[Vwdiesel] Opinions on '96 Passat TDI

[brian hoeft]

I would much rather have a 96 TDI than the00-03. Without going the
Mechanical TDI route it can still be quite dependable and torque happy. I
just got a friend to pick up a poor running jetta of the same type ?ALH for
a grand. If you found a clean body with soot under the hood but nothing
major, i say 2500 starts sounding good and below there expect to need work,
but can be worth it. Neither of the choices you propose sound like a
warranty would be soo either way its going to be something once in a while.

-brian

On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Shawn Wright <vwdiesels at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've been looking for a 2000-03 Jetta TDI with no luck for quite a while,
> and
> came across a '96 Passat TDI with 270k, looks to be in nice shape. Asking
> price
> is $2700, but it's been sitting a while, so I can probably get it for less.
> I'd
> appreciate hearing opinions on this car, as I know little about them, aside
> from
> having driven the first TDI to land here in '96 at the dealer.
>
> Eventually I'd like to get an '09 Jetta once used ones drop in price in a
> few
> years, so I'm thinking the Passat would hold me until then.
>
> I'm replacing an '85 Jetta 1.6NA, so anything is an upgrade...
>
> Shawn
> '85 Jetta 1.6
> '88 Westy 1.6TD
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