2003 Volkswagon Glx Passat Wagon V6 4-motion Silver W/ Black Leather on 2040-cars
Chicago, Illinois, United States
We bought the car pre-owned certified in 2005. Have driven and maintained it since. We really like the car, the drive and the design. In fact there are a lot of features that are nicer than our 2012 Highlander. It has every option except for the V8 and CD changer.
It has had a number of repairs normal for the age of the car in the last year. New tires, new Battery, new water pump, heater core, thermostat, rear brakes. It has low-miles for it's age and still drives great. 190 hp and 5 speed automatic transmission with Tiptronic manual. I describe it as FAIR condition, because it has a number of little street parking bumper dings, a scratch on the driver door, a cracked rear tail light cover, scratches on the wheels. I had a little surface rust repaired on the rear hatch and the driver side front quarter panel replaced due to corrosion. The paint was not perfect but it matches really well. There is a radio adjustment knob missing. General kid wear and tear. But overall in good shape for an 11 year-old car. The Check engine light has come on and then off. The Diagnostic report says its a PO420 which indicates the catalytic is not running efficiently. There are a lot of pictures to view. |
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Witness this insane 736-hp VW Golf immolate its front tires
Mon, 11 Mar 2013There's torque steer and then there's what we'll from now on dub "The Boba," as in Boba Kettler. The German tuner has a way with the Volkswagen Golf, and the MkI example you see above has been touched with 736 horsepower - that's right, 96 more ponies than a new SRT Viper, all trying to get to ground through those two front wheels.
The 2.0-liter, 16-valve engine has an 8,800 rpm redline and is aided by a Garrett GTX3582R turbocharger shoving 50 psi through the internals. Other upgrades include a new ECU (natch) and a six-speed 'box among other treats. The rubber is Toyo R888s - street-legal competition tires. The result is enough smoke for three Chinese New Years when the lights go green. Indeed, the standing start isn't its forte, but it can apparently get from 62 miles per hour to 124 mph in five seconds.
Watch it go in the video below. And know that this isn't even Boba's best work; he's got a 900-hp MkII Golf that'll do 0-62 mph in 2.3 seconds.
VW budget sub-brand stuck in limbo over VW standards, costs
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For VW, more important than the question of what to call it was how to build it profitably and in a way that didn't damage the VW brand. According to a report in Autocar, a satisfactory answer still hasn't been found. The hurdle is how to hit "'necessary' quality and safety levels" at the price points needed to make the venture worthwhile. At the time of the 2012 report, German outlet Der Spiegel said VW was trying to get prices down to 6,000 to 8,000 euro ($7,784 to $10,379 US), about two thousand to four thousand euro under the price of the VW Up and in line with the cost of a 6,790-euro Dacia Sandero in Germany.
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The charges leveled by Stuttgart prosecutors come after a three-year investigation centered around allegations that Porsche execs made a concerted effort to increase the company's share in VW to 75 percent in preparation for a hostile takeover. Porsche had previously told its investors on at least five occasions that it had no intention to buy VW.
Portions of the investigation have subsided, according to prosecutors, citing an inability to prove certain improprieties with a "necessary degree of certainty." The number of charges is down to 5 from a previous 14 counts regarding "information-based market manipulation."