Hi
After having a company car for a few years Im now in a job where I need to buy my own. Im looking at either an Audi A6, VW Passat or Ford Mondeo. Hatchback or saloon models & 2.0 diesel engine with manual gearbox.
I favour the passat, although maybe not the best looking ive had one before and they are a good drive & fairly decent build quality. I also like the A^ but they are a little more expensive.
Can anyone advise what an ex fleet 3 year old Passat would cost?
thanks
dave
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If it's a current model, SE spec and has covered approx 60,000 miles I'd guess about
£9k. 90,000 miles about £7.5-8k. Just my guesswork!
Remember that new cambelt/tensioner needed at 60k miles.
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I would have said closer to £6-£7k.
At the auction I was at recently stuff like Passats, A4's and 3 Series weren't even getting a bid. The dealers have enough people downsizing to focus sized cars they don't need any more "family sized" stock.
You might get lucky, and if you could live with a petrol engine you would probably save £1,500.
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As I thought, just had a quick look at Auction View, their average price for a 55 reg Passat 140 TDI SE with 77k miles is £6717.
BCA are showing a fair number of Passas all around the country at the moment. Don't forget the buyer's premium though.
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what is the buyers premium for a car aroun th 6-7k mark?
thanks
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Remember that new cambelt/tensioner needed at 60k miles.
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An advantage of a Mondeo III or X-Type (have you considered one of those?) is that they are chain cam.
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Glass's gives:
Volkswagen Passat SE 2.0TD Diesel 4-door Saloon
6 Speed Manual Front Wheel Drive Year: 2005 55 Mileage: 60,000
Part-exchange Price:
Excellent condition: £8170
Average condition: £7320
Below average condition: £6440
Mileage: 90,000
Part-exchange Price:
Excellent condition: £6940
Average condition: £6220
Below average condition: £5470
It's a bit bonkers to worry about spending an extra couple of hundred on a (cambelt for a) car when you are spending 6-8k, isn't it?
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It's a bit bonkers to worry about spending an extra couple of hundred on a (cambelt for a) car when you are spending 6-8k isn't it?
Hmm, could cost £600 + on a Passat or A6.
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Before you totally commit to diesel have a think about this. I am running two cars at the moment ( don't ask ! ) One is a Ford Mondeo 2.0 diesel, the other is a Vauxhall Signum 2.2 petrol. I do a fair mileage and decided to check something due to a coincidence. Yesterday I took the Mondeo and in the course of the day it covered exactly 350 miles. It had been filled to the brim the night before. On my return I filled it again. It cost me £45. Today I used the Signum. By pure fluke I did exactly 350 miles again. I filled it up on my return. It cost me £50.
So over identical distances with the same driver, the petrol car of a similar size cost £5 more to travel 350 miles. Still a points win for diesel you might reasonably say. Except that the price I paid for the petrol car was at least £1500 less than an equivalent diesel.
Not quite so clear cut as it was.
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>>Except that the price I paid for the petrol car was at least £1500 less than an equivalent diesel.
Once you hit 5/6 years old, the price difference has dropped to nearly nil, hasn't it - they're both £1,000 or a little more. And if you don't mind smelling like a fish and chip shop...
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I like the drive of the TDI engine. Has anyone here got a petrol passat? I used to own a 1.8T audi A6 (T reg) and although i wasnt really fast it did a good job and was probably one of the best cars ive ever owned. Great drive and comfort.
With the cost of diesel going the way it is I think a petrol car is a good choice. Im not sure though if there will be that many at auction as fleet cars tend to be diesel.
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It's a bit bonkers to worry about spending an extra couple of hundred on a (cambelt for a) car when you are spending 6-8k isn't it?
>Hmm, could cost £600 + on a Passat or A6
It's not just the cost I was alluding to. It was the fact that a car with 65-70k miles would fetch less and (hopefully) have had the cambelt replaced, so the saving could be a grand or more and you'd still have another 50k miles or so before the next replacement.
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Having driven low and high mileage Passats, Mondeos and A4s, the Passat noticeably wears after 90 to 100k miles. The Passat at 60k will be about £1k more than the Mondeo and the A4 another £1k on top.
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