[s-cars] Thinking about a VW

[Marc Gorelick]

Hi Nic,

I have a car nearly identical to the one you describe, right down to the 
suspension, wheels and tinted windows. Mine happens to be red with tan 
leather, now with 36k miles. I found it in Tampa, FL and drove it back 
to sunny Detroit.

I love it, it's a ton of fun to drive and handles the snow nearly as 
well as my S4. The only bummer is the 5-speed automatic, but the car is 
my wife's daily driver and she wasn't willing to do the 6-speed while 
trying to deal with our kids in the back seat. It's even more of a "wolf 
in sheep's clothing" than the S4--nobody pulls up next to a station 
wagon driven by a 40-year-old housewife and expects to get dusted off 
the line. :-D

We've only had the car for about 6 months but have had zero problems. 
Ours also has the extended warranty, meaning I am good until 74,000 
miles so I am not too worried about repair or parts costs for the next 
few years.

One odd thing about the car is that it takes something like 9.5 quarts 
of (as I recall) 0w40 synthetic.

Nic Bode wrote:

>I am seriously considering an 03 Passat W8 4 motion wagon 6 speed, 15K mi.
>White on black, tinted and the sport suspension with the 2 piece BBS. I
>would have to sell my 93 UrS4 pearl on black with 99K on the clock and many
>mods. I like the VW and the family would work better in it. Before you all
>want to buy my car, any opinions on the VW? It has everything plus a
>warranty. Just curious what you all think. I can take the heat.
>
>Nic
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