My poorly sick 02 passat tdi 130 or ceed sw 58 plate

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Hi my passat has just cost me £1200 Repairs in the 2 last months
It's done 164,000 miles I lost all faith in it

So my father in law has just offered me his 58 plate ceed sw 1.6
Full service history 80,000 miles comes with full set of toys (front & rear parking sensors,cruise control,climate control, Bluetooth ,ect)
For £3000

He's going to get a new ceed in the morning

So do I carry on paying silly money on the passat or snap the ceed up?

Also best way of getting rid of the passat? Sell it or let him trade it in?
 
I'd rather be driving an '02 Passat, than any age of Kia, but I guess that's personal preference.

Given you've paid out £1200 on it recently, what else expensive is there to go wrong that hasn't already been addressed?
 
Depends how much life you think you'll get out of the Passat really. If you've spent over 1k on it recently and its not got more imminent expensive work looming the kikellyhood is it makes sense to keep it.


Nothing really wrong with the kia though, they're alright - much smaller than the Passat if it matters, especially the back and boot ( though it'll be better than the hatches being an estate)
 
rodenal said:
Depends how much life you think you'll get out of the Passat really. If you've spent over 1k on it recently and its not got more imminent expensive work looming the kikellyhood is it makes sense to keep it.


Nothing really wrong with the kia though, they're alright - much smaller than the Passat if it matters, especially the back and boot ( though it'll be better than the hatches being an estate)
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The alternator went yesterday and last week the rear brake pipe burst at speed
I don't feel safe putting my young child into it.
 
Is it because of neglect though (alternator excluded)? If you've had it a long time and not looked after it ( not saying you have) and would do the same to thee next car there probably isn't much point in spending the 3k

In saying that if you really have got to a point where you don't feel safe in the car for whatever reason then there's no point in keeping it
 
rodenal said:
Is it because of neglect though (alternator excluded)? If you've had it a long time and not looked after it ( not saying you have) and would do the same to thee next car there probably isn't much point in spending the 3k

In saying that if you really have got to a point where you don't feel safe in the car for whatever reason then there's no point in keeping it
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How's it neglect? Had it serviced every year all belts changed on schedule ect mot was in June no faults found? And this was from a vw main dealer? Hardly say it was neglect.
 
Surely if it's fixed then it's not poorly sick? TDIs do epic mileage with the right oil, and the number of cabbies round here running old Octavias and B5 Passats says something.

At 80k the Kia's hardly showroom fresh.
 
MagicBoy said:
Surely if it's fixed then it's not poorly sick? TDIs do epic mileage with the right oil, and the number of cabbies round here running old Octavias and B5 Passats says something.

At 80k the Kia's hardly showroom fresh.
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I agree what your saying just don't trust her with my kids in it.
 
What part of it don't you trust? Why would a Kia of potentially unknown state (just like your brake pipe on the Passat) be any better?

I'd take the Passat into VW, have them do a comprehensive health check on it, and go from there. If they pick up thousands of pounds worth of fiddly, time consuming jobs, then perhaps sack it. If they pick up on a small number of expected (for the age and mileage) items, then fix it and carry on with your life.
 
paradigm said:
I'd take the Passat into VW, have them do a comprehensive health check on it, and go from there. If they pick up thousands of pounds worth of fiddly, time consuming jobs, then perhaps sack it. If they pick up on a small number of expected (for the age and mileage) items, then fix it and carry on with your life.
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I agree


Dogbreath said:
Quite the opposite for me, I'd take the Ceed over a wallowing old Passat any day, but that's because I absolutely hate cars that feel like of block of lard to drive.
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You can fix that though, but you can't fix the fact that the Kia is an inferior plasticy POS :p
 
paradigm said:
I'd take the Passat into VW, have them do a comprehensive health check on it, and go from there. If they pick up thousands of pounds worth of fiddly, time consuming jobs, then perhaps sack it. If they pick up on a small number of expected (for the age and mileage) items, then fix it and carry on with your life.
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I'd suggest taking it to a specialist rather that VW. In my experience, VW don't like working on older cars, and will tend to inflate what's required.

Any decent local mechanic in fact would be able to check all the things that are likely to cause dangerous faults.
 
Are they inflating what's required, or are they using logic to dictate that an 11 year old car might genuinely need new suspension bushes, even though they appear "fine".

The problem with "specialists" is that unless you can be 100% sure they are good, and quite well known, they won't really be "specialists", and the ones that are infact good, are typically within 10-15% of the cost of going to VW anyway.
 
Bat said:
I'd suggest taking it to a specialist rather that VW. In my experience, VW don't like working on older cars, and will tend to inflate what's required.

Any decent local mechanic in fact would be able to check all the things that are likely to cause dangerous faults.
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I'd echo that, find yourself a good local Vdub indie. To be honest if the "major" faults are simply an alternator and brake pipes then £1200 sounds way over the odds anyway. New oem alternators are circa £150-200(Bosch/Lucas) and maybe an hours labour. If you haven't already have a look on the VAG forums.

While I wouldn't knock the Kia, I have read that their parts backup - prices/ availability are nowhere near that of the main stream as yet. So should they go wrong repair bills may be high.
 
DampDog said:
I'd echo that, find yourself a good local Vdub indie. To be honest if the "major" faults are simply an alternator and brake pipes then £1200 sounds way over the odds anyway. New oem alternators are circa £150-200(Bosch/Lucas) and maybe an hours labour. If you haven't already have a look on the VAG forums.

While I wouldn't knock the Kia, I have read that their parts backup - prices/ availability are nowhere near that of the main stream as yet. So should they go wrong repair bills may be high.
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It's still got 2 years warranty left in the Kia so repairs should be low
 
paradigm said:
Are they inflating what's required, or are they using logic to dictate that an 11 year old car might genuinely need new suspension bushes, even though they appear "fine".

The problem with "specialists" is that unless you can be 100% sure they are good, and quite well known, they won't really be "specialists", and the ones that are infact good, are typically within 10-15% of the cost of going to VW anyway.
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Inflating what's required, and charging way over the odds for parts generally. 10-15 years ago I found many VW dealers really good for older models, and also willing to fit customer supplied parts in some cases.

By specialist I mean someone who has a proven reputation.

I'd expect the remit of a dealer nowadays would be to tell you the car needs so much work that the best thing to do is trade it in with them and buy a newer car.
 
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