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03 passat reliable?

29-01-2012 09:53AM

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robertxxx

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Heard a few horror storys, are the as bad as people make out?

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#2 29-01-2012 09:58AM

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Depends on Diesel/petrol..

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#3 29-01-2012 10:52AM

robertxxx

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Sorry, diesel 1.9tdi

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#4 29-01-2012 03:57PM

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The engines are solid enough, gearboxes can be a bit soft, window regulators fail and they can leak around the passenger foot well but it is getting harder to find a clean one or one that hasn't been turned into a felt spec. Also don't go by the amount of red letters in the TDi badge on the boot either. They can be bought on ebay for a few euro. Plenty of numpties out there selling 105bhp versions as 130bhp versions.

But when looking at a 9 year old car you should judge it on condition rather than reputation.

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