Volkswagen Sharan 1.8T

VW sharan TDI

Advantages: very roomy, styling, handles like a car not an mpv
Disadvantages: reliability, doesnt like high mileage motoring

i own a 2004/04 vw sharan 1.9 tdi carat (was top of the range - over £20K new) automatic trans with climate, 6cd, alloys, leather interior bought from a vw dealer in 2005 with just 16,100 miles on the clock with FVWSH & 2 owners. now done just under 68K miles, still with Vw full history. looks good, drives & handles well, very roomy but... at approx 20K miles the water pipe that feeds the rear wash wipe decided to come away from the water pump soaking the n/side passenger front foot well. at approx 37K miles the alternator decided one night to fry itself along with the fuse box and part of the wiring loom - nearly a £800 repair with local vw dealer. at approx 67K miles the sharan decided to loss power and became dangerous to drive. the vw dealer found the problem. the air mass meter had failed - a £180 repair. 2 days later ...

gantheman 20.06.2008 · Read full review
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Passat 1.8t 20v Sport.

Advantages: Big boot, Good motorway cruise missile, suprised in how cheap parts are.
Disadvantages: A bit thirsty, ride quality a bit soft. keep grouding on speed humps.

is quite good on the motorway, very quiet, smooth but it gets a bit wishy washy on the back roads. I do find that on the sport models the ride hight is low and i am forever scraping over speed humps and kerbs causing a bit of damage to the nappy under the engine which does come loose if you don't keep an eye on it, and is a part of the cars aerodynamics. So make sure it's got one before you buy. Also check the suspension bushes on high mileage one's this can be expensive and there is a lot of them on the passat. The engine is a 1.8, 20 valve, Turbo charged unit which develops around 150bhp, its the same engine the Audi TT which runs at 225bhp. So the engine isn't under to much stress. The power is good, but i do find that it needs a bit of reving to get it goin ...

spankyham 22.01.2007 · Read full review
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The Funtastic VW Golf GTi 1.8T

Advantages: Build quality, Design, Looks, Reliability
Disadvantages: Handling, Interior Space, Hard Ride, VW Dealerships

This is a revised review of the VW Gof Gti 1.8T that I have now had for three years. Hopefully you will find this review informative and helpful. Reliability My car has been serviced regularly and therefore reliability has been excellent over the three years. I have only had to replace superficial items such as the front tyres, a broken headlamp and a stolen badge (pesky kids). Safety The Golf Mark IV Gti has front and side airbags and has an NCAP Front and Side Impact rating of 4 stars. This is very good for a car which was effectively designed in the late 90?s as it is only in the last year or so that cars have begun to meet the 5 star requirement. The new NCAP Pedestrian rating for the Golf IV is 2 stars which isn?t fantastic but then there are plenty of new cars that fail abysmally with this new rating ...

rosefamilypsol 28.05.2004 (13.07.2004) · Read full review
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