The Amazing PH Passat Alltrack Thread
Discussion
RayPike said:
Emeye said:
I use Apple Maps on my iPhone - wish I'd had the chance to spec the CarPlay option, but can't justify to myself to pay the £215 for VW to retrofit it when it was only £125 from the factory.
Precisely. And for "retrofit" read "enter code into computer". Although I've found that my phone sits nicely infront of the shifter, leaning against the aircon controls.
Ah. It's the VW Driver Alert System.
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I guess my driving was s
t and erratic 
...but given I was cruising through 12 miles of roadworks on the M5 at 50... 
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I guess my driving was s
t and erratic ...but given I was cruising through 12 miles of roadworks on the M5 at 50... morgandeano said:
Well it's been 6 months since I have had my leased all track and all I can say about it is the car overall has many issues...
1st The 190bhp engine feels like the engine from a VW polo there is no power and is very sluggish.
2nd The DSG gearbox is very poor it's like driving a 1980s automatic. You have to use paddles to get any kind of life out of it.
3rd The start / stop is a pain in the ass it cuts out even before you have actually become stationery.
4th The mpg is very bad. I am getting average doing town and motorway miles over a 300mile week about average 28mpg.
5th The seats are terribly uncomfortable on a long journey
6th The so called car play is not standard that's a nice trip to the dealer and a £160 for the pleasure.
I can't wait to get of it and the only saving grace it's £65 a month on lease and I haven't bought the car out right or I would be at the dealer asking them to take the piece of st back ..
Recognise elements of those concerns for sure.1st The 190bhp engine feels like the engine from a VW polo there is no power and is very sluggish.
2nd The DSG gearbox is very poor it's like driving a 1980s automatic. You have to use paddles to get any kind of life out of it.
3rd The start / stop is a pain in the ass it cuts out even before you have actually become stationery.
4th The mpg is very bad. I am getting average doing town and motorway miles over a 300mile week about average 28mpg.
5th The seats are terribly uncomfortable on a long journey
6th The so called car play is not standard that's a nice trip to the dealer and a £160 for the pleasure.
I can't wait to get of it and the only saving grace it's £65 a month on lease and I haven't bought the car out right or I would be at the dealer asking them to take the piece of s
t back ..I don't think there is a problem with the engine, its the throttle mapping/DSG gearbox that's the issue I think.
Eco mode is a disaster so must be avoided, literally no throttle response. I don't see the point in a driving mode where you ask for throttle and the engine doesn't deliver any acceleration.
Normal - well, what annoys me too. I don't know about anyone else but gentle/mid level squeezes of the throttle don't appear to do much, and any more input results in a kickdown. Not great for smooth, progressive driving as the inevitable acceleration is seconds after when you wanted it and it's delivered with a slight kickdown jolt.
Sports mode I find also a bit rubbish. It doesn't change up early on small throttle input - it holds gears unnecessarily long even if you're driving miss daisy.
As a compromise what I find is I leave it in N most of the time, and flick the selector across to Sport for when I need a bit of go. And that is quite often - on approach to roundabouts for roundabout exit, turning into and out of junctions, any time you want to be reasonably getting on with things.
Start/stop seems to have a life of it's own. I'm paying attention to the circumstances in which it works and it is literally random.
MPG whilst ok is not what I expected - I do 90 miles a day 90% motorway and am averaging mid 40s. I don't hang about but I'd have to be doing sub 70mph in order to get north of 50mpg, which isn't great against a claimed extra-urban of 64mpg. 4wd and DSG no doubt contribute.
Seats and general comfort are very good I think, as well as cabin ambience being top notch. It is a pleasant place to sit on a long commute.
Overall I'm happy with it for doing what it needs to do for me, however now I've lived with it I wouldn't spend my own money on one due to the drivetrain niggles.
bedonde said:
However, it remains an absolute bargain for the money and I'm struggling to see what it will be replaced with that carries out the same duties - towing a big caravan, ferrying family about and lugging stuff to the tip - for anything like the same money. The interior is also superb, IMO.
Yes total bargain. I've resigned myself to the fact that there is no way on earth I'll be getting any kind of deal like this next time round so am simply enjoying dirt cheap motoring in a brand new car.I'm now leaning towards a 340i Touring next time around and hang the expense - though in terms of running costs at least, from the figures, I don't think they'll be a million miles off in terms of empeegees.
bedonde said:
I now have a duff fuel gauge. Tank half full but car reading empty. Anyone else?.....Car booked into local dealers next week.
I sort of have this. I like running the car down to nil miles range and filling back up to brim. If I get caught out and the only option is expensive fuel I'll resort to a splash and dash of £10/£20 or so. However when I do this the fuel from the 'splash' doesn't register, and the miles to zero does not go up to reflect there's now three or four gallons in the tank.
So I test drove a Mazda CX5 the other day as the Mrs needs a new car. It was the 2.2D but in hindsight I forgot to ask which version. There's a 150bhp/280lb/ft or 175/310.
Anyway the power delivery put the Alltrack to shame. There is a massive glug of creamy torque on tap from low down with near instant throttle response. Even a small application of throttle has the car pulling cleanly through the rev range.
Contrast that to getting back in the VW and it feels like something is holding it back or it's trying to accelerate through mud even in 'sports' mode.
I don't understand it really as on paper the figures are good. I can't help wondering if the emissions stuff has hamstrung contemporary VWs.
Anyway the power delivery put the Alltrack to shame. There is a massive glug of creamy torque on tap from low down with near instant throttle response. Even a small application of throttle has the car pulling cleanly through the rev range.
Contrast that to getting back in the VW and it feels like something is holding it back or it's trying to accelerate through mud even in 'sports' mode.
I don't understand it really as on paper the figures are good. I can't help wondering if the emissions stuff has hamstrung contemporary VWs.
bigfish said:
Anyone else asked for more miles price yet ? I have just asked for another 10k, see what they come back with
Any update on this one?In other news I've given up on the gearbox ever being satisfactory. I now use it in manual mode and the car is much more pleasant to drive. It's just a shame the plus and minus are the 'wrong' way around in my eyes.
Emeye said:
Yeah I know it is sad. But I've tried to get the closest model to every car I've owned. It's not an alltrack but the colour is correct....
I bought this and it was waiting for me when I got home.
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Oh look.I bought this and it was waiting for me when I got home.
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