no more passat??????????????????????????????

[richie1173]

i hear there wont be any 2011 passat. is this true??

[frosted]

Ain't got a clue !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sherman]

New in late 2011 for model year 2012 with a wagon and sporty one out a year after that.

[ZeeTacoe]

oh noes the motoring equivalent of beige won't exist. nooooooooooooooo

[frosted]

Didn't really think there was one person on ph that cares about the passat , and if there were any didn't think they would come out and say it .

Personally I like em , bland but they do well what they are supposed to do


Did I mention they last forever ?

[Hollywood Wheels]

Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pommygranite]

Wheres that guy who posted about buying a new one because it would cost less over 3 years than a used one?

If there wont be another one his figures might be wrong...

[Kentish]

It's April 1st

[Stu R]

Kentish said:

It's April 1st

you mean there will be?

bugger.

[dxg]

In the North American market, there will be no replacement for the current Passat, as an alternative more Amercian-ised mid-sized saloon is being developed. I think it's called the MCS, or something like like.

As for Europe, I don't know.

BTW, if the styling of the Bora / Jetta CC concept is the direction that VW is heading with their four door saloons, things may be looking up for them.

[mat205125]

ZeeTacoe said:

oh noes the motoring equivalent of beige won't exist. nooooooooooooooo

frosted said:

Didn't really think there was one person on ph that cares about the passat , and if there were any didn't think they would come out and say it .

I don't understand this dislike of the Passat. It is very very good at what it is designed to do.

I owned a bargain basement auction special Passat with over 150k miles on it a while ago whilst I was between "proper" cars, and I ran it for 10k supremely comfortable and reliable miles.

My commute is 40 miles each way along some of the roughest and worst repaired A roads I have had the misfortune of driving in this country. Commuting in my M3, there are sections where I have to navigate a winding course through repair sections .... It's becoming a pain, and I'm bored of putting fuel in every 10 minutes.

I'm therefore considering buying another Passat for daily duties to keep the miles off of the M3, and return to some relaxed comfort along the commute.

If I were a company car "owner" then I would take a Passat over any entry level BMW/Audi/Merc trading on their halo models luxury, and past sporting pedigree .... Sub £20k (ish) there aren't many better medium saloons IMO.

Edited by mat205125 on Thursday 1st April 07:53

[k-ink]

frosted said:

Did I mention they last forever ?

No they do not! Utter bks I'm afraid

[james_tigerwoods]

frosted said:

Didn't really think there was one person on ph that cares about the passat

Sorry, but I liked my Passat (B6) a lot - comfy motorway cruiser and hustled along nicely when I wanted it to. No, it's not a "drivers" car, but it was nice, comfy and a pleasant place to be.

Note that I didn't make the usual "it'll do 55mpg" claim, because with its 2.0l diesel, it only managed an average of 43mpg. Nor would I say it was cheap to run - doing 25k PA will make most cars expensive.

[DJC]

I love my Passat.

Best bargain barge in the world.

[V88Dicky]

The wife and I have a 2002 Passat B5 as our family car and, while its not going to set the world alight with its driving dynamics, its been reliable, comfortable and cheap to run over the 52k miles and 5 years that we've owned it. The only problems in all that time have been the central locking and the driver's window regulator. It averages 32mpg (2.0 petrol) and when it eventually goes the journey next year, we will seriously consider the current model

[Dimski]

k-ink said:

frosted said:

Did I mention they last forever ?

No they do not! Utter bks I'm afraid

I gave up on mine after 6 months, 4 of which it was in a garage. Horribly unreliable.

It had lovely motorway manners, and a nice looking interior, but that was it. I didn't appreciate quite how bad it was on A and B roads until I took its replacement along the same ones.

Not a fan. (Although I must admit, the R36 had a LOT of appeal.)

[Matt UK]

mat205125 said:

If I were a company car "owner" then I would take a Passat over any entry level BMW/Audi/Merc trading on their halo models luxury, and past sporting pedigree .... Sub £20k (ish) there aren't many better medium saloons IMO.

I struggle to see what a Passat offers over a Mondeo

[james_tigerwoods]

Matt UK said:

mat205125 said:

If I were a company car "owner" then I would take a Passat over any entry level BMW/Audi/Merc trading on their halo models luxury, and past sporting pedigree .... Sub £20k (ish) there aren't many better medium saloons IMO.

I struggle to see what a Passat offers over a Mondeo

When I left my last job, I went from a company B6 Passat to a temporary (new) Mondeo while I worked my notice - The build quality, comfort, seating, economy, road noise and presence of the Passat was head and shoulders above that of the Mondeo. IMHO, that is.

[mat205125]

james_tigerwoods said:

Matt UK said:

mat205125 said:

If I were a company car "owner" then I would take a Passat over any entry level BMW/Audi/Merc trading on their halo models luxury, and past sporting pedigree .... Sub £20k (ish) there aren't many better medium saloons IMO.

I struggle to see what a Passat offers over a Mondeo

When I left my last job, I went from a company B6 Passat to a temporary (new) Mondeo while I worked my notice - The build quality, comfort, seating, economy, road noise and presence of the Passat was head and shoulders above that of the Mondeo. IMHO, that is.

.... and from a used point of view, a similarly priced bargain Mondeo of the same vintage (99T) and mileage (150k+) of the Passat that I owned would have been a shed compared to the solid and reliable tank that the Passat was ..... IMHO here too

[jamesson]

Was there really any need for thirty question marks?