>Slight alteration to the text below:
>
>All the first generation Passats were inexplicably called Dashers here
>in the US (I owned 3 of the NA diesels).  The second generations were
>given the slightly less annoying label, Quantum.  The third generation
>on Passats for some reason have all been curiously called Passats (I
>owned a '96 tdi).

Actually the Santana/Quantum is a first-generation Passat, not
second. The car received a couple of facelifts during its lifetime.
And in fact all are merely rebadged Audi 80/90s...
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