(SYD) New Owner 2017 Passat R-Line Wagon

[frede]

Hi there, after owning a WRX, STI and most recently a CLK500 I've made the transition to a Passat R-Line. We were very much a subaru house with my STI and the wife's Tribecca which got upgraded to a Touareg 2 years ago, and the Merc was getting a bit dated and couldn't resist the Passat R-Line which got my attention when test driving a Golf R.

Already been doing a lot of reading through the forum which is great and look forward to learning more about my VW's.

Here's a couple of pics when I picked it up the other week:

[ope126]

Welcome to the site mate.
Great choice of ride there!!!

[frede]

Thank you. It's been a week now - absolutely loving it. The right balance of space, luxury, technology and power.. Really is a great all rounder.

Adjusting my driving a little as it doesn't mind a drink if you have a heavy right foot but really ticks all the boxes. Even though it's my daily driver the family (well the kids) really love it too!

[mengy]

Hi Frede,

The Passat looks really nice! Very good choice! The Passat was going to be my pick of the bunch but I ended up going with a Tiguan.

[ope126]

Thank you. It's been a week now - absolutely loving it. The right balance of space, luxury, technology and power.. Really is a great all rounder.

Adjusting my driving a little as it doesn't mind a drink if you have a heavy right foot but really ticks all the boxes. Even though it's my daily driver the family (well the kids) really love it too!

Would be interesting to note what sort of "real world" consumption you are getting!