VW Passat 03 for 7500?

Question

I am planning to buy a VW Passat 2003 model with 65K miles on it. The asking price is $7500. Is the car worth the price? How long does a VW go before giving problems?? I am a first time buyer, any specific things i should look on?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Good deal, but bad buy. VW have alot of reliability issues and are expensive to fix.

Answer 2

Eh, it depends on how well it's been taken care of- just like any other car.  My 02 jetta is in great shape, no unplanned dealer trips except for a recall on the window regulators and a check on the catalytic converter.  95k+ miles now.

Answer 3

i dont think its worth it. Volkswagon have many failures a lot. The parts are one of the most expensive compared to many car brands. My uncle had a VW and his car kept on having transmission problem. His car is a 2000 with less than 75k miles. Try some other brands, like hondas, or toyota or go to cars.com or autotrader.com and research before you buy.  I heard that it will save a lot of money, stress, and problems, later on!

Answer 4

I would avoid it.  While it is a very well engineered car, they have a lot of problems:

-unreliable:

- especially ignition coils in 1.8 turbo

- power windows

-VW service expensive

-special tools needed, so local shop may not be able to fix

-VW service ranked dead last

-VW parts expensive, and often delayed

Go to MSN.com

-click on the auto's section

-click on used cars

-click on review

-find the 03 passat

-read customer reviews

-should be a good deal of them

-I would disregard all the perfect 10's as well as all the 0's

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Answer 5

It is a good price. and vw's are very good cars. but like any brand of cars when it comes to use vehicles you should get it check-out by a mechanic, if possible at a  vw dealership. cars will go for a long time if properly taken care of. Good luck.