1998 Volkswagen Passat Estae 1.9 TDI from UK and Ireland - Comments

13th Aug 2006, 05:57

"Lovely to drive, economical on fuel and very quick, but very troublesome"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Comfort control unit (Doors, seats etc.) went twice.

Security control unit troublesome.

Turbo blew. Got it fixed and Head blew on way home from dealership, Cost over €4,000 in total to fix (Dealership denied responsibility for head) and cooling system went eight weeks later. (Different) dealer agreed in writing that it was the previous (VW appointed) dealer's fault, but no redress.

General comments?

Very comfortable and very quick estate.

Huge boot space.

Economical for its size, speed and comfort levels.

Too many faults to be comfortable with it.

Appalling service from one of their approved dealers.


15th Aug 2006, 12:30

So much for diesels and their vaunted reliability.

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