Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:46:34 -0700
Reply-To: gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: vanagon Digest - 27 Aug 2004 - Special issue (#2004-815)
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Frank,
2002 passat and this is 2004 and it has been
trouble free. Give yourself a few years before you
start suggesting a car as it is still under warrenty.
I stand by my statement, buy a honda or toyota unless
you want to work on the car yourself as you will work
or pay to have work done on this passat. Any year but
they are fun to drive. regards gary
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 16:52:00 -0700
From: Frank <frank001@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject: Re: Passat feedback
Have a '02 Passat bought new. Do all my own service.
Has been totally reliable, no problems, good power
(1.8T engine).
Comfortable for long distance trips. Haven't spent any
money on the car
other
than for normal maintenance.
----- Original Message -----
From: "gary hradek" <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 2:12 PM
Subject: Passat feedback
> This is the wrong group for discussing the passat as
> there are several groups you can join just for
passat.
> I own one and would have to say and others from the
> passat list would agree, they are less reliable and
> more costly to maintain than the vanagon. When I
> switch from my ford van to the vanagon I thought
that
> the engine in the vanagon had a tight fit. Things
> get a whole lot tighter and more expensive in the
> passat. You want reliablilty go with a honda or
> toyota so you have something to drive when the
vanagon
> is down. regards gary
> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 10:26:59 -0700
> From: "Stewart, Donna" <DStewart@REEDSMITH.COM>
> Subject: LVC: Passat feedback
>
> > Time for a new commute car (maybe) - I'd like to
> hear experiences
> with =
> Passats - looking at used ones, say 1999-2002. I'd
> particularly like
> to =
> hear about automatic vs. stick, the 4-cyl vs. a 6
> cylinder, and wagons.
> =
> A friend's Passat gets over 30mpg (4cyl, 5spd).
> >=20
> > I'd like to stick with my Vanagon but family
members
> don't want me to
> =
> wear it out in a commute, and of course mpg is not
the
> greatest. =20
> >=20
> > Thanks
> > Donna, 1987 Wolfsburg
>
>
>
>
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Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 16:59:04 -0700
From: "Katherine J. Maas" <kathmaas@TELUS.NET>
Subject: It was the brakes
Thanks to all who responded to my question regarding
weird dragging
noises
upon braking and accelerating. It was the front
brakes =8B pads were
worn
down. I=B9ve now replaced them and all is well.
Katherine
--=20
Katherine J. Maas
=B3Act as if your behavior could be a model for
everyone.=B2 Emmanuel
Kant=20
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