[Vwdiesel] [Audi-VW-Diesels] Re: Thoughts, '96 Passat TDI

[David Cook]

I thought the price might be a little bit high. 
However, I have been watching the '96 and '97 TDIs on
ebay for several months, and it looks like, really,
the  price isn't out of line for what a lot of them
are going for.  Especially in that mileage range.  The
examples with over 200K are going for less, but ones
with closer to 100K are going for a couple thousand
more.

It is actually a very small town small car dealership
selling it.  I'll inquire about cleaning the intake,
t-belt, etc and if there are no records, use that for
bargaining material.

Thanks,

David

--- James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> wrote:

> Well, the wife and I have matching silver 97 Passat
> and 99 Jetta.
> It really confuses people, they never know who it
> is...
> 
> I think the price is a tad high. I don't know what
> cars are going for in 
> your area, but it seems to me for that price, it
> would have to be a real 
> creampuff, significantly better than your regular
> ten year old car. 
> Since diesel owners are smarter and better looking,
> it would stand to 
> reason that the car should be above average, but
> every now and again a 
> Honda driver slips in the door...
> 
> I prefer the 97 over a 96, but it isn't a big deal.
> 
> the repairs are as stated, but a leaking top pump
> cover makes me wonder 
> if someone hasn't been futzing around in there.
> 
> when was the intake manifold cleaned, T belt
> changed, what oil...
> if the owner goes "Huh?" walk away, consider it to
> have been never done, 
> which makes it an expensive car to own fr the first
> bit.
> 
> TDI's are starting to come into the local garages
> now with pistons and 
> valves arguing over who gets to keep the chunk of
> black EGR shit that 
> broke off the intake manifold and fell down, holding
> an intake valve 
> open.  They have around 100k miles, basically honda
> owners that got a 
> diesel to get better mileage, so they don't know any
> better, and the 
> cars never see dealer or competent volks mechanics
> out in my neck of the 
> woods, so they never know, just keep going to the
> quickie lube for that 
> free windshield washer fluid top up and 729point
> vehicle inspection 
> until it goes bang one day.
> -james
> 
> 
> 
> 
> David Cook wrote:
> > Hey all-
> > 
> > I just talked to a guy selling a '96 TDI Passat. 
> It
> > is a burgundy color with tan interior.  I saw it
> at
> > night, but it looks to be pretty straight and
> clean
> > from what I can tell.  (It is about 30 minutes
> away
> > and I ran across it driving home.)
> > 
> > He says it needs an ignition switch, and a
> > gasket/o-ring for the top plate/cover of the
> injection
> > pump, both of which are included but not
> installed. 
> > He said that the gasket is easily replaceable, you
> > just remove the top cover.  The drawings in
> Bentley
> > appear to verify this, it looks like it is really
> more
> > or less a cover and nothing essential would be
> > disturbed by removing it.  (Can anyone verify this
> for
> > me?)
> > 
> > Anyway, he says the mileage is 105K.  He is asking
> > $5795 for the car.
> > 
> > My dad has a '96 TDI, and I think my mom likes it
> > pretty well.  She has even driven it a few times
> > (before that car, she has not driven a stick for
> many
> > many years, long story) and thought it was okay.
> > 
> > She really hates her gas-guzzling Caprice, so I'm
> > thinking this might be a good option for her. 
> Plus,
> > his and her Passats would be kind of funny.
> > 
> > Thoughts?  Is that a good deal?
> > 
> > David
> >  
> > 
> > David Cook
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David Cook
Red '86 Cabriolet Diesel Powered
Red '90 g60 Corrado 
Brown and White '78 Westy Campmobile "Bear"
and others in various states of disrepair
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