Just google about how durable and reliable the 4Motion system is on that
car,
and the engine.
That engine is intense, pretty sure.
google about how long they last etc.
sometimes you'll find forums and posts like crazy.

it's a very exotic audi/vw in my opinion.
I wouldn't take one on .
( I like nice older cars ..like 80's    and 90's at the latest so far. )

unless the guy is an electronics and mechanical genius. ..then..sure.

Invest in Consumer Reports maintainance/failure/ and cost index to own ..
it could even be on their of 'don't buy this car !'
or they could be pretty reliable and durable.
Research could reveal all that.
A rebuilt trans could be $ 4,000 ..just for the trans alone, no labor. .

They work great most likely.
Not a Toyota let's say.

On 9/10/2013 10:46 PM, raceingcajun wrote:
>    Hello Vanities,
>
>    One of my Sons hit his head in the shower, and now has an
> un-controllable desire to buy a Passat W8. Keep in mind that we live
> on the
> Gulf Coast. No snow/ice, winter temps are in the high 30's low 40's
> and the
> last time we had a wisp of snow was in 1997. Also he lives in town, never
> get of the cement or goes off road mud riding. Worst driving conditions
> heavy rains, some fog.
>    Now with that back ground in mind. What I'm looking for is a general
> users critic of the Volkswagen Vanagon Syncro system, its mechanic's and
> driving idiosyncrasy's. General cost of maintenance, etc.
>    So wipe off those crystal balls and lets have your learned opinion
> good
> and bad!
>
> Thanks in Advance
>
> Howard
>