My Daughter's Passat

[93 SSE 4 ME]

We had a 60+ degree day today, so I sprayed off my daughter's car we bought for her. Her 16th birthday is coming soon, and I ran across a nice deal on the car she wanted. The fact that a friend of mine bought it new sealed the deal. I really like it. Been driving it the past week to discover/sort out any issues, and it's totally different than the Bonne.










Gratuitous Bonneville picture sporting snow tires & winter rims...



The Passat's not perfect, but it's not bad. Buffed and polished with a couple coats of wax after I touch a few blemishes and it will be all right.

Mark

[00Beast]

Looks good Mark, both of 'em. I'm 90% sure the GXP's replacement will be a new Passat TDI in the next year or so.

[93 SSE 4 ME]

I'd buy a TDI to replace my Bonne if I ran across the right deal. I'm starting to get into this VeeDub thing. It's a really well-built car. From the switches to the door seals, it oozes quality. If the relability is there, I'm sold.

Mark

[94SilverSSEi]

Am I stupid or is the engine facing the wrong way? I thought those were front wheel drive?

[93 SSE 4 ME]

Am I stupid or is the engine facing the wrong way? I thought those were front wheel drive?

You're not stupid, and it is front-wheel drive. It's not a transverse mount, it's longitudinal.

Mark

[00Beast]

Must be similar to the old Toronado's.

[ga93sle]

That doesn't look bad at all for a 16 year old's first car!

[GoldenBullet]

Nice. My dad recently bought a Jetta to use to commute to work.

[BonneMe]

Am I stupid or is the engine facing the wrong way? I thought those were front wheel drive?

The B5.5 was based on an Audi drivetrain, the next model they got turned transversal.

Non-quattro A4s and A6s are this way as well.

The problem they traditionally have with this setup, is the engine is entirely infront of the front axle, making the nose very heavy, and the car slow to react.