NAC..'00 VW Passat 4Motion...$7200 in repairs!!!

[Kent McLean]

Steve Meyer wrote:
 > I know it's not Audi, but it's close. I recently took
 > my '00 VW Passat 4Motion(107,000miles)in for
 > diagnostic work and got blown away by the list of
 > things needed done. I knew it wasn't going to be
 > pretty, but $7200 is alot of money for repairs.

Run. Run away. Fast. And far.

 > The biggie is two new cats...$4200, including labor,
 > aparently the parts are $3800.

Here's one on-line (for a 1.8T) for $210:
<http://www.convertersexpress.com/index.cfm?display=query.cfm&Vid=3984&make=VW&model=Passat&yearBegin=1998&yearEnd=2000&engineSize=1.8L&otherconfig=Turbo%20w/%20AUG%20eng.%20exc%20CA.&cylcount=4>

 > Prop shaft with labor...$1400
 >
 > Valve cover gasket and tensior gaskets(?)...$980
 >
 > 1 O2 sensor...$340

The generic Bosch ones are about $45. Add $10 for an O2 sensor
socket, some electrical connectors, and a half hour of your time.

--
Kent McLean
'94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke
'56 Austin-Healey 100 BN2, for sale