I hadn't heard of it until today. Anyone know much about them. They appear cheep to buy, expansive to run.
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That's about it. Interesting, powerful engine in a Eurobox. Marketing mistake.
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The new equivalent Passat is the R36. Check it out.
A lot cheaper than the W8 (being a V6 3.6l) but also more poweful I think.
It's in auto car this week. Apparently only 250 W8 Passat ever sold in UK.
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I remember seeing it in the flesh at Birmingham years ago. Looked just like a 1.8 Passat. A few subtle touches which were lost - on me and evyone else.
I can see no reason - status, looks - to buy one.
And anyone with a marketing eye could have seen that before it was born imo. The "buy me now" factor was zero...
madf
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I saw a W8 on the turning to my street once, I was quite impressed with myself that I even noticed the little "W8" badge on the grille and was sorely tempted to give the guy a wave and toot of the horn. Maybe him knowing that someone had noticed that his Passat wasn't a run of the mill TDI would have helped cheer him up the next time he came to fill the petrol tank...
Of course, he would have just assumed I was mad for waving and beeping for no apparent reason. :)
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If we are to believe some of the other threads, he would have been too busy watching his temperature guage to see you:-)
madf
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LOL! Does it shoot up in proportion to how fast the fuel gauge sinks? They could call that a feature...dials balanced across the dash, lovely...
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They seem to be popular with the traffic branch of the PSNI here in Northern Ireland who have several unmarked W8s in both saloon and estate form. I guess with 8 cylinders, they have a fair bit of get up and go.
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I guess with 8 cylinders, they have a fair bit of get up and go.
Have you ever been to America? :-P
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Yes and used by top brass as staff cars too. Can be picked up for peanuts at car auctions (Carryduff and Wilsons). Apparentally not that sore on petrol.
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I remember seeing it in the flesh at Birmingham years ago. Looked just like a 1.8 Passat. A few subtle touches which were lost - on me and evyone else. I can see no reason - status, looks - to buy one.
A fast car that doesn't look like it - that's precisely the sort of car i want! BMW M5 with steel wheels and no badge please!
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