Discuss..seems this cars meet a whole lot of specs for car users. Problem i think is maintenance, cost of spare parts? Pls share your views. Cc Siena, autosbay and all other car gurus in the house.
Double Cc; lalasticala

Over engineering.

I hate them Volkswagen!

Volkswagen Passat is a nice car but make sure you don't abuse it.

I have not owned it before but I used my brothers own for like 10 months.

Kashif:
Over engineering.

in what sense sir?

lonelydora:
Volkswagen Passat is a nice car but make sure you don't abuse it.

I have not owned it before but I used my brothers own for like 10 months.

Any idea about the price of a nice, sharp 2004/05 model?

tpacalipse:
I hate them Volkswagen!

why sir?

itodoho:

Any idea about the price of a nice, sharp 2004/05 model?

Not at all.

I know someone who drives the 00 model, he bought it Nigerian used, made some fixes and has been enjoying it. He said "I love this car" just 2days ago. being a fast driver, he said he wishes he can travel long distances daily. For a v6, he said it's economical on long trips.

I have 3 friends, one drives Benz ML350, the other a VW passat and the last drives a honda accord.

On a long trip of 800km, the Benz had an ABS sensor issue. Because of it, the car wouldnot go more than 60km/h. We had to sleep over at a town.

The guy with Passat had to change his CVT joint (shaft), afterwards the car wouldnt change gear just because the ABS harness was broken along the line. It took a week to resolve after alot of scanning and trouble shooting.

The third guy had to work on his accord steering rack for leakage of PS fluid. The mechanic disconnected the upper arm and left the wheel hub hanging on ABS harness. Excess tension pulled off the wires from the sensor making it irrepairable. He didnt have money to replace immediately so he drove the car for a month before replacing it.

The point i want to make is that Japanese cars will not stop for a safety problem but a german car would stop you in the middle of the desert or an emergency.

4 people i know had an embarassing problem with Benz C class. In each instance, a car they just turned off its engine wouldnt start at all. The result had been same that the key lost its coding. Usually, they spend 50k and above to start the car that was ok minutes ago.

adanny01:
I have 3 friends, one drives Benz ML350, the other a VW passat and the last drives a honda accord.

On a long trip of 800km, the Benz had an ABS sensor issue. Because of it, the car wouldnot go more than 60km/h. We had to sleep over at a town.

The guy with Passat had to change his CVT joint (shaft), afterwards the car wouldnt change gear just because the ABS harness was broken along the line. It took a week to resolve after alot of scanning and trouble shooting.

The third guy had to work on his accord steering rack for leakage of PS fluid. The mechanic disconnected the upper arm and left the wheel hub hanging on ABS harness. Excess tension pulled off the wires from the sensor making it irrepairable. He didnt have money to replace immediately so he drove the car for a month before replacing it.

The point i want to make is that Japanese cars will not stop for a safety problem but a german car would stop you in the middle of the desert or an emergency.

4 people i know had an embarassing problem with Benz C class. In each instance, a car they just turned off its engine wouldnt start at all. The result had been same that the key lost its coding. Usually, they spend 50k and above to start the car that was ok minutes ago.

you stated it as it is,

noth to forget, an average nigerian would want to manage a faulty car irrespective of the model and year.
90% of japs u see on nigerian roads have their CEL/CHECK ENGINE/ABS/ etc lights on like disco lights on the dashboard. but the cars would still fire for long.
but briton/german/americans take safety very important