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Looking for a tidy original / stock B1 Passat for a magazine photoshoot, on behalf of VW press office.. ...any volunteers? perhaps you could email a few details, location and sample pic? regards Neil Birkitt Editor, Volkswagen Driver magazine ( www.volkswagendrivermag.co.uk ) E: Neil.Birkitt@automet...

mk2passat wrote:thats a completely different mag. safer VW motoring became vw motoring and then went bust a few years ago

Correct. I used to be Editor of VW Motoring ( aka VWM ) until Jan 2000.

Left to start up new VW Driver (formerly VW Audi Car) in June 2000.

VWM went bust three years ago.

For the record, there are quite a number of features listed in our Back Issues index on the website,as well as the ones I've mentioned previously in the thread (above) If you go to http://www.volkswagendrivermag.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and open [Back Issues] yo...

I won't raise the question of copyright etc etc, because we don't get all heavy like that, and – after all – several of your guys supplied pics and comments for this article anyway, but Mk 4 Passat owners may just find it preferable to buy and read the actual 5-page article in the magazine, rath...

Thanks guys, but we had to go to press with this feature on Friday...

Job done

Article on B4 Passat will be in the April issue, on sale March 17

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I've had a good response to my recent request for B4 Passat owners, to write a few words and send a pic for the owners' opinions page to accompany a model profile feature in next VW Driver magazine, but looking through the pics I've just realised that they are all Estates. Nothing wrong with that, b...

I've had a good response to my request for B4 Passat owners, to write a few words and send a pic for the owners' opinions page to accompany a model profile feature in VW Driver magazine, but looking through the pics I've just realised that they are all Estates. Nothing wrong with that, but I'd like ...

let us know when the B3 gets done :cry: We've already done these model profiles: Mk 3 Passat GL Mar-04 p45-48 Mk 3 Passat GT Jan-02 p53-57 Mk 3 Passat VR6 Aug-03 p41-44 and we have many of the original road tests in our archives – see the back issues index (of Volkswagen Audi Car magazines) on ou...

The model profile article in the forthcoming April issue of Volkswagen Driver magazine will feature the B4 Passat and we're looking for half a dozen owners who would like to write about their cars, for an owners' opinions section The model profile itself comprises 4 pages of history and tech info, s...

Article now published

( For model profile feature in next issue of Volkswagen Driver magazine ) Only had one response so far, from Colin Barron, who used to own one... Surely there are other B5.5 Passat TDI 4Motion owners on here (?) Even if you used to own one, or just know someone who does own one, please drop me a lin...

Only had one response so far, from Colin Barron, who used to own one... Surely there are other B5.5 Passat TDI 4Motion owners on here (?) Even if you used to own one, or just know someone who does own one, please drop me a line.. ;) cheers Neil Birkitt Editor, Volkswagen Driver magazine Neil.Birkitt...

Any B5.5 Passat TDI (130 PS 1.9) 4Motion owners on here? Looking for a few owners for a model profile in the next issue of Volkswagen Driver magazine ( http://www.volkswagendrivermag.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ) Just want a few words about your ownership experienc...

Any B5.5 Passat TDI (130 PS 1.9) 4Motion owners on here? Looking for a few owners for a model profile in the next issue of Volkswagen Driver magazine ( http://www.volkswagendrivermag.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ) Just want a few words about your ownership experienc...

Has anyone used Powerflex, or other poly bushes, for the front wishbones of Passat B5 ? There seems to be some doubt whether they are well suited, but I would like to hear from anyone who has tried them – please email me back rather than PM Thanks Neil Birkitt (Editor, Volkswagen Driver magazine )...

Yes, the original post in this thread dates from much earlier this year, when we were originally looking for Santana owners for our feature The 6-page model profile on the Santana appeared in our April 2008 issue, pages 40-45 We also have a few original features and road tests on the Santana in our ...

Passat V6 TDI owners wanted, for a model profile in June Volkswagen Driver magazine

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Please contact me by email at: Neil.Birkitt@autometrix.co.uk


Thanks

Neil Birkitt
Editor, Volkswagen Driver mag

Correct email address is

neil.birkitt@autometrix.co.uk

Anyone still interested?

(StueyB, just sent a PM)

Any Santana owners interested in taking part in a model profile feature in Volkswagen Driver mag? Just need a few words and a pic from you for the owners' opinions page... About 200 words (+ a digi pic of you with the car), purely anecdotal, what you like about it, how you came by it, what you've do...

Mick wrote:when would you need it writing by?

Copy deadline will be Aug 31, so a couple of weeks yet...

If you're not already familiar with the mag them e-mail me your postal address and I'll send you a sample issue to show the sort of thing we're looking for...

regards

Neil.Birkitt@autometrix.co.uk

Anyone on here have a W8? or know of someone who has... We're running a 5-page model profile feature in the next issue of Volkswagen Driver mag and I'm looking for owners who could write a few words about their own cars, for our owners' opinions page which accompanies the feature Just need 200-250 w...