W8 4.0l Luxury Sport Wagon Same Audi 4.2 Allroad, A4, S4, A6 & S6 Avant Quattro on 2040-cars

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A very rare and hard to find vehicle, the Passat W8 is a 4.0L DOHC 8-Cylinder engine producing 270 Horsepower.  It's called a W8 instead of a V8 because the engine's concept design of having two 4-cylinder engines put together, sharing the same crankshaft, thus the shape of the "w".  The angles of the piston locations gives the engine enough horizontal opposition to make it a very balanced, smooth, vibration-free and quiet engine, coupled with VW's attention to detail of final fit, finish & insulation makes this one quiet and elegant vehicle, but don’t let that fool you, with it's power, it's a wolf in sheep's clothing!   The W8 engine is the predecessor and design concept behind the Bugatti Veyron, which is an 8.0L W12 engine.   Incredibly, the W8 is also a very efficient engine design with optimum performance that despite having all the weight of the All Wheel Drive system in the Passat, it gets excellent fuel economy not only at it’s published 18-22 MPG, but I often track up to 24mpg while cruising along at 70 MPH on the flat highways.  How often do you get more economy than the published MPG??  

A word about how the W8 compares to newer Passats ('07 and up) with the 6 cylinder engine that produces around the same horsepower:  Although I haven't driven one of the new Passats, I am not new to the concept of driving cars that come in both 6 and 8 cylinder models, even with relatively similar engine displacement size but a significant difference in power between the 6 and 8 cylinder engines.  Two references I will make are the 90's Ford F-150 and the 90's Taurus LX and SHO.  The 1995 F-150 Inline 6 cylinder was a 4.9L displacement while the small V8 was a 5.0L, nearly the same size, yet the 8 cylinder produced more horsepower and torque, which had more off the line launch as well as passing at higher speeds.  It was also night and day difference between the 1997 Ford Taurus LX with the 3.0L DOHC 6 cylinder than the Taurus SHO with the 3.4L DOHC small V-8.  The bottom line is the more cylinders you have creating combustion at the same time, the greater power you are going to produce, more explosive power (torque) you have off the line, the greater passing ability you will have at the higher speeds (horsepower), and the power is a more consistent power all the way through the RPM range and with a good deal of power happening from a lower RPM, which means more stronger, consistent power all the way through, not just at the top of the RPM gauge.  And an engine that works less harder, lasts longer. So the new passat 6cyl engines can't out perform the W8 engine. This is all in my honest opinion of course.  

I am the 2nd owner of this wonderful Passat, I purchased it back in 03/2006.  It was a 36-month corporate lease return from Colorado, I bought it from a dealer in Oregon and drove it home here in California where it’s stayed and been gently used.  A somewhat interesting story, I actually bought the exact same vehicle, a Gray 2003 Passat Wagon (with Black interior, which isn’t as nice as the Gray) but in the GLX  V6 the day before from Washington and drove that home.  When I got home I found this Passat W8, which I was excited at the time that there was even one available to buy.  I flew up the next day and paid $6k more for the W8 than I did for the V6 GLX.  I had never even driven one before.  But when I drove the W8, I was in love.  It really is an amazing vehicle and was the 1^st vehicle to impress me, and I had driven a wide variety of cars in life by then.  I’ve been in love with it ever since.  I sold the GLX a week later.  From the cockpit forward, it feels and handles like a sports car, but has not only all the versatility of a wagon, it flies below the radar being a wagon too. ;-)

Prior to me buying the Passat, it was a company vehicle as indicated to me at the time and also proven by the CARFAX report, probably from someone higher up in the company is who usually gets the highline vehicles as a company vehicle.  It was serviced regularly at the local VW dealership there religiously as also indicated by CARFAX report.  Since I have owned it, all routine oil changes have been performed and I only run synthetic motor oil in it.  It's a little pricey to do so, but it protects your investment.  Admittedly, I'm not very good at keeping service records and such but as the car still drives like brand new, it will be easy to ascertain that it has been well cared for.  I replaced an injector recently and that's all the engine has needed above it's normal maintenance intervals.

I’m sad to see my baby go, but I am raising capital for buying some real estate so it’s time to let someone else enjoy her for the rest of her life.  It’s not uncommon to find one of these available for sale with over 200k miles and it still feels tight and responsive in the engine as well as still being solid in the body/suspension.  I live and work from home and have more than one vehicle to drive so the miles are very low.  It’s basically twice the car as it has half the mileage as most other W8’s of it’s age. 

Although the engine and handling is flawless, the vehicle of course isn’t without a couple of cosmetic flaws.   They are as follows:

1. A small dent on the hood that has it scratched too.  It was there when I bought it, it never bothered me and doesn’t stand out much.  If you have one of those dent tools, you can probably pop it up.  With a little touch up paint pen from the auto shop, you can have it looking just fine.  Maybe I will even work on handling those before it gets picked up. 

2.  The luggage rack has some small pitting in the chrome at a couple of the connection points, it doesn’t stand out unless you put your eyes right up on it and it’s plastic underneath so it’s not rusting or anything. There is NO RUST of any type on the vehicle by the way.  It’s been a California car that has never seen snow since I bought it in 2006. 

3.  There may be a scratch in the clearcoat in a couple of places.  You can probably buff them out with the right compound.  I just had the car professionally detailed, even had the headlights restored to near new condition so the car looks good, but they didn’t buff a scratch or two all the way out. 

4. The interior is near flawless, seats look perfect.  The only thing on the interior is the ash tray in the back of the center console isn’t closing.  I don’t know if it needs a new ashtray from ebay or if it’s the center console housing.  I’m just going to put some Velcro or something on the top edge to wedge it closed, if you want to glue it shut, that’s up to you.  It’s never been used, who smokes in the car these days or allows a passenger to smoke in the car? It’s an unnecessary item to me, but I will make it presentable.  By the way, it’s been smoke-free and pet free by me and I’m pretty sure from the previous owner as the ashtrays and lighter were never used nor did it ever have a smell when I bought it.  It still smells like a brand new car practically. 

The buyer of this car is getting a wonderful car, originally over $40k in 2003 cars/money, same car today would be over $50k.   With it’s low mileage, you get it for the final 2/3 of it’s life at a fraction of the price.  Line yourself up a good mechanic that works on imports and domestics and this car is far less to maintain than a Ford!   With the power of the internet these days you can save on parts too!  You can get any of the parts needed to make this a flawless vehicle if you are so inclined to do so.

Here are some of the vehicles features highlighted, it’s a high end equipped car:
2003 Volkswagen Passat W8 8-cylinder 4Motion AWD Luxury Sport Wagon
VIN#: WVWZK63B73E132360
Actual Mileage: 75,737 (I listed mileage as 74,999 so it would show up in mileage searches “below 75,000”)
Color: Silver Grey/Grey Leather
Engine: W8, 4.0 Liter
Trans: Automatic with Tiptronic shifting
Equipment:
- 4Motion All Wheel Drive AWD (same as Audi Quattro system)
- ABS (4-Wheel)
- Climate Controlled Air Conditioning
- Power Windows
- Power Door Locks
- Cruise Control
- Power Steering
- Tilt Wheel
- AM/FM Stereo
- Cassette
- CD (Single Disc)
- Premium Monsoon Sound system
- Dual Air Bags
- Side Air Bags
- Dual 6-way Power Seats, Drivers with Memory seating
- Gray Leather seats with adjustable heating (really cozy)
- Moonroof
- Wood grain accents
- Traction Control
- Roof Rack

Extras:
- Opt. Suspension Pkg.
- 17" Alloy Wheels
- Near new Z-Rated tires (235/45ZR17)

* Note about rims/tires: The existing wheels are aftermarket 17' alloys with Z-Rated tires. If you prefer the factory OEM Chrome wheels (see pic above), I can swap out the existing wheels for the 16" factory rims which include brand new V-rated tires (215/55VR16) on them. Your choice, free of charge.  Just let me know your preference in the comment field when you Paypal your deposit or send me a separate email. 

The new tires on the 16" rims include a full warranty from Big-O including FREE FOR THE LIFE OF THE TIRES:
1. Free computer re-balancing
2. Free tire rotations
3. Free flat repairs
4. Free Rubber valve replacement
5. Free TPMS valve rebuild kit
6. Free Nitrogen Fill, purges & refills

Good luck and happy bidding!  If you have any questions, just shoot me an email and I would be happy to get the information to you, additional photos of anything, etc. 

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