[s-cars] VW Passat 2.8 Experience

[Taka Mizutani]

I wonder if you have issues with your keys- my mom's beetle has been fine
and the old a4 never had any issue with the key.

Did you try fresh batteries and resyncing the keys?

On Sep 9, 2010 8:30 AM, "LL - NY" <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:
> I can chime in on my experience with my Mom's 2001.5 GLX 4mo Wagon (same
> car, for the most part as an '03 I think some features change,
> otherwise it's another post facelift (still B5) car. 2.8 V6 30V).
>
> Beware, the car is of very low miles (Mom doesn't travel much, just local
> driving) and it's been through a number of hits (one fairly severe) as Mom
> also doesn't drive real well.
>
> Overall, competent vehicle, pleasant enough of a drive. For spirited
driving
> if you're used to UrS thrust, well, it doesn't have it. It has perfectly
> adequate pull, but the very act of spirited driving highlights it's one
> biggest flaw, Tiptronic. In regular driving, it's fine, virtually
> transparent. In spirited driving, it's slow to kickdown (even with manual
> selection) fast to shift up, will not hold at redline and it's got a low
rev
> stall speed (for the weak low down torque, this works against getting a
good
> launch, say, like trying to get into heavy fast traffic from a side
street).
> Due to the pedal interlock, you can't LFB.
>
> Problems (car has less than 30K miles), running wise, essentially none.
Only
> real problem is the stereo head unit, which has now the standard VAG
issues,
> (display winks out, first it was the backlight, now when the actual
display
> goes out) the only control that works is the power switch on the head unit
> and the steering wheel controls. All other head unit controls go AWOL when
> the display is out. You can sometimes restore the display (thus control)
by
> pressing on the face of the unit, but this obviously is not going to last
> forever. The unit is a Typhoon, but doesn't have the CD changer out back.
>
> Car has held up fairly well considering that Mom doesn't really care about
> cars at all, and it's condition at any time kind of shows it. A good
> cleaning would bring everything back (i.e. the materials, inside and out
> hold up well except the exterior brightwork, which is getting the VAG
> "milky" patina) except for the dents that have nothing to do with the car.
> As a DD, it's nicer (I think) and a much better drive than say a similar
> vintage Camry. Still, it doesn't have quite the same verve as the UrS when
> the roads get interesting. I guess the best word I can think of for it was
> the first one I used...competent. And perhaps more reliable than a C4 car.
> It IS much more dependent on diagnostics and system changes on VAG-COM.
>
> My local friend has a 2003 1.8T 5sp 4mo Wagon (rare!) and the only real
> issues he has had (car has well over 100K miles on it now) has been the
door
> locks, and brakes (although he has a dirt driveway. Mom's car is garaged).
> BOTH cars suffer from the most irritating remote key controls on the
planet.
> It's like Forrest Gump's box of choclates. You press a button and ya never
> know if it's gonna work. If it were me, and nothing of value was in the
car,
> I'd leave the damn thing unlocked...oh, you can't. The stupid hatch will
> lock anyway. It's like the car's remote and locking functions were
designed
> by and for...Americans.
>
> HTH,
> On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 12:16 AM, AaronT <atay101 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Sorry folks but another non scar question -
>> Anybody have any direct experience with a 2003 VW passat 4Mo wagon
(2.8v6)?
>> Still looking for a reasonable replacement for my 95S6Avant....
>> Which by the way has been rather trouble free lately - famous last words.
>> Thanks
>> Aaron
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