Used 1992 Volkswagen Passat Consumer Reviews
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We have a limited number of reviews for the 1992 Passat, so we've included reviews for other years of the Passat since its last redesign.
Don't Buy One
Robinson, 10/27/2005
1992 Volkswagen Passat GL 4dr Sedan
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
If the timing belt snaps say goodbye to your valves / cylinder head. My Passat had chronic mechanical problems. It seems like there is a repair needed every month. The transmision operation is not smooth and sluggish to shift. It rides like a horse drawn wagon. Repairs and parts are expensive. The engine will not start when the it is hot unless you use high octane fuel only - the dealership seems inept at finding solutions to problems. They have you replace sensor after sensor at great expense and still problems persist.
Great Road Car
A Quist, 02/19/2004
1992 Volkswagen Passat GL 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I've owned my VW Passat since new, eleven years, and 253,800 miles. That should be enough said. If it wasn't fun to drive, I wouldn't have kept it that long. I kept good care of it, and it didn't let me down until it got to be 10 years old. On the road, I would get a consistent 35 MPG, and only occasionally down to 27 MPG in the city.
Cheap Beater
RoughRider, 12/03/2008
1992 Volkswagen Passat GL 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought the car for $800 = lots of margin for repair costs. 190K mi when bought 194K miles now. Avg 39mpg, hi 42, low 23 (teaching son to drive std). Total expenses to date (purchase, tax, title, tags, fuel and repairs): $1925. Some body rust showing. Heater core went - replacement is MAJOR undertaking. Some electrical glitches (smack the dash in the right place to make things work). Sunroof issues. Headliner fabric came loose (removed it & painted the liner with textured flocking). Picked up car in sub-freezing temperatures in January, drove nonstop from eastern PA to north central IL, averaged 525 miles to 16 gallon fill-up @85mph. Would drive this car anywhere for the next 100K mi or so.
Road Trips Are Great
VW_Cruiser, 11/15/2006
1990 Volkswagen Passat GL 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought my 1990 Passat for my first car, and I don't regret it. Petunia May, (her name) is an awesome highway car, but it is hard to park in tight areas. Other than that, I love it. I had to do some break repairs to it which cost an arm and a leg, but to me that is wear and tear parts. They are going to need attention one time or another in any car you buy.
Mad
jmc6373, 05/20/2002
1990 Volkswagen Passat GL 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I just recently bought my passat and I was very pleased when I found the car for the amount of money they were asking for. Now that I have mine something always seems to go wrong and I don't know of any places close by where I can take my car.
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