The fuel economy is also terrible and the fuel injection likes to vapor
lock and the power steering racks leak and the engine mounts constantly
collapse and the AC never holds a charge etc. Any Audi 100 is a much
better deal.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Jeffrey Schwaia
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 8:34 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Car advice please: 91 Passat. NVC

Don,

Be careful.  The eletronic automatic transmissions in the early Passats
had
problems.  Very expensive problems...

Cheers,

Jeff
www.vanagonparts.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of don spence
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 4:55 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Car advice please: 91 Passat. NVC

My son is looking for a reliable economical car to drive around town
and , twice a month, to drive 400 miles across the prairie and up into
the rockies. ( he's a Biathlete). I have a line on a 91 Passat auto,
270,000 km, just had the timing belt done as well as numerous other
bits of recent work.
Anyone have any experience with these cars? Have any advice to give?
TIA
Don