All the info I've seen agrees with the first poster, that the Passat was, in
the U.S.,  first the Dasher, then the Quantum.

Ed Duntz in CT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 5:44 AM
Subject: Re: adjustable intermittent relay

> >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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