Passat v5

[matthew_374303743]

Hi all, anyone know what these cars are like reliability etc. Think they do about 33 mpg solo but heard the v5 is a torquey lump so could make a good tug. Found an x plate with 60k fsh 1 owner full leather etc for £2800 which I thought was pretty good. Thanks in advance.

 

[shropshirefuzzyed]

Hi,

my company used to run vw vans fitted with v5 unit,very torque and we towed mini diggers behind them ,loads of power however we had repeated head gasket faults with them.On a personal note i tow with a new passat 170 sel dsg which has acres of power but like all passats sometime have a little difficulty keeping front rubber on the road and they all eat front tyres like theyve got the tarmac munchies!

andy

 

[matthew_374303743]

Thanks for the reply andrew, think I'll give this one a miss then, I don't really fancy replacing the head/heads on a V engine.