Dreaded Passat b6 estate

[mckeown]

Boring daily car that i now have is a b6 passat with a BLS engine that will probably explode and handbrake calipers that will crack and seize, thats in between springs being replaced every month.

On a semi-serious note its a 1.9 derv bluemotion, 83k economy is great although it has been specced by someone who seeks to get ahead in life. If it could have had windy windows up front im sure it would have them.

Ive had it a month and a half and its been a great motorway cruiser, although i am certainly getting old as my most expensive "mod" to date is a tow bar. Other than that ive fitted a handsfree, jk did the tints, murphys did the towbar and i bought a nicer set of wheels off of chrisd1. Big pete valeted the interior on sat too.

Future plans extend to an r line lip, dpf and egr delete with remap and a paint enhancement though theres a few marks that will require painting. Its in with nicky this weekend for the oil pump drive to be changed and an oil service.
How i got it-


How it sits now-

 

[Lyons]

Great big wagon! A4 wheels look well too.

I have a Bluetooth module and ipod/USB interface too if you'd be going down either of those lines at all.

 

[mckeown]

@Lyons i have an rcd300 in it at the minute. i take it the ipod/usb interface would not work with that?

 

[Lyons]

Ah, I assumed it was a RCD310 given it being the later model.

Won't work with a 300 sadly.

 

[mckeown]

pm me with a price for the usb interface would you? might be worth getting for the future.

 

[Arfur]

Welcome to club boringdub it's not all bad here!

 

[Coog]

It's OK mate the engines don't normally explode till they get to 85k miles

Looks well

 

[Andy55]

Drove a bluemotion Passat at the weekend and it was great. It won't set the world alight and it bottoms out on any rise In the road but it's great for motorway cruising and very easy on fuel.
Plans sound good

 

[gizmo98]

It'll be safe enough mate,you have another 5k of driving from it,from then on wear a helmet incase you get hit by a con rod
Great driving cars though

 

[hannakournikova]

Think we should take my motor tonight @mckeown just in case......

 

[Michael M]

Another B6 owner lol. I love mine, great boot and just cruises along nicely even for a sport with the lowered suspension lol.

How much did the towbar set you back, pm if you like.

 

[mckeown]

pm enroute

 

[roverspeed]

The remap will literally transform it.

I'd be curious about what difference the egr and dpf deletes make.

More power or just less potential trouble?

 

[m00k]

I thought the1.9'a were solid enuff?

 

[gizmo98]

I thought the1.9'a were solid enuff?

So did I....I was wrong too

 

[stevieturbo]

there must be near 20 variations of the 1.9, and that's only in last 10-15 years or so.

Some definitely go for ever, some dont.

 

[mckeown]

Well the pissrat lay down on me this morning. Rear caliper leaking brake fluid. So new caliper going on. Nice and cheap at 180 for the caliper. It was that or set fire to it.

 

[mckeown]

And shes lay down again, this time with a low exhaust pressure fault, on the same day i had booked it in to have the dpf egr and remap done. I have the car booked in with terry mcevoy in duff to sort her for me tomorrow. I always thought vw owners were full of it regarding reliability and im seriously starting to wonder why i didn't trust my gut lol. The terrano was more reliable haha

 

[Boabybooster]

And shes lay down again, this time with a low exhaust pressure fault, on the same day i had booked it in to have the dpf egr and remap done. I have the car booked in with terry mcevoy in duff to sort her for me tomorrow. I always thought vw owners were full of it regarding reliability and im seriously starting to wonder why i didn't trust my gut lol. The terrano was more reliable haha

I really do think modern diesels are false economy. By the time you've spent money on repairs and parts and the higher purchase price, you be better buying a similar spec petrol as the money you'd save would offset the higher mpg of the diesel. Ive been driving 16 years and never owned a diesel and I've never had to live in poverty due to petrol ownership

 

[Mont]

Sad news buddy. i have to admit modern diesels confuse me with all the emissions gubbins added to them. Saying that I'd also supect one of your friends may be sabotaging it so they can low ball a cheeky offer......

 

[mckeown]

Im not offended by many things but an offer from that man is like handing me a dead baby. Totally unacceptable.

 

[Coog]

Nightmare mate! Hope you get it sorted handy enough.

 

[mckeown]

I really do think modern diesels are false economy. By the time you've spent money on repairs and parts and the higher purchase price, you be better buying a similar spec petrol as the money you'd save would offset the higher mpg of the diesel. Ive been driving 16 years and never owned a diesel and I've never had to live in poverty due to petrol ownership

This is true and its a painful reality that im having to realise. Once the deletes and remap are done if she behaves ill keep it. If not im going back to turbo, petrol, 4wd or rwd.

 

[mckeown]

Nightmare mate! Hope you get it sorted handy enough.

Thanks man, this car has a reckless disregard for my drinking fund.

 

[Boabybooster]

This is true and its a painful reality that im having to realise. Once the deletes and remap are done if she behaves ill keep it. If not im going back to turbo, petrol, 4wd or rwd.

Buy an old saab turbo!