Another my Passat thread

**h100vw** · 04-06-2005, 05:04 AM

The estates of this era are still very popular. They fetch more money than the saloons. The TD in my shape was a snail. The facelifted ones with the 90horse TDi are like gold dust and commend daft money. The cheapest of the B5s cost the same as top dollar B4s.

My syncro in particular is heavy with the 4WD. The G60 motor kills the consumption. Assuming the KMH speedo is right it does 540 KM on a 15gal/75litre tank. Someone do the maths cos I daren't :roll:

The most popular B3s are the 2 litre 8Valvers very commond from 1990 onwards.

Cheers for now
Gavin

imported_brackie · 04-06-2005, 06:45 AM

Never liked estates. Although I had a '76 Passat station wagon when my kids were babies. Very practical and very fast. Could get the folding cot and baby gear, esky (very important!) and other essentials in with no probs. But they are too volumious, "boom" on rough roads, poor on security and the rear seats are not very comfortable. Rear seat passengers comment that they feel "exposed". Prefer sedans.

**OEM G60** · 05-06-2005, 02:24 AM

Ah-ha, the lord of the looms has arrived !! Now i know the story behind that user name aswell
So thats the G60 Syncro Passat, will you miss it ??

**h100vw** · 05-06-2005, 03:11 AM

Will I ever

black betty · 09-08-2005, 05:51 PM

my parents ran an '89 model station wagon from brand new with the digipants 1.8 8v

it always handled very well- thick anti roll bars and good brakes

engine went pop at 178k miles

after that we turned it into the farm hack- we put a kr 1.8 16v (50mm inlets) in it with the 8v gearbox

it lacked torque but was a monster at revs- we caned the bejeesuss out of it for years- regularly taking it round to 6900- 7100 rpm

overtaking in 2nd or 3rd was great (speedo used to read 95-105mph in third at silly revs!)

my father buried it in a field last year after it failed its MOT (rego) as was full of rust- we couldn't bear to part with it after 16 years faithful service

cylinder head etc is sitting in a shed in the uk for future project

all up it was a really great car- and very useful for hauling stuff around in

imported_brackie · 09-08-2005, 07:51 PM

Yeah. Most people think the older Passats as a bit of a plodder. (The newer ones certainly aren't!) I loved my '75 Passat wagon. Boy was she fast! Left Holdens standing and did a reliable 35mpg. Only thing I have against her is she did a heater hose while I was working under the bonnet with the engine running. 2nd degree burns to the back of my hand and wrist. 3 weeks of daily hospital visits and still got the scars!

**V8quattro** · 25-09-2005, 09:31 PM

Just stumbled across this thread. I assume you guys know that the B3 Passat (the one with the under-bumper grille) was imported here?

There were only 14. 2.0 GL 16V sedans and wagons, 2 90 models and 12 91s, from memory. I know cos I owned one of 'em - ex TKM (then importer) car.

There have been some private imports, too - saw a GT wagon driving out of Maitland last year.

Nearly bought a red 91 wagon abt 18mths ago, but was a pretty tied example. Cheap though, about $4k. Saw my old car on carsales a few months ago (white manual sedan) for about $4k too.

imported_brackie · 26-09-2005, 06:53 AM

Yeah, the Passat sold well in the 70s. Wagons were very popular and much sought after on the 2nd hand market. The '76 onward with the short gearstick and placcie bumper ends especially. They seemed to be a little conservative for many people but mine handled well and was very quick. Late model Passats are mostly autos (which cancels them right out for me) and definitely regarded as prestige cars with a price tag to match.