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

[Ed Kellock]

Except that they weren't sold here until '02.

On 6/10/05, sdewitt at stx.rr.com <sdewitt at stx.rr.com> wrote:
> 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