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

[sdewitt at stx.rr.com]

I would be willing to guess this was for a W8 engine.

----- Original Message -----
From: Kent McLean <kentmclean at mindspring.com>
Date: Friday, June 10, 2005 1:26 pm
Subject: Re: NAC..'00 VW Passat 4Motion...$7200 in repairs!!!

> 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=2
000&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
> 
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