UKPassats

Hey, that one looks nice... - same colours as my own Quantum: Diamond silver with blue upholstery inside: http://home.arcor.de/santanagx5/Bild0665.jpg http://home.arcor.de/santanagx5/Bild0663.jpg Amazingly, the seats - thanks to the seatcovers! - look almost like new even after over 250.000 mls - sl...

I am not even sure whether the Mk2 2-door Passat that was called "Quantum Coupé" in the States was ever sold in the U.K.: http://www.rossvw.com/vw/pics/83quantumgreensmall.jpg Please do not forget that the 1,7l-Coupé for the U.S. was produced only for the 1982 and 1983 model years and sk...

The steering wheel posted by The Punisher is standard on all models equipped with powersteering beginning in model year 1984 - so, as the later 5cyl. GT always had power steering, they all had this wheel. Diameter is 38cm.

Oh, no... - you could have the Passat "C", "CL" and "GL" (resp. "GL(S)5") as well, in all three body shapes, with some exceptions, f.e. after 1986 the "C" model should not have been available in the "Passat Sedan" shape (which was the same ...

... the "Topic" was a special model for the U.K. market in 1986. It should not be mistaken for the German ´84 "Topic" special model which was completely different - except for the very sticker you took the picture from. Here´s some additional info on the U.K. model, thanks to J...

Hi, great to see somebody from around the globe actually caring about our B2-Bombers... - I guess you have the biggest pack of them in New Zealand crammed in the driveway... :D And in such a nice original condition! - Would you like to write more about driving an old Passat in NZ, parts situation, h...

in continental Europe you could have both silver (stainless steel) and black, in Britain I have only the silver version...

Looks like a very well kept ride, you can really thank the past owner(s) for caring so well... Same colour & wheels as our Santana GX... http://vwsantana.vw.ohost.de/Fotos/session05/Bild3717.jpg - but that one has a 4cyl. If I were owning such a rare car, I would keep it as it is (almost mint :s...

There are two different setups of front seats in a mk2: The earlier version until summer 1983 has the levers ("thick wire") for the seat adjustment towards the outside of the car, after model year 1984 towards the inside ("plastic handle"). So you can not insert a past-1984 seat ...

stueyB wrote:... are the headlights the same as santana items do you know?

Nope. Santana´s are different - larger & better light

Hi Neil,

you´ve got an e-mail... - I drive my GX5 for seven years now, it´s a marvellous car!



Best regards,

Tilman