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I probably did. But the full set of VW dealer stamps re-assured me. And they're not faked up, 'cos they're from 3 different dealers.

It's also a VW Passat, which, as cars go, is about as bullet-proof as you can get.

Why would you want to spend 2k on a car with over 100k miles (I'm sure=20 you said this to me)

--=20 "Sorry Sir, the meatballs are Orf" The poster formerly known as Skodapilot.

They aren't bad motors, and it's a fair price. What year? Is it one of those with the coil pack issues?

Can you hear the turbo whistle up, it's addictive you know.

Grrrr crap quote s*it OE!

anyway it's a 98R he told me :) and yes they did have coil issues but at that millage it must be ok/replaced i'd say.

wasn't your GT4 about that price? and also a pretty bullet proof motor ;)

They aren't bad motors, and it's a fair price. What year? Is it one of=20 those with the coil pack issues?

Can you hear the turbo whistle up, it's addictive you know.

--=20 "Sorry Sir, the meatballs are Orf" The poster formerly known as Skodapilot.

Aye, but at that age / mileage it'll be sorted now.

Only a tad - at the traffic lights, I thought I'd stalled, it was so quiet! But once you put your foot down, you can hear it spooling up - from about 2k rpm, ISTR.

It was =A31750, and I was ready to spend about =A3400ish on things like=20 getting a test aircon recharge, and getting the rear diff bush changed.

Need to find the right garage though as Toyota was over =A3300 parts and=20 labour, been told it can be done with an hours labour and a part that=20 can be picked up grey import (still in Toyota packaging) for about =A365,= =20 or =A398+VAT from Toyota themselves. It isn't terminal yet, but I can=20 still feel it getting slightly worse. Oh and there is exhaust manifold=20 leak, but I can't find exactley where it is leaking from, even with the=20 eatshield out of the way, and judging by the way it is drinking fuel, I=20 think the Lambda might be on the way out, but that is a quick fix (=A330=20 for a universal 4 wire one, and 30 mins with a soldering iron to mount=20 it on the factory connector).

--=20 "Sorry Sir, the meatballs are Orf" The poster formerly known as Skodapilot.

Coil pack problems started on 2001+ models on the 1.8T VAG

ah i remember my dads old passat 1.8T, that was on a V plate and was a damn fine car! wish my MR2 turbo spooled at 2k instead of 3k. maybe a ball bearing hyrbrid could sort it :)

Bad form, but I have a small pic of it:

Unlikely to get stolen then...

This is true.

To be honest, I don't care about the wheels, it's tool to get to and from work. Which it will do, reliably and rapidly.

Unlike the alfa... oops.. we've had /this/ debate before also...

VW, it's the new Nissan...

Heh.

I'm just pissed off at the moment - got a real fright when I lost all braking power in the 155, then it needed some welding and a lambda probe for it's MOT, it also got an 'advisory' over the steering rack, too. Currently it's _still_ not MOTd due to issues getting a lambda probe for it (went for OEM rather than bodged universal), so I'm just sick of the bastard thing.

It's right what they say - the 75 was infinitely better made than the later cars. As I won't run a 75 into the ground with my mileage, I had to pick something different. A Passat isn't as boring as the Primula, mainly as it has more toys and a turbo :-)

ach - should have good a volvo...

That says £2595, you got it for 1995????

I did. With 12 month ticket and 3 month warranty, too.

Green cars are supposed to be unlucky.

Peter

-- "The humble bic biro draws 13 beards, 9 devil moustaches and 49 penises on newspapers in its lifetime."

I've had three - a green Rover 213 (crashed it, badly), green Cavalier 1.6 auto (fell apart bit by bit) and a green Rover 414 (good car)....

Can't say I didn't warn you about the narrowbody 155s :-p