jimnms
Veteran Member
My sister's Ford Van has been giving her a lot of problems lately, so she's wanting to get a new vehicle. She wants a car and not another van, and she's been kind of jealous of my TDI since I bought it. She found a 2005 Passat GLS TDI at a local Chrysler dealership and called me for advice. It has 91k miles on it, and they're asking $16k for it.
The only two things that came to mind at the time were that it's close to needing a timing belt change, and if the correct oil was used during oil changes. I'm assuming that the 2005 Passat requires 505.01 oil like my 2005 PD Jetta Wagon and needs the timing belt changed at 100k.
My other concern was her getting oil changes done. The nearest VW dealership is 50 miles from here, and I don't know if any of the local oil change places can do an oil change on a VW TDI-PD. I do my own oil changes, but when I got an inspection sticker at one, out of curiosity I asked and they said they had the oil but not the filter (I doubt they had the correct oil though). I really don't want to have to do her oil changes for her, but I can order the oil and filter for her when I get mine and find a place locally to do it.
I haven't seen the car in person, but I looked it up on their website. They have a lot of pictures of it, and the body and interior look like they're in excellent condition.
So first of all, is $16k a fair price for a 2005 Passat with 91k miles on it? Second, is there any way of confirming that the right oil has been used in it?
The only two things that came to mind at the time were that it's close to needing a timing belt change, and if the correct oil was used during oil changes. I'm assuming that the 2005 Passat requires 505.01 oil like my 2005 PD Jetta Wagon and needs the timing belt changed at 100k.
My other concern was her getting oil changes done. The nearest VW dealership is 50 miles from here, and I don't know if any of the local oil change places can do an oil change on a VW TDI-PD. I do my own oil changes, but when I got an inspection sticker at one, out of curiosity I asked and they said they had the oil but not the filter (I doubt they had the correct oil though). I really don't want to have to do her oil changes for her, but I can order the oil and filter for her when I get mine and find a place locally to do it.
I haven't seen the car in person, but I looked it up on their website. They have a lot of pictures of it, and the body and interior look like they're in excellent condition.
So first of all, is $16k a fair price for a 2005 Passat with 91k miles on it? Second, is there any way of confirming that the right oil has been used in it?