[Vwdiesel] Opinions on '96 Passat TDI

[Shawn Wright]

On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 4:40 PM, <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:

>
>  Seems a lot of the lower and upper pans/engine covers get tossed.
> They're effective at making the engine even quieter.  The oil could
> easliy be from changing oil and filter without removing the pan (a
> bigger pain than removing the pan to do it!)  That could easily make
> it oily, no drips and actually no leaks.  They don't seem prone to
> leaking.
>  Clear coat peeling on the trunk sounds about right for the age
> of the paint so probably original.  Same with the loose driver's seat
> fabric.  Steam cleaning it tends to tighten that up quite a bit.  If the
> boots aren't torn on the CV's, they're probably just fine.
>    Loren
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>

I'll drive it tomorrow night, and probably buy it if all goes well, already
offered $2k on the phone. Here's the ad:

http://victoria.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-cars-1996-Volkswagen-Passat-Sedan-W0QQAdIdZ214592439#


-- 
Shawn Wright