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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!)
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!)
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!
http://www.e-maps.co.uk/products/Volkswagen/Touare...
That must be done!
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:
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
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!
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!
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