[s-cars] VW Passat 2.8 Experience

[Steve Mills]

I'd stay far away from a W8- they are not known for reliability. Cam
follower problems are common and $$$$$ to fix. Some stories here
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3611197

On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 9:00 AM, <yo-cello at comcast.net> wrote:

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> There's a couple of Passat W8 manuals out there on ebay at the moment -
> both sedans, with one having a buy it now price of $8500.  Tempting.
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> Factory BBS wheels, too.
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> Paul
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Taka Mizutani" <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
> To: "JC" <jc at j2c3.com>
> Cc: "AaronT" <atay101 at gmail.com>, "S-Car-List" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 8:45:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] VW Passat 2.8 Experience
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> If you don't mind having a really weird engine, go look for a 2004 VW
> Passat
> W8 4Motion with a stick- they're out there. There was one at my mechanic's
> shop yesterday. No more rare than a 200q20v Avant. :-)
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> They're not slow- they have 280hp IIRC, so pretty nice in that regard. They
> also have the B5 S4tt's brakes, so they can stop.
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> Taka
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