Is my '99 Wolfsburg B5 Passat rare ??

[simon74000]

Evening all,
I've got a '99 B5 Passat Estate. 2.8 V6 with tiptronic and permanent 4 wheel drive. I haven't seen another in the UK so is it rare or do I just need some glasses ??

[Dr G]

16 on the trader currently - not the most common model but I wouldn't go as far as rare.

[va1o]

Not as rare as the 1.9 TDI 130 4Motion Estate......

[T89 Callan]

va1o said:

Not as rare as the 1.9 TDI 130 4Motion Estate......

There worht about £6500 and not a penny less (aren't they?)

[istoo]

or the W8?

[simon74000]

16 on the trader ?? is that auto trader ??

[simon74000]

hi guys, sorry, i forgot to mention its a Wolfsburg Edition. Loaded with every conceivable extra, the print out from the spec sheet is like reading War and Peace !!!

Now that IS rare !! Any others in the UK ???

[istoo]

whats on a wolfburg edition these days?
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/results/usedcar...
Autotrader revealed 2 wolfsburg VW's for sale. both Beetles. So as far as spec goes, rare I guess... DrG works in a dealership so maybe privvy to information that us mere mortals cant get.

[simon74000]

thats why im enquiring whether its rare or not. traced the original buyer who ordered it specially in this spec. its got the usual tan leather/alcantara interior but electric everything, climatronic air con, tiptronic, folding mirrors, lumbar support, hi intensity lights (a £1600 option !!!!!) and loads more. And im using it as a work car doing approx 2,500 miles a month. its absolutely faultless and most vw's of this age are.
i just wish the more modern vw's were built as well as they used to be. had a '06 passat tdi 170 which was always in the garage for niggling faults, mainly due to faulty sensors. hey ho. if Dr G can find any more in the UK i would love to see them.

[Dr G]

Wolfsburg Edition stickers cost a few quid on ebay and most of the time they're just whacked on - like an 'M' sticker on a 316i only where the Wolfsburg Edition to the very best of my knowledge never existed. People have been doing this on GTIs for donkeys and every so often someone asks on club gti 'bought a genuine Wolfsburg edition, is it rare?'. I could however be completely wrong and you've got something unusual.

It may be some reference to a factory personal collection rather than UK delivery or indeed a special order car as most Passats are pretty basic and just come from dealer/group stock.

I work for an Independent Audi dealer so don't have access to anything clever I'm afraid

VW customer care on 0800 083 3914 can tell you the correct model description and specified options, however.

[simon74000]

thanks dr g. i've also seen the 'stick on' badges on e bay, but this has the proper punched holes on the wings for the side badges, and likewise for the boot badge. also the steering wheel and dash badges appear to be genuinely fixed rather than just the sticky versions available from aftermarket sources. the original owner confirmed the special edition but didn't say how he got it, although our local dub dealer reckoned you could buy this edition on special order direct from the factory.
hey ho, will dig a bit deeper but thank you to all of you for your comments. it is very much appreciated.