damn thats a hot ass wagon, id debadge that shit ASAP make it sleeper as fuck. any one else see tha 9-3ss in the background?

 

Yeah, I spotted the wheels of a 03-05 Vector/Aero.

These Passat's did not sell well. So they are on ebay for $8-16k depending on mileage. But a 6mt wagon is RARE.

This is probably a LOT of car for the money. An A6 4.2 of the same year is likely a lot more money but this car probably has almost all the same content.

 

A W8 6MT wagon popped up locallty pretty recently.

Apparently they a dream to own. They have "7 series syndrome" as I like to say. That W8 is VERY expensive to mantian, the parts are staggeringly high priced. Worst yet, the cost of a motor failure is typically more than what the whole cars are going for used.

 

That was my fear with them.

The W8 was kind of an oddball and around for such a very short time.

I guess that is what is contributing to the low price buy in of under $12k.

I also like the Phaeton for how cheap they are too.

 

wow thats cool.

reminds me of the volvo R wagons

i wonder how they match up.

 

Not in the same realm as the R wagons.

Yeah. I think they had 270hp which is down substantially from the R and likely down on tq as well. I think the Passat would be far softer overall. I would love to drive both

 

Not in the same realm as the R wagons.

 

where's saabathehut when you need him*

 

I see 2 of these at the Louisiana park and ride everyday. (One MT one AT, both driven by BIG women.)

Also at the U of MN I see a sedan version every now and then as well.

I would never buy a W8. The VW V6 motors are paint enough to work on. A W8 would be an extra specail nightmare! IIRC to have the O2 sensors replaced it requires taking the motor off it's mounts and hoisting it up to have clearance to service them.

I admire the W8 allmotion rides from afar.

 

They sound pretty good

 

Yes they do! All of those VW W motors sound great! But, stock defiantly more bark than bite.

 

While I think the VW has a better sounding exhaust, the Volvo has a pretty good one too

 

 

I've heard of the W8's eating cam shafts...and by heard that is I witnessed the destruction. Buddy of mines fiance had one, after the second replacement engine went in she traded it. It had a lot of power though based on the reliability issues i'd steer clear. Just personal experience

 

Thats too bad.

It's never a good sign when an engine like that is only around for a short time and used in no other models. Was the W8 exclusive to the Passat? I can't remember if its truly unique or if its shared by any Audi.....I THINK it's unique to the Passat.

If it was just the 4.2L used in all the Audi/VW products it would have made it far more inexpensive to keep running and replace. I doubt it would have fit though.

 

when i worked within the brand, we had one (a w8) come in from auction with 20k on the clock, had no coolant, we filled it up, fired it up, and i shit you not, the coolant came spewing like a river out of all 4 exhaust tips, other than the motor being blown up to some extent, i have no further info. They were very nice to drive though, very torquey if i remember correctly.

 

Dyno vid

203/239 at the wheels. Not bad, not great. Probably a lot of fun in the wagon, though.

 

My stock 99 9-3 makes more than that and my car weights considerably less. I wouldn't call that combination "a lot of fun"

 

The comptroller at my grandfathers company had a Passat Wagon W8 4motion 6MT. He loved it until gas went above 2 bucks a gallon. It was for sale last summer and I almost bought it over my 93 SC. Further research scared me away.

 

I think the 203whp was on a tiptronic. So an automatic combined with the AWD is likely the cause for the low number. I would hope a 6mt would produce more.

 

A good assessment. I wonder what the stock 6 puts out on a similar setup...

Is that with stock ecu, or an upgraded one?

Stock.

Waiting to sort out the ECU mod for running a T7 bcv before applying the T5suite. Btw the numbers where 197hp and 258tq that was on 89oct.

 

it seems like everything revolves around hope these days.

ditch the hope, get me a hummer.

 

Dan, that ecu has the stage 2 tune on it as well

I didn't modify the stock file for the T7 bpc, I modified the file that was on the ECU, the stage 2 file.

 

Copy ghost rider.

Brain fart.

 

Apparently replacing the oxygen sensor on one of these requires removing the engine. Something like 32 hours.

 

It's too bad about the reliability problems, because I like this wagon quite a bit.

 

Nice looking, but I'd take a Volvo over that for the money.

 

There's a good reason the W8 didn't stick around long. Pretty much anything required pulling the engine. I can't recall what specifically was mentioned, but my buddy told me that at 80,000 miles or so, something was required on them to the tune of 5 figures out of pocket. Eff that.

It may be cheaper now, dunno for sure, but suffice to say that sub-stellar performance numbers and staggering repair costs killed that engine quick.

 

I thought about buying one in August, but I couldn't find a 2004 in my price range. I wonder if one would actually be quicker than my car around a track, as they were pretty heavy cars.

 

we had a passat wagon of this vintage, although a 1.8T

it was brand new and spent more time on the dealer lot for recalls and electrical and other failures then it did on the road. will not consider vw again. the dealer was horrible with service, customer service and price. just a horrible experience. the wagon was a stick, and that was the only good thing about it.

 

we had a passat wagon of this vintage, although a 1.8T

it was brand new and spent more time on the dealer lot for recalls and electrical and other failures then it did on the road. will not consider vw again. the dealer was horrible with service, customer service and price. just a horrible experience. the wagon was a stick, and that was the only good thing about it.

I had two recalls, blown speakers (replaced under warranty), and four ignition coils (replaced under warranty) over four years. Other than consumables and scheduled maintenance, I never spent a penny on the car. Loved the driving and ownership experience. I bought another Volkswagen (obviously) and will probably always have one in my stable.

Guess it goes to show you how one person's experience is statistically insignificant.