CTC Medium-Term Review: 2007 Passat Wagon 2.0T

[Jaeger]

Are ths Saabs any more reliable?

Jaeger

[lucid0703]

Do not let the Saab sticker give you major concern. There should be lots of room to negotiate. I leased a new 2006 Saab 9-5 last July and the payment was lower then that for a similiar equiped 2006 Passat 2.0T at the time . The Saab has the Aero (sport) package with the manual transmission. The comparable configeration is not possible with the Passat since sport package is for 3.6L and is only available with auto. This fact alone pretty much eliminated it from serious consideration. In US they can however buy a 2.0T with the sport package, go figure?

Leasing MIGHT be a different story, but a fully loaded 9-5 SC around 37K? Come on..even a base model with no option starts at 45K.

Anyway, you've got a pretty good deal with your 9-5. Great car at great price!

[UmroAyyar]

Went to get some coffee, saw a Passat Wagon 2.0T in Blue Graphite, very nice effect inside blinking tail lights. Very classy.

[sirAQUAMAN64]

Went to get some coffee, saw a Passat Wagon 2.0T in Blue Graphite, very nice effect inside blinking tail lights. Very classy.

That's my next purchase for my car, but amber blinking.

Was just on the Don Valley VW site... they have some deals on remaining '06/'07 product if anyone in the GTA is 'in the market'...
http://www.donvalleyvw.net/springsale.htm
(The demos with no freight/PDI and extra 2yr CPO look attractive)

[UmroAyyar]

I might be getting a wagon next time around. V70 or Passat will be difficult to decide (Volvo, VW both have dismal CR ratings, so no contest in that area).

[JSCC]

Went to get some coffee, saw a Passat Wagon 2.0T in Blue Graphite, very nice effect inside blinking tail lights. Very classy.

That's my next purchase for my car, but amber blinking.

Was just on the Don Valley VW site... they have some deals on remaining '06/'07 product if anyone in the GTA is 'in the market'...
http://www.donvalleyvw.net/springsale.htm
(The demos with no freight/PDI and extra 2yr CPO look attractive)

$6000 off for a demo, not bad!
How many KMs?
But CPO finance rates are at 5.9%, the brand new ones are 2.9%.

[Matt W]

We've had our Graphite Blue version for about a month now and love it. Beautiful around town, and a treat on the Whistler Highway. Hits 200kmph easily. Very stable handling on the high speed curves and smooth a silk on the really rough pavement where they're doing all the blasting. We've got the basic model without even the convenience package (much to the chagrin of the dealer who we haggled down $2,000 on the price, all the while he was thinking he'd make it back with the convenience package!!). It looks much better with the black window trim anyways! We've added our Yakima Rocket Box and mountainbike rack and it holds all our gear plus 2 teenagers and their travel goodies no problem. I also mounted the splash guards which I don't think should be an option on a car in Canada! I don't have the issues with the lack of the leather steering wheel, but we're moving up from a 94 Golf CL so this is luxury!! We compared it to the Subaru Legacy wagon which was a bit cheaper ($27,000 in Vancouver) but  smaller, and rode like a rickety bucket and had a very gutless engine (they claim 175 HP but it felt gutless compared to the Passat). The jump to a Volvo is not worth the price IMHO. The V50 is tiny inside and the V70 is too much money.

All in all, we're happy with the purchase. I'll get some snow tires for the 16" rims the car came with and some aftermarket 17" alloys and summer tires when the current set wear out.

[Matt W]

I forgot to mention we've got the 6-speed standard transmission which shifts beautifully. Love the little brake button by the gear shifter so you don't roll backwards on hills. It doesn't have a parking brake lever so you need it. The cruise control lever is in awkward position as I'm always hitting my knee on it! We had the engine warning light come on yesterday after we'd left it parked on a steep driveway (pointing downhill). The dealer had to "re-boot" the engine mangement computer to fix it. Gas is $1.28 /litre out here so having to run premium is a pain. That's at least $80 for a fillup these days.

[JSCC]

Good for you.
As long as your happy. 

[soj]

I might be getting a wagon next time around. V70 or Passat will be difficult to decide (Volvo, VW both have dismal CR ratings, so no contest in that area).

Actually the V70 is one of the few Volvo's recommended by CR (that and its sedan equivalent, the S60).  As for the new Passat the CR verdict is more confusing.  Apparently the regular 3.6 sedan is recommended, not so the 2.0T sedan or 3.6 4Motion wagon.

[Spheric]

I might be getting a wagon next time around. V70 or Passat will be difficult to decide (Volvo, VW both have dismal CR ratings, so no contest in that area).

Actually the V70 is one of the few Volvo's recommended by CR (that and its sedan equivalent, the S60).  As for the new Passat the CR verdict is more confusing.  Apparently the regular 3.6 sedan is recommended, not so the 2.0T sedan or 3.6 4Motion wagon.

I noticed that too about the 3.6 and 2.0T ratings in CR. Is it something about turbo drivers that make them drive the vehicle to the limits ? 

[mmret]

I might be getting a wagon next time around. V70 or Passat will be difficult to decide (Volvo, VW both have dismal CR ratings, so no contest in that area).

Actually the V70 is one of the few Volvo's recommended by CR (that and its sedan equivalent, the S60).  As for the new Passat the CR verdict is more confusing.  Apparently the regular 3.6 sedan is recommended, not so the 2.0T sedan or 3.6 4Motion wagon.

I noticed that too about the 3.6 and 2.0T ratings in CR. Is it something about turbo drivers that make them drive the vehicle to the limits ? 

Maybe its latent fear of engine sludge from the 1.8T days.

Sometimes I still regret not getting a Jetta 2.0T or GLI though, so much torque compared to the TSX.

[judd]

Does anybody know or where I could find out what the towing capacity is for a 1995 - 1999 Volkswagen Jetta TDI? thank-you.     

[airbalancer]

your manual or try asking here http://forums.vwvortex.com/zeromain

[sirAQUAMAN64]

Or try www.TDIclub.com .

It's a different generation, but the TDI MkIV's could tow 1,500lbs. Yours is likely similar.