passenger cars in England since 2002, right? The Mondeo currently was built in Genk, Belgium. Has done for 20 years, and also Germany. If you think a car built in Germany is better but then you're sadly mistaken.
Some of the best built cars are now made in England such as various Nissans, Hondas etc
Some of the previous gen Passats have truly awful reputations, I'd certainly be doing my homework before buying one.

Weren't the B6 issues sorted out around 08 - with various improvements and the 2.0 CR engine replacing the older 2.0 PD model which DID give a lot of issues by all accounts.

Do the homework by all means - but while Passats aren't perfect (the perfect car has yet to be invented) - a decent example SHOULD be a decent car.

All the various makes of cars have their issues.

What would you suggest the people wondering about Passats should buy???

Atlantic Dawn

sparkynash wrote: »

That's very true your correct but so many dealers now have uk imports.unless you yourself go to the uk i wouldn't trust a uk car.

It's a far safer system they have for tracking crashed and wrote off cars, we in this country have no official system to track any damage to cars and their resale.

bazz26

sparkynash wrote: »

I mean 1 in 10 of all uk imports is a insurance write off,they love to clock cars in the uk,most of the passats are bought from auctions where car leasing companies get rid of high milage uncared for cars that prob only had one or two services

You may be surprised to know that large numbers of them are being bought and clocked by chancers over at this side of the Irish Sea, trying to make a quick buck.

Do proper research and background checks and you can find a world of information on used cars in the UK as they have a proper system of keeping this information whereas over here you have little no system of information.

sparkynash

I know a sales rep who had a insignia,he told me the lease company change the car every 3yrs or 170000km,before things start to go wrong,now in the uk its gonna be the same,and i bet you the lease company will contract out the maintenance of the fleet to the lowest tender,so if everyone involved in the car has to make money corners and shortcuts have to be takin.i saw advertised recently a 2011 Passat that has had its second service at 100000 km..only 2 services and the seller seemed proud of this fact lol.

sparkynash

True but we in Ireland write off a car completely and get a new one we don't marry 2 half cars together like they do and have done for years.

DuckSlice

sparkynash wrote: »

True but we in Ireland write off a car completely and get a new one we don't marry 2 half cars together like they do and have done for years.

You are talking out of your hole!

Foxhole Norman

sparkynash wrote: »

I know a sales rep who had a insignia,he told me the lease company change the car every 3yrs or 170000km,before things start to go wrong,now in the uk its gonna be the same,and i bet you the lease company will contract out the maintenance of the fleet to the lowest tender,so if everyone involved in the car has to make money corners and shortcuts have to be takin.i saw advertised recently a 2011 Passat that has had its second service at 100000 km..only 2 services and the seller seemed proud of this fact lol.

That's not true, at least by Irish standards. My dad's company cars have all been repaired/serviced/tyres etc all done at main dealers or main tyre centres and always with oem parts and good tyres.

Noccy_Mondy

sparkynash wrote: »

I know a sales rep who had a insignia,he told me the lease company change the car every 3yrs or 170000km,before things start to go wrong,now in the uk its gonna be the same,and i bet you the lease company will contract out the maintenance of the fleet to the lowest tender,so if everyone involved in the car has to make money corners and shortcuts have to be takin.i saw advertised recently a 2011 Passat that has had its second service at 100000 km..only 2 services and the seller seemed proud of this fact lol.

My Mondeo was a company car in the UK before I got it. Alongside a full service history, I got 4 or 5 A4 pages describing every single thing that was changed in it, (item, place, price). Every single thing was the best of quality, all OEM parts, best of tyres, wipers, brake pads, etc. Now whether this is the exception to the rule, I don't know.. but it was fairly cared for...

maceocc2

Mannnnn this got off topic real fast...

Anyway....OP....I've got a 2011 Passat estate myself, they are soft comparing to Mondeo, but very capable cars. I drive mine to Poland once - twice a year for holidays and it's ab enjoyable drive.

I actually uprated the suspension recently to Koni coilovers, low ride height and stiffer gives a much nicer drive even compared to Mondeo. But regardless of that it's a great car and very reliable.

I'd recommend one, if you can get an estate id go for it, loads of room and it looks so much nicer than the saloon.

Oafley Jones

sparkynash wrote: »

But the mondeo is slapped together in the uk by English guys who couldn't give a feck

Two of my friends spent a summer building Passats in Germany. Really poor quality standards and training were their experience of the crews covering the full timers. This was a few years ago and I'm sure they've improved since. Still though, every time I hear of a B6 going wrong I think of them.

Old diesel

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Two of my friends spent a summer building Passats in Germany. Really poor quality standards and training were their experience of the crews covering the full timers. This was a few years ago and I'm sure they've improved since. Still though, every time I hear of a B6 going wrong I think of them.

The 2011 Passat is a B7 though - and as ive alluded to above - I believe the issues were sorted around 08.

Mind you im open to correction on the above

R.O.R

A 2011 Passat Highline doesn't have full leather or Cruise Control as standard.

I'd be looking for a 2010 B6 Highline instead. Cruise standard, and has the full leather, sports seats, that the B7 didn't get.

It's also the same car, despite what VW try to tell us, and I prefer the 2 handy little drawers in the dash rather than the clock the B7 got.

sparkynash

And there was i thinking the vw would be well made.****e.vw are making cars long enough now to know what there doing but if they were still doing poor quality in 08 ya can be sure there still doing it.there all the same keep costs as low as possible.

sparkynash

Why are there so many 2011 passats on the road,i didn't see them in 2011 so where have they suddenly come from....

bazz26

sparkynash wrote: »

Why are there so many 2011 passats on the road,i didn't see them in 2011 so where have they suddenly come from....

New cars sales have struggled here for the last number of years and new cars sales are only on the up since the start of this year. Alot of dealers are importing used diesel cars with low tax from 2008 onwards as there is a shortage of good ones available here. The Passat traditionally has been a good seller here so they are a safe bet for dealers to import and sell on especially the 1.6 TDi. I'd say about 95% of Passats in these years are 1.6 TDi. But like any used car if you are looking at the cheapest examples then they tend to be ones with dodgy or hidden histories sold by chancers.

And it's not just Passats that are popular, the Ford Focus is a big favorite to import also, just look at the amount of them for sale on the likes of carzone.

sparkynash

Well said....any thoughts on bill griffin on the naas road...he has loads of imports..

R.O.R

sparkynash wrote: »

Well said....any thoughts on bill griffin on the naas road...he has loads of imports..

He piles them high, and sells them cheap. Warranty is provided by a 3rd party, so they tend not to pay too much attention to anything that goes wrong once you've driven out the gates.

As long as you know what you are getting in to, then it could be OK - treat it like a private sale.

sparkynash

Mmmmmmm thanks for that

mloc123

sparkynash wrote: »

Well said....any thoughts on bill griffin on the naas road...he has loads of imports..

Went out with a friend to look at a car with him, I advised him not to buy it. I could not imagine handing over 15k+ to them.

youtheman

Had a 2008 Passat 2.0 TDI Highline as a Company Car. Loved it, particularly the engine (compared to the 1.9 TDI). Very quite and efficient. Loads of torque, many's the time I didn't know whether I was in 4th or 6th gear, there was so much power from the engine.

My brother bought it from the lease company at 4 yrs old, 80,000 km for €10,000 (trade price, no warranty).