Why are Passats so cheap all of a sudden

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Sun 19 Jan 2003 17:29
Why are Passats so cheap all of a sudden - Tony44
2.0 petrol SEs can be bought for £11495. Are they not up to previous VW standards? Do they have known problems?

Seems a good buy to me - but VW aren't normally known for their generosity!

Tony
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Sun 19 Jan 2003 19:36
Why are Passats so cheap all of a sudden - Vansboy
In case somebody thinks about buying a BETTER car like a Mazda 6, instead!
Mark
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Sun 19 Jan 2003 21:12
Why are Passats so cheap all of a sudden - Ben79
Maybe people are realising that Passats are really just as unreliable as your average Pug or Citroen, talking of which, are C5 prices stabilising? The used HDI prices seem relatively higher than they were a year ago.

Ben
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Sun 19 Jan 2003 23:16
Why are Passats so cheap all of a sudden - Pugugly {P}
Talking about Mazda 6's. My near neighbour has a 52 reg 4wd sport auto version. It's going back....He says that the autobox's software is so puddled that it barely has any acceleration....The dealer has taken it back at the full sticker price and is replacing it with a diesel. He says that the dealer said that this is a known problem.
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Mon 20 Jan 2003 09:57
Why are Passats so cheap all of a sudden - Tony44
Well I have just checked up on these prices. They are not new after all, but 6 - 12 months old! A clever bit of marketing, or maybe not? There was a 52 reg 2.0 SE emblazoned on the side with 'Buy these cars for £11495' parked on the end of a row of brand new, unregistered identical models!

Ah well............ a good thing no-one got too excited about wanting one :-)

Tony
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