newguy
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I never thought I'd do it, but here goes... 2005 Passat TDI GLS Wagon FS! - MN
As the post says... I never thought I'd part with a member of the family, but the time has come. My beautiful bride wants power sliding doors and a rear DVD player for the kids.
So I've been trying to hold out until a minivan that is worthwhile comes available (something with a TDI or...?)
So on to the Passat!
I bought it new at West Side VW in St. Louis Park, MN and it has been serviced there every 5000 miles.
The steel glow plugs are in...
The Balance Shaft has been replaced with gears...
It's got new Bridgestone tires and the 5-spoke GLX rims (the best looking wheels out there on a B5.5 IMHO)
Tinted Windows
It's a GLS - so it's got the sunroof, fog lights, heated seats, ESP, and a 12V power outlet in the rear cargo area!
It has the EURO Hitch on it with a 7-pin wiring harness for trailer towing! I did pull a pop-up camper with the VW for 2 summers and it does a fantastic job of towing. There also is Air-Lift airbags in the rear coils to keep the suspension level.
I have added a leather wrapped steering wheel and the leather wrapped shift knob - to make it that much more luxury!
It has 45K miles on it and has LOTS of life left in it. The reason for low miles, is we have 4 cars and 2 drivers. The VW is our "family" car that we use mostly on the weekends and for things like that.
I checked with KBB and it's got a private party value of $17,910. If I were to sell it for less I would be better off trading it in on a minivan due to the tax savings with doing a trade in.
If you want all the extra goodies that this car has I am going to price it at $18,500.
And for a few photos!!
I will get more photos (without the camper...) soon. It's too dark out now.
Thanks!
Located in Minneapolis, MN (added - this is the reason for the edit)
As the post says... I never thought I'd part with a member of the family, but the time has come. My beautiful bride wants power sliding doors and a rear DVD player for the kids.
So I've been trying to hold out until a minivan that is worthwhile comes available (something with a TDI or...?)
So on to the Passat!
I bought it new at West Side VW in St. Louis Park, MN and it has been serviced there every 5000 miles.
The steel glow plugs are in...
The Balance Shaft has been replaced with gears...
It's got new Bridgestone tires and the 5-spoke GLX rims (the best looking wheels out there on a B5.5 IMHO)
Tinted Windows
It's a GLS - so it's got the sunroof, fog lights, heated seats, ESP, and a 12V power outlet in the rear cargo area!
It has the EURO Hitch on it with a 7-pin wiring harness for trailer towing! I did pull a pop-up camper with the VW for 2 summers and it does a fantastic job of towing. There also is Air-Lift airbags in the rear coils to keep the suspension level.
I have added a leather wrapped steering wheel and the leather wrapped shift knob - to make it that much more luxury!
It has 45K miles on it and has LOTS of life left in it. The reason for low miles, is we have 4 cars and 2 drivers. The VW is our "family" car that we use mostly on the weekends and for things like that.
I checked with KBB and it's got a private party value of $17,910. If I were to sell it for less I would be better off trading it in on a minivan due to the tax savings with doing a trade in.
If you want all the extra goodies that this car has I am going to price it at $18,500.
And for a few photos!!
I will get more photos (without the camper...) soon. It's too dark out now.
Thanks!
Located in Minneapolis, MN (added - this is the reason for the edit)
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