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Used 2004 Volkswagen Passat Sedan Consumer Reviews

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2.75 out of 5 stars

Piece of junk!

just me, 10/19/2010
2004 Volkswagen Passat GL 1.8T Fwd 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 5A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

2004 Volkswagon Passat. Bought used at dealership. Oil blew, coolant blew, destroyed the thermostat. Dealership could not tell me why. They were clueless. Sounds to me like the oil sludge problem but won't openly admit it. Cost 2000 grand to fix. headlights went out. dealership won't change them without charging me 150 becuz they claim you have to pull off the bumper. I will never again buy a Volkswagen!

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5 out of 5 stars

VX Passat

mark1212, 10/28/2003
2004 Volkswagen Passat W8 4Motion AWD 4dr Sedan (4.0L 8cyl 6M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

this is an excellent car. it handles like a dream i love my car.

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5 out of 5 stars

Awesome Car

Robby Lee, 01/30/2004
2004 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8T Fwd 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 5A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I have never owned a VW Passat before now.....what an amazing car! The Turbo engine is deceptively quick and fun to drive. Definitely not a boring ride.

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4.25 out of 5 stars

LUNAR'S PASSAT REVIEW

LUNAR509, 04/21/2004
2004 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8T Fwd 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 5A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I FEEL YOU GET MORE THAN EXPECTED FROM THIS MID-SIZE GERMAN SEDAN. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE DRIVE MUCH BETTER THAN THE BMW 3 SERIES, THE VOLVO S60, AND JUST AS GOOD AS THE AUDI A6. WHICH, FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT KNOW IT'S BUILD ON THE SAME PLATFORM AS THE PASSAT. IN MY OPINION, WHY BUY THE AUDI A6 FOR ABOUT $6500.00 MORE WHEN YOU CAN GET THE SAME CAR WITH THE SAME FEATURES FOR LESS.

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5 out of 5 stars

A drivers car

physics dude, 08/18/2004
2004 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8T 4Motion AWD 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

It's a great car. Much more fun to drive than the Accord or Camry (I test drove both). The engine is more powerful than the 4-cyl in either of those cars (horsepower does not tell the whole story), and the car is more solid and has better build quality as well. I have about 10K on the car and have had no reliability problems whatsoever. It's a car you can feel good about owning- more than just trasportation, more fun to own than a Japanese car.

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3.13 out of 5 stars

would not buy another one

hulk, 09/27/2004
2004 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8T Fwd 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 5A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

would not buy another one,problem with computer keys,leather covered material,leather comes off,had to pay 75.00 for two windshild wippers,mind you just the wippers,seems like everything cost you more on this car.

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