Volkswagen Passat 2002Change

For my first VW this car has preformed exceptionally. A punchy 1.8 litre turbo paired with a 5 speed trans, it has been good for me my commuter.
The only major downside to this vehicle (or many older VWs) is the parts are difficult to find. Or atleast where I am, many had to be ordered from the US and heavily marked up.
But it was an excellent car and I would still be driving it however a deer had other plans and decided to total it off.

Such a great car. Had this car for 12 years. Smooth and comfortable to drive. Feels very safe and stable. Handles very well. Very spacious trunk for car of it's kind. Have done LONG trips, camped and moved furniture - pretty versatile. Volkswagen really knows how to make cars.

We have found this car drive well overall. It still has no rust on it anywhere, and has plenty of life left in it.

The passat is so comfortable and luxurious, the german technology is amazing. Drives smooth like no other car, you can barely feel any batches or bumps. Very reliable. maintenaince can be very pricey but other than that this car gives a luzury feeling without breaking your wallet.

I have owned over 5 VW's over the last 30 years. My currently own a 2007 VW passat 3.6, 4 motion, 2000 VW passat wagon V6, and I drive my 2002 VW passat V6 in the winter. I get approximately 530 km to the tank using octane 94. It's front wheel drive, 5 sp manual and handles extremely well in the snow and slush conditions. I have had to change tire rods once and the coil packs, timing belt. I use synthetic oil, dealer maintained, never had a issue with just over 223,000km. Handles well overall, very comfortable as an everyday drive, and reliable.

When I bought this car, I had some worries about maintenance cost but after 4 years of owning it, I find its pretty easy to maintain and cost effective to own too.

Had a 2002 Passat for the last 4 years. Best car i ever owned.
Too bad repairs are quite expensive and have to let go since I can't pay the nessecary repairs.

Loved this Passat and hope my next car is again a "german" built Volkswagen.

Well i have this car for a while.. it is a really nice car and all..but once it start to break... everything is falling appart from everywhere! and since it is german car.... it is very pricy to fix! the fixing price is way too hight! so to keep only few years...

Very reliable vehicle, with decent pick up and a whole lot of "go" once the turbo kicks in. Decent trunk space as well as good comfort for 4 and mediocre comfort for 5.

This is my girl friend's car and we use it to drive to seattle using the highway a lot and the performance is incredibly stable, powerful and quiet.
After a while though it gets quite costly to maintain it as fixing it cost an arm and legs.
overall love the car specially on the first 10 years of its life.

We have had this car for about a year now and use it for day to day family needs. It has quite a lot of room for a car this size. The gas mileage is not so great partly caused by the V6 engine.