UKPassats

Yeah I would also agree that quite often low mileage cars have more problems. Every car I have owned has had a high mileage (A4 131k, Leon 71k in two years, MK3 Golf 143k , even have a motorbike that I've done 23k on in 1year!!) Mileage doesnt really concern me, I go more on the condition and ...

Thanks for the offer but I live near Glasgow.....bit far for me to test drive!! What price you looking for for the passat? Is it advertised anywhere? Not managed to drive any yet. :sad: There is one on ebay that is close to me and seems cheap..03 plate with 46k miles for £2995....been no bids on it ...

Cheers for all the replies....has made for some interesting reading. Wasn't trying to start any arguments by the way :lol: . I used to have a PD130 A4 Avant and it had done 131k on the original clutch with no probs. I'm likely to cover about 25k miles a year and looking to spend about £3-3.5k. Will ...

Cheers for the info Chris...think you have persuaded me towards the V6. Does the V6 use the PD technology? Was thinking of getting it remapped as well so I presume they are better compared to the 130's that I know can have clutch/flywheel issues cause of the torque when remapped.

Hi, I've had various VAG cars over the years (Ibiza tdi, Leon Cupra R , MK1 & MK3 Golf, Audi A4 tdi130 etc,) but looking to buy a B5.5 passat. Looking at tdi130 or the 150bhp V6 tdi. Is there a huge difference in economy between the two models? - mostly motorway driving 70-80mph (used to get about ...