She is here My12 V6 wagon...

[FSI 220]

Here goes with some pictures




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Apologies for the quality...

I'll add my thoughts as i get time... mostly awsome or merely fantastic... occasionaly the odd PMO...

Had to go back to the dealer with a steering (off centre) and a cosmetic flaw with the MFD is with VWA.

Must have been built on a monday after too many "Blue Nuns"!

I think she looks awesome, and goes awsome...

[cru22z]

Nice...I can't wait for mine... I'm getting me a v6 next.
Let me know when you smoke any fast cars with
That v6.

[Ryan_R]

Looks great. Which wheels are they?

[FSI 220]

Those are the Vicenzas... They are machined face but blacked out every where else, from 10 foot + away they look awesome, when you are two foot away you can discern the blacked out structure of the wheel they are a little busy, but I do like them (i just walk away from the car and THEN turn around to look back ...

I really like the way the car looks, the elements are all White, Black and Chrome... and I think they look good!, particularly with the amount of black in the headlights.... It is a shame they don't do the darkened taillights for this car.... that would just set it off.

there goes lunch break!

I am probably showing my age and my compact japanese turbo roots... but it is a bit like an old AE86 Trueno Panda! Anyhow, It turned out pretty nice I think ... having said that, I don't need to drive a Mona Lisa , but I aint prepared to drive a picasso (Subaru Liberty GT anyone?)

[Riker]

Sweeeeet..... It looks great, congrats mate.....

I agree completely with you on the look of the car. In the Candy white the elements come together perfectly but moreso with the dark tint. Did you get your fronts tinted to match the back, & did you have the rears done in a clear tint with full UV..? The Sport pack rears are only a tint from the factory not a full tint with UV. As for the tail light, maybe consider applying a tint..?

The Vicenza's do look good but you make a point about them that was the main reason I got rid of mine, they are too busy. But for sure, on the Candy white they look great.

Our cars are awesome pieces of kit mate & the R36 engine is a beauty. I have now done 2500kms & I can feel it starting to loosen up a bit...... Just keeps getting better...

[Ryan_R]

If the Passat taillights are the same as the Golf then you can retrofit the LED ones:
http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/foru...tml#post450590

[cru22z]

Me jealous now!! Wishing I got the v6! Oh well there's
Always next time..just have to get over waiting for my 125tdi sedan! Cmon 2 weeks pls come soon. Im only planning on keeping her for 3 years so hopefully the v6 model is stil available by then.

[cru22z]

I guess I have to take note and look out for all this things
when my car arrives.

[FSI 220]

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It is not that bad yet, i love driving the car and looking at it... i'll judge it after VW has had a chance to rectify... just annoyed and venting... had I wanted an Alfa Romeo I would have bought an Alfa Romeo (love driving, love looking at, would have had plenty of time to be prepared for "idiosyncratices"...

[MJW]

Just to let you all know, I have had my MY12.5 Passat V6 wagon for about 3 weeks. These are the issues I ahve found already.

1) Rattle underneathn rear (found to be a loose heat shield & since fixed)
2) Steering wheel off centre
3) Centre right air vent broken (vertical fins won't slide left or right)
4) rear right wheel arch plastic moulding dust/direct deflector missing.

Points 2-4 are supposedly going to be fixed at the interim 7,500klm check up. I agree with FSI. I didn't buy a $70,000 car to have these crappy issues. Let's hope VW rectify & that is the end of it. Loving the driver feel though. It meets all my driving requirements & then some.

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It is not that bad yet, i love driving the car and looking at it... i'll judge it after VW has had a chance to rectify... just annoyed and venting... had I wanted an Alfa Romeo I would have bought an Alfa Romeo (love driving, love looking at, would have had plenty of time to be prepared for "idiosyncratices"...