FS 1996 Passat B4V 285k "creampuff" Houston TX $9kk

For Sale, $9k obo



My much beloved B4V. (Sigh...)
280k miles
Black exterior
Tan (cloth) interior
Southern car all its life, NO RUST anywhere. Seriously.
No body damage (ever from what I know), minor rock chips on hood.
Looking for $9k or reasonable offer. I want to keep it in the club if I can.
Located in Houston, Texas.
VIN is WVWHG83A2TE178372

Specifics:
PP520 nozzles (properly setup & balanced)
GT1749vb turbo, with VNT conversion tune
3 bar MAP
RC4 tune - 22psi boost
Aftermarket (tasteful) 15" alloy wheels to clear G60 calipers
Brakes upgraded - G60 calipers, larger audi rotors, Audi 200 brake master to match
New (5k) Michelin Primacy MXV4 tires in 205/60R15
McNally Boost/EGT gauge
Aftermarket radio with USB (but I will include stock radio if you want to swap back)

Included :
Spare CNT transmission, needs to be rebuilt, but which has 0.648 gearset in it (gearbox in car is stock)
All the B4 filters & parts I have

50+ photos on Photobucket at this link

Finally stopped raining, pics added. thx

Wow, you weren't kidding when you said creampuff...

Nice looking car. My compliments. GLWS

It's a nice car, but for that price you may want to do a few minor things. Attention to detail goes a long way at this price range.

* Get some covers for the rear door switches, yours are missing.
* Clean up the added wires under the hood with some black split tubing.
* Clean the master cylinder and washer fluid reservoir, they are dirty and people may wonder where the dirt/oil came from.
* Get some covers for the tops of the valve cover studs.
* Clean the interior better, I can see dirt and trash under the seat in one of the pictures.
* Driver's door sill plastic is misaligned, there is a gap at the rear junction.
* Find some center caps for the wheels.

Overall a very nice wagon but people paying that much expect a different level than a $5K or $6K car.

Good luck with the sale.

^ What he said.
Very nice though with all them miles, You will probably want to come down a smidgen. GLWS

Abacus said:

It's a nice car, but for that price you may want to do a few minor things. Attention to detail goes a long way at this price range.

* Get some covers for the rear door switches, yours are missing.
* Clean up the added wires under the hood with some black split tubing.
* Clean the master cylinder and washer fluid reservoir, they are dirty and people may wonder where the dirt/oil came from.
* Get some covers for the tops of the valve cover studs.
* Clean the interior better, I can see dirt and trash under the seat in one of the pictures.
* Driver's door sill plastic is misaligned, there is a gap at the rear junction.
* Find some center caps for the wheels.

Overall a very nice wagon but people paying that much expect a different level than a $5K or $6K car.

Good luck with the sale.

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Abacus, if I ever buy a B4V I will fly you out to it and have you go over it. You know em front to back, its impressive to say the least...

I've actually driven to NY to look at them for people but I don't do it very often.

Does look nice.

Just curious as to what the price would be at half the miles?

Abacus said:

It's a nice car, but for that price you may want to do a few minor things.

Good luck with the sale.

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Abacus,

Thx, fair points, I would expect that level of detail from you !
I am very short on time at the moment, hence not able to perfect it all.

Regarding price, I am open to sensible offers.
thx

All of it's really minor and petty, no biggie.

It's a nice looking car and I'll bet it goes very well. Good luck with the sale.

I love those wheels.

SOLD, to another member on here. I will let them introduce if they want.

Thanks to the forums for getting me into TDIs, 5% of sales price has been donated to the club.

Sweet, glad it's staying in the family.

That did not take long! Glad to see the wagon will still be in the club.

I'm the one who bought this wagon.

First and foremost, I was looking for a 1Z/AHU powered vehicle specifically to ease the learning curve into the TDI world since they share a lot in common with the older IDI engines which I am very familiar with.

Second, I have really been wanting a wagon for my job.
I drive an average of 3k miles a month for work and have to haul a lot of stuff around that can't get wet or be exposed to the elements, say in a pickup bed, so a wagon is perfect for me.

I plan to do my own wrenching and maintenance of course, but I will need a few more specific tools and VAG-COM now.
I am enthused and looking forward to maintaining and enjoying this B4V!

I will post more updates to this car in the MK3 section soon.

Awesome, welcome to the B4 world.