14-04-2014, 03:31 PM
Hey, it aint a bad car.
Mine has 210K miles on it and happily running veg for 100K of that. B5 AFN passat.
I question how/why the German family wagon has zero storage space inside of it. No door pockets in the rear, and a tiny glovebox.
My Astra had more storage space !!!
But when you need to take the front bumper off and need a cross point screw driver, a torx bit, an allen bit and a normal socket, you know it's going to be a total C-nut to work on it..
Else where you'll need a bitspline set and also I think a 12 pointed torx to get the driveshafts off, plus a few custom tools that can be made or the bolts "adapted".
It's purposely designed to be a twat to work on for the DIYer.
Owning one has swelled my tool collection considerably.
Mine has 210K miles on it and happily running veg for 100K of that. B5 AFN passat.
I question how/why the German family wagon has zero storage space inside of it. No door pockets in the rear, and a tiny glovebox.
My Astra had more storage space !!!
But when you need to take the front bumper off and need a cross point screw driver, a torx bit, an allen bit and a normal socket, you know it's going to be a total C-nut to work on it..
Else where you'll need a bitspline set and also I think a 12 pointed torx to get the driveshafts off, plus a few custom tools that can be made or the bolts "adapted".
It's purposely designed to be a twat to work on for the DIYer.
Owning one has swelled my tool collection considerably.