Volkswagen Passat

One of the seriously underrated cars in its class. The Passat is a sleek and modern family sedan with a very spacious interior which is on par with a Toyota Camry. Power, refinement, build quality and fuel efficiency trumps its class rivals of a similar depreciation as well such the Mazda 6 2.0, Camry 2.0 and Accord 2.0. Overall, a very enjoyable car to own and drive as it looks sleek and performs very well. It will be hard to find a replacement at such a price point when the COE ends. Parts wise, many workshops carry VAG spares so they are readily available and parts cost has definitely dropped over the years with increased ownership of VAG cars. Don't let the uninformed fool you into thinking VW is very unreliable. Every car brand even the Japs have their issues and their parts arent that cheap but just that every one is so used to saying VW = unreliable so thats how it's been.... Read More

Bought 2.0L R-Line. This is my 5th Volkswagen. From Jetta 1.4 TSI (170 bhp), to Golf GTI MKV (200 bhp), to Scirocco 2.0 (210 bhp) to Golf 1.4 GT (170 bhp) to Passat 2.0 (220 bhp). Wonderful car ownership experience thus far. All my cars were with the 6 speed DSG (wet clutch).... Read More