Daily driver - life achievement unlocked! VW V10 content...

Daily driver - life achievement unlocked! VW V10 content...

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Don1

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15,936 posts

207 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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Just to introduce my new-ish daily driver….


Brought at around the £5k area, it needed a spot of love. To be honest, it still does as the paintwork could really do with a good machine polish and small attention in a few areas, but generally it’s superb!

To start with, it was filthy. How filthy? Well there was solid mud in all the rain gutters. The mud was so bad I pulled a worm out of a gutter when picking the mud out. Surface mould meant the only previous owner had never cleaned it, except maybe the lights with a brillo pad. I wish I was joking. The aircon didn’t work, and the engine had a ‘SERVICE NOW’ message screaming out. Also there was a strange fault with the radar parking detectors at the front and a clonking/knocking front suspension.


But the big bus pulled hard, ran nicely and is very comfortable. So a deal was done and she came home with me.

A service and a new aircon condenser and some front suspension work (droplinks) has set me back £700ish, and she is running perfectly. Scarcely believably she returns 30 mpg on my daily drives, and will quite happily rumble along at any speed you choose. She’s comfortable, very relaxing to drive, and I’ve added a Denison kit that removes the CD player and replaces it with an input for an ipod. Tax is a ridiculous £285/year and she’s just done a 800 mile round trip to Spa for the F1. Filthy weather, fully loaded and laden with kit – she didn’t miss a beat. Oh yes - under 85000 miles...



Lovely thing – this ‘fat Passat’ is going to be a keeper for some time (Gods and poor drivers around me permitting!)

lukefreeman

1,492 posts

174 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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Oh love it.

Would it be crass if you were to remove the cats, stick on a exhaust system and remap it?

jamiem555

750 posts

210 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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Well done sir!!

crazy about cars

4,454 posts

168 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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Very nice! These cars are very rare.

LouD86

3,278 posts

152 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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I had one of these a few months ago, once again, a bargain purchase! Loved the car, but had constant bork worries!! Sounds like youve got one thats been looked after, if not cleaned!!

Enjoy, I know I did!

MajorBeef

2,878 posts

205 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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I would love to know the full potential of those engines.

MajorBeef

2,878 posts

205 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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I would love to know the full potential of those engines.

Don1

Original Poster:

15,936 posts

207 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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Well a £300 remap does give another 50bhp and 150nm I believe... Be a shame not to... wink

MajorBeef

2,878 posts

205 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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I've just had a look at Emaps who fettled my BMW.

http://www.e-maps.co.uk/products/Volkswagen/Touare...

That must be done!

TheInternet

4,703 posts

162 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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Looking at the boot hinge on one of these the other day I couldn't help but wonder just how much money VW lost on each one.

ETA:

Europe’s Top 10 Loss-making Vehicles:

Model Years Loss Per Vehicle
1. Bugatti Veyron 2005-2013 $6,700,500
2. VW Phaeton 2001-2012 $40,800


Edited by TheInternet on Wednesday 27th August 20:48

Krikkit

26,500 posts

180 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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Sounds like a very appealing purchase! I have a soft spot for the Phaeton, it must hark back to the ridiculously over-engineered German cars of the 90s.

eltax91

9,842 posts

205 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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Love these!! Can't believe they are so cheap now.

Anyone known if the MK2 was crafted to the same standards as the first gen??

Megaflow

9,347 posts

224 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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MajorBeef said:
I would love to know the full potential of those engines.
It was actually the first diesle to race at Le Mans back in 05/06, modified by Riccardo & Perkins. Rumour has it it was good for 650bhp & 1400Nm.

StuntmanMike

11,671 posts

150 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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That does look cool,smokin what sort of economy does a v10 diesel give?scratchchin

GALLARDOGUY

8,160 posts

218 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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I'm still tempted to search out an R50 Touareg one day.

Don1

Original Poster:

15,936 posts

207 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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StuntmanMike said:
That does look cool,smokin what sort of economy does a v10 diesel give?scratchchin
On an average commute (mostly motorways), 30 mpg. Home-Spa-Home, three large gents and a large amount of kit - 30 mpg also!

vescaegg

25,489 posts

166 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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Was there a particular special reason the put a v10 in? Seems SO over the top! Love it though!

JordanTurbo

937 posts

140 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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Brilliant.

Love the way these are just a big Passat to anyone not in the know. biggrin

Levin

2,019 posts

123 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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JordanTurbo said:
Love the way these are just a big Passat to anyone not in the know. biggrin
I'm struggling to decide if replacing the Phaeton badge with that of a Passat would upset the idea it's just a "fat Passat" or if it would make it blend in even further.

bobberz

1,832 posts

198 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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I do so want a Phaeton! IMO, the styling was much nicer than the equivalent S-class and (definitely) 7-series. I think the only thing that held it back was badge-snobbery and the fact that the Audi A8 existed.

Unfortunately, they're pretty rare over here on this side of the pond. IIRC, they only sold them here for a couple years and we never got the facelifted version or the diesel. They do seem to have a cult following among those who own them, which also means owners tend to hang on to good ones.

A Phaeton W12 exists in my dream garage, right next to the Passat W8 (bonkers that they even exist!) that would also reside there!