was this comment really necessary...
theres several ways you could have phrased it and this was definitely not the smart choice..
civic or 00 passat
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theres several ways you could have phrased it and this was definitely not the smart choice..
my friend had a vw, it blew up
I use to have a passat before before I owned a civic. It depends on which passat your looking at, I had a 98 1.8T 5speed, with an APR stage 1 chip, neuspeed cat-back exhaust, and a intake and a forge DV. It only had 68K when i bought it, and I really didnt have any problems at all, the only thing was the timing belt, and that was definietly a hard job. but other then that I liked it. Its bult like a rock, it handled great, and with the chip in it, it was just a blast to drive, That stock motor can handle a lot, the chip bumped up the boost to 18 PSI and about 200 HP and 240 TQ and it was just a blast to drive, the motor was fine running like that daily driving, i had it chipped 40k and had no problems at it all, just regular matience.
Ill agree, they are hard to work on, takes alot of patience. The electrical is a mess, luckily I didn't really have to deal with it. It is very true that vw parts are very expensive, but on the other hand its a nicer car. Your comparing a small economical car to a family sedan. so it really depends on what you want. The reason why I sold it was because a friend of mine wanted to buy it and I just wanted something else to tinker with so i bought a bone stock civic!
What type of civic you looking at?
What about the passat? if the vw is auto id say screw it, they break easy!
Ill agree, they are hard to work on, takes alot of patience. The electrical is a mess, luckily I didn't really have to deal with it. It is very true that vw parts are very expensive, but on the other hand its a nicer car. Your comparing a small economical car to a family sedan. so it really depends on what you want. The reason why I sold it was because a friend of mine wanted to buy it and I just wanted something else to tinker with so i bought a bone stock civic!
What type of civic you looking at?
What about the passat? if the vw is auto id say screw it, they break easy!
raysteve
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hi there. done with your dilemma? If I were to choose, I will go with the passat. passat is reliable. and the passat parts are durable too. but still, it is up to you mate..