[s-cars] The Audi as a Fiat

[Taka Mizutani]

Not true- as I said before, the Passat W8 was available in 6-speed form at
least for '04.

There is a 6-speed W8 wagon that is a customer of my mechanic's. Very nice
looking
car with sweet 2-pc. BBS wheels from the factory.

Probably the best price/performance/utility wagon out there- AWD, manual
transmission, tons
of cargo space (significantly longer than the V70), safe, torquey and
luxurious.

Taka


On 7/21/06, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> My friend has one of these rare 1.8T 4motion 5sp B5 Passat Wagons.
>
> It's a decent, if not wholly overwhelming ride. Great brakes, current VAG
> feel
> to the handling (slightly numb) and the 1.8T serves up adequate, at best,
> performance. However, with all of the aftermarket ECU mods availible, I
> can
> see it being a complete rocket, that is still serviceable, unlike the much
> more powerful W8 model (which is slushy only).
>
>