[s-cars] Passat 4motion W8 wagon: Opinions? (LAC)

[Tony Curran]

I leased a V6 Passat a few years ago and was glad to hand it back at end of
lease agreement. I thought I was getting an Audi in disguise but was very
disappointed. The suspension was soft. The tires too narrow - 195s. It
didn't like to stop in the rain cos there weren't any splash guards over the
rotors. The rain gutter under the windshield emptied directly on to the
battery. Unless these issues hae been fixed I wouldn't bother.

I did like the transmission and the 4Motion would serve it welll. Maybe a
better option would be a A4 255hp 3.2 litre V6.

Tony
96 S6

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Marc Gorelick
Sent: June 29, 2005 12:29 AM
To: S-cars mailing list
Subject: [s-cars] Passat 4motion W8 wagon: Opinions? (LAC)


I am smitten with this car. In fact I am about 90% ready to jump on an
airplane and go get one that I've had my eye on for a while. We have a
"boring" (V6, FWD) Passat wagon coming off lease and I need a
replacement. I really like the one we're giving up and this seems like
the same thing, only more.

It seems very S-car like: 270 HP, AWD and designed to NOT draw excessive
attention to itself. The perfect all-season, family-hauling
grocery-getter, assuming one can't find an UrS6 Avant around. Plus,
unlike our UrS cars this one still has 48k miles of factory warranty
left on it. ;-)

The car is 1,100 miles away and I am mildly hesitant to fly out and buy
a car I've never seen or driven. So....anyone have one of these? If not,
any driving experiences? Baseless opinions? I figure if ever there was a
group of people who would "get" this car it would be all of you.

Thanks, hope this isn't considered a waste of bandwidth.

Marc

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