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About 1997 Volkswagen Passat
3.8 Overall rating(5 reviews)
Jul 9, 2008
After owning for 5 years with no trouble at all !
Performance after chipping it with a simple £75 tuning chip,Reformed this everyday car into a sports car,Also adding another easy 200 miles to a full tank of mixed vegi oil and normal diesel of which it ran on happily.
Repairs needed were only that of new battery and a set of four new alloys and 2 sets of tyres.
Costs of running all depended how much free used vegi oil i could be bothered to filter.
Fun factor was reasonable with the low down torque, Enabled easy overtaking.
Aug 6, 2008
-Fabulous gas mileage 37-43 mpg
-sleek, yet funny looking design
-turbo diesel helps it pick up and go
-quirky rattles and road noise typical of VWs
-solid build
-expensive to repair (it's a VW)
-this is a high mileage, economy car
-comfy ride
-would recommend most TDI's (although 2000 is a bad year I hear)
-Has treated me well, has not yet broken down
-need to remember to get timing belt changed so you don't blow your engine up...but that is on any car.
-but don't just listen to me...do your research!!!!
Jun 29, 2009
got it for free, so its hard not to appreciate. the twisting knobs to adjust the seats is so annoying, though. i like the firmness of the handbrake. can't get it on the road yet, tranny is annoying, because the fluid can't be accessed via the engine compartment. its a "sealed" tranny, which means i need to pick up the entire car to get to it. Would like to replace the seats. Amazing stereo system.
Feb 17, 2009
first of all its a 1.8
could do with bit more power
but over all a very good cruiser and very relaible, best car i have owned yet.
planned to paint all the bottoms properly in the near future.
very spacious in side and with loads of boot space
Jul 6, 2008
if it was stick it might be better but volkswagen didnt build a very good slushbox
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Michael C
Reviewed a 1997 Volkswagen 4 Dr TDi Turbodiesel Sedan on Jul 9, 2008
After owning for 5 years with no trouble at all ! Performance after chipping it with a simple £75 tuning chip,Reformed this everyday car into a sports car,Also adding another easy 200 miles to a full tank of mixed vegi oil and normal diesel of which it ran on happily. Repairs needed were only that of new battery and a set of four new alloys and 2 sets of tyres. Costs of running all depended how much free used vegi oil i could be bothered to filter. Fun factor was reasonable with the low down torque, Enabled easy overtaking.
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Michelle W
Reviewed a 1997 Volkswagen 4 Dr TDi Turbodiesel Sedan on Aug 6, 2008
-Fabulous gas mileage 37-43 mpg -sleek, yet funny looking design -turbo diesel helps it pick up and go -quirky rattles and road noise typical of VWs -solid build -expensive to repair (it's a VW) -this is a high mileage, economy car -comfy ride -would recommend most TDI's (although 2000 is a bad year I hear) -Has treated me well, has not yet broken down -need to remember to get timing belt changed so you don't blow your engine up...but that is on any car. -but don't just listen to me...do your research!!!!
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Dalton T
Reviewed a 1997 Volkswagen 4 Dr GLX V6 Sedan on Jun 29, 2009
got it for free, so its hard not to appreciate. the twisting knobs to adjust the seats is so annoying, though. i like the firmness of the handbrake. can't get it on the road yet, tranny is annoying, because the fluid can't be accessed via the engine compartment. its a "sealed" tranny, which means i need to pick up the entire car to get to it. Would like to replace the seats. Amazing stereo system.
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Ian D
Reviewed a 1997 Volkswagen 4 Dr GLX V6 Sedan on Feb 17, 2009
first of all its a 1.8 could do with bit more power but over all a very good cruiser and very relaible, best car i have owned yet. planned to paint all the bottoms properly in the near future. very spacious in side and with loads of boot space
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1997 Volkswagen Passat Trims
| Trim type | MSRP |
|---|---|
| 4 Dr GLX V6 Sedan | $22,390 |
| 4 Dr TDi Turbodiesel Sedan | $19,930 |
| 4 Dr GLX V6 Wagon | $22,820 |
| 4 Dr TDi Turbodiesel Wagon | $20,360 |
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