bmwM5power
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1996 VW PASSAT TDI WAGON 82K mi $6000
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IndigoBlueWagon
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This will be interesting to watch.
Blue_Hen_TDI
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Wow, less than 7,000 miles per year driven.
Shastapk
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No more buy it now. FYI- I noticed in his feedback he buys quite a bit of car parts and motors and has sold cars, but it is 100% positive. This one might nickel and dime you to death as many B4's will. Anyone do a carfax?- I'd be cautious about those low miles- i.e. cluster swap. Interior does look fairly clean as a lower mile wagon might have- hard to tell though.
I did the ebay auto check but did not buy it (the record check that is). It had 22 records, and they have a score system, which does not mean much to me, but their score was like 33-52 or some such rot. Seems like low miles to me. It will need some Passat B4 issues (door handle/keys etc) addressed. But it does look fairly clean. I wonder if he is the original owner. I wish I were closer to him.
saturnhacker
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bidders should have just hit the buy it now button..
will have to pay up now.
will have to pay up now.
RC
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I'd snatch that thing up quick for the BUY IT NOW $ if I were in the market.
Great daily driver/beater at least.
Great daily driver/beater at least.
dieseldorf
Top Post Dawg
Priced low so the next owner isn't so upset when he/she finds out the cluster has been replaced...
niteman9
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I pulled the carfax report and it shows miles go from
20,000 in 1998 to
58,000 in 2000
60,000 in 2001
40,000 in 2005
77,000 in 2007
Also three "NOT ACTUAL MILEAGE TITLE ISSUED"
20,000 in 1998 to
58,000 in 2000
60,000 in 2001
40,000 in 2005
77,000 in 2007
Also three "NOT ACTUAL MILEAGE TITLE ISSUED"
dieseldorf
Top Post Dawg
LOL. Can you say TMU?niteman9 said:
Shastapk
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Shall we write the gentleman to inform him?
dieseldorf
Top Post Dawg
Done
...
Shastapk said:
...ofhs93
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The gentelman has been asked about this seemingly innacurately described mileage issue. Let's see what the response ends up being? Should be interesting.
kooyajerms
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he was pretty quick to say he didn't know how many owners there were, go check carfax. the answer will be the same i bet on the mileage. that's too bad. windsor blue is pretty. and that thing is 1 hour away from me.
48 MPG
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He also stated he was using 15w40 non synthetic oil.
ofhs93
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Yeah I saw that too.48 MPG said:
benpfree
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Hmmm. I am in california and I was thinking of bidding on this car to buy as an extra car/sports gear hauler. I'm really cautious now after reading this thread. You guys really think the odomter was switched?
thanks
Ben
thanks
Ben
The odometers are failure prone. I have no idea if this guy knew it was swapped (meaning somone fixed the car) or not, but yes, with that mileage, and that carfax report, I would say it has been.
The oil is most likely not a huge deal on those vintage engines. You most likely would be looking at a premature turbo failure at most if the oil change schedule was maintained. I have a friend that has run his 97 Jetta on that oil for years and has no problems. But YMMV of course. If you don't mind a fixer upper car depending on the price this might not be too bad. Around here though, mislead people about a car and watch out.
The oil is most likely not a huge deal on those vintage engines. You most likely would be looking at a premature turbo failure at most if the oil change schedule was maintained. I have a friend that has run his 97 Jetta on that oil for years and has no problems. But YMMV of course. If you don't mind a fixer upper car depending on the price this might not be too bad. Around here though, mislead people about a car and watch out.
niteman9
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I told him the CarFax showed it was not the correct mileage. He responded "To my knowledge the current mileage is correct" I responded and told him to pull a CarFax.
dieseldorf
Top Post Dawg
The seller doesn't "get it". He's OTL*
*out to lunch
*out to lunch
aja8888
Top Post Dawg
Or maybe he is crazy like a fox???dieseldorf said:The seller doesn't "get it". He's OTL*
*out to lunch
Remember, this is eBay here....
Blue_Hen_TDI
Top Post Dawg
The seller is obviously playing dumb. If you do the math on the Carfax odometer readings, you're looking at a car that has anywhere from 100K - 150+K miles, depending on how many miles were driven after it reached 60K on the first cluster in 2001 and how many miles were on the second cluster when it was installed.
Shastapk
Veteran Member
I think the future "buyer" should be informed of this. I think you can contact them right after the end of the auction, once their username is no longer anonymous. If I was in a similar situation, I'd be grateful for the heads up.
dieseldorf
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This identical scenario played out about a year ago with that young fella that just couldn't get his facts aligned with reality...that was another B4 w/mystery miles, IIRC.
bmwM5power
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the car is over $6400 now with almost 3 days to go. I think $6000 was a good price, even with some shadiness of the actual mileage
therabbittree
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it could be real mileage my '96 passat wagon tdi has only 88 k on it.. we are the second owners etc...so the mileage could be legit...some of the other stuff is questionable.
Later
Deo
Later
Deo
Blue_Hen_TDI
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It's only legit if the the odometer randomly runs forward, backward, then forward again. You did see the carfax mileage in this thread, right?therabbittree said:
ofhs93
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I see the owner has disclosed the mileage issue on the auction page as of Monday. He says he will let anyone backout of thier bid if this is a concern to them. I'll be interested to see if he ends up having to relist it or not. It's up to $7100 currently...assuming the bidders don't backout.