Yep! I just begin to think about other things, such as when the car would have been driven out of the showroom, how it looked, soo deep but it’s the human mind😂
These are firmly in that same category as Mk5 Astras and Mk3 Vectras. They’ve got enough features for modern motoring, no major faults and are surprisingly resilient to even the most care free owners deferring maintenance on them. Car throttle had 2 of these PDI engines featured. One had 370k and the other 500k miles on them. Impressive stuff.
I had a 2001 1.8 turbo version of this. Same car before the facelift. Mine was lapis blue. I bought it in 2004 with 50k on it. Sold it with 94k on it in 2007. Next owner had for 10 years and put another 100k on it. Always garaged, synthetic oil from new, premium gas always. Loved it! One of my favorite cars making me want another “wagon” for my next car. Many of these were covered under a corrosion warranty for 10 years but sadly this one is past that now.
Yep, like you I like this era of Passat. Dead simple engine and not too many other gizmos to go wrong plus hugely practical in estate form. Another one saved from the crusher!
The rusty wings are a fairly easy DIY repair. I have done two and both look OK and passed MOT OK. I removed the rusty part with pliers and angle grinder, pulled the damp foam out, made a curved metal piece to bridge the gap with aluminium mesh from halfords, glued that in place with filler and then built it up to a nice curve with filler, shape almost perfect and looks good enough.
I think it was James Ruppert who coined the phrase “Bangernomics” and I think this car was a perfect example of that theory! Think of what a newer car would have lost in value over a year? I am a EV fan but I totally agree that getting maximum use out of older cars is vital and in its own way “Green” too. Keep the oldies coming!
Glad to see this one saved. I've had a couple of the old PD 130s and they're great cars. The only issue I really had with mine was that at the end of their life, the emissions test was proving difficult to pass. But at least they didn't have any DPF problems! Funnily enough, on the second car I had one wing had really bad corrosion but the other was mint, no idea why not both!.
@@adamanthony7465 Yep, that would have made sense but my bad one was the off-side. I think VW later removed the bit of sponge packer between the wing and liner, which retained water and hence accelerated rusting.
The sponge inside the arch is why soo many cars of that generation rust around the arches including my 2005 polo, 2003 Ibiza, 2004 Ibiza and my 2004 bora
You're a good man Matt to rescue this car from the wreckers. On first seeing the diesel stains below the filler cap, it was obvious that this was not going to be pretty but with that leather interior and a 'good buff' this is looking OK. Pity about the rust around the wheel arches but this Passat (as I remember this model was good) will be on the road for another couple of years at least. Well done.
In Latvia we have a saying - A Golf is a Golf, so, similarly a Passat is a Passat, Vw's are very sensible cars! I still drive a 2006 Jetta with 360 km 1.9 tdi and the car is just wonderful!
that era 1.9tdi was bullet proof we had a golf 4 station 1.9 tdi in murano red and it did 310k miles and still ran fine but the chassis was very rusted out so it went to the scrapyard and the engine got sold to some farmers for in their dirt race car
This is one of the cars that ulez and the tree huggers are gonna do away with one of the best diesel engines going easy do double the mileage if looked after
The rotten front wheel arches were covered for 12 years under warranty. I bought a 2004 estate that was 11 years old and hed them both done for free !!
I think that era of Passat were nice looking, reliable and Practical cars and for a general runaround and lugging big loads about you can't do better for the money.
GTRadial Champiro middle of the road average tyre owned by Singapore Giti tyres. They have European headquarters in Hanover. They supply OEM to various European brands in US and the sub continent.
Our family has had a couple of these. Build quality is a myth - the equivalent mondeo or vectra is better screwed together. They rust and let water into the passenger compartment - if it swamps the BCM is causes electrical problems. Rear doors deadlock so you can't open them. On both of ours gearbox problems meant it was time to go. The pd engine is great - what comes out of the exhaust isn't.
Always amazes me when someone trades in to get a nice new clean tidy motor and then you see what theyre currently driving and its like....huh? Something dont add up.......
Average market price for this Passat is 949 pounds? Where I live in Bulgaria you can't find this Passat from this year for less than 1700+ pounds. Goes to show that older cars in the UK especially Germany are dirt cheap.
Nice! that's just the sort of banger I need right now, I want to keep my nice shiny thing nice and shiny and just want to spend maybe a grand on a mobile MOT, cheap to buy and run, better on small narrow twisty roads where a 5 series touring just feels way too big, just a set of wheels with a roof, a foldy roof would be nice I suppose but just cheap wheels is the main thing! One for the short runs without complications like DPFs and all that rubbish, ah well, one will surely pop up sooner or later, in the mean time I will keep watching these videos! Keep 'em coming!
These are still good cars! but here in Ireland you would pay almost €800 a year in road tax for this because of its "emissions" making cars this age in Ireland near extinct!
I had one of these way back around 2014 it lasted me 3 years before the gearbox blew up scrapped it as i only paid £500 in first place and it got to 165000 miles lol
I honestly don't know what's wrong with me lately 😫...TheStradman just posted a new video of his all carbon Lamborghini Aventador yet I still chose to watch a video of a £350 18 year old VW Passat and in all honesty i preferred the content 😂. Good work Matt 🤔
There are people that pay £600 every month to have a shiny new EV on the drive. I have an old Seat with a 1.9 PD engine at 160K miles. Does me just fine.
Where i live near Windsor to buy even a 2005 Golf with high miles will cost you £1600 and it wont be in good condition so yeah this man knows his stuff
Hi Matt, just wanted to say thank you, bought a lovely 54 plate BMW off you today which I'm picking up in the morning. As expected you have prepared the car to an unbelievable standard and we are thrilled with it. I'm also very happy As I've wanted an E46 tourer for so long. Thanks again and keep up the Sterling work. Cheers Adam.
@@Class68driver Good purchase. I had a 54 E46 touring that someone had chipped. It was rapid. Was a thoroughly good car. Keep your eye on the boot lid hinges. That's the only thing that went wrong for me.
I have one now with 125 thousand on it's mint, great engine and the tiptronic auto box is still perfect as well. They all suffer dodgy door lock issue also they tend to let a lot of rain in as well, the drain underneath the battery tends to block and the battery is a absolute b**tard to get out 😂
@@BishBosh24 my Superb is, and 420K kms (260K miles) still embarrassing new mercedes and bmw. currently I have also an Octavia 2.0 140hp which I'm going to remap to 180hp but I'm a little afraid.
I drive the same car, a 2004 TDi , and it's even the same colour. It's comfortable, carries no end of stuff, reliable and gives me an average of 50mpg, most of which is town driving. On a run, I'll get 57+ mpg. In February, with 145k on the clock, it needed a new clutch and dual mass flywheel, as well a window regulator and new mirror. The bill was £1,100. Was this a silly spend? I don't think so. If I hadn't had the work done, the car was scrap. Mine doesn't have the rust that your one has, and I know it's solid underneath. So I spent the money and have a car that will likely give me several more years motoring. In any case, what could I have bought for £1,100? Not much, other than yours perhaps. The likely alternative was to go out spend £5 to £7k on a newer car.
Interesting that yours didn't have rust on the front arches. We had a 55 plate with this issue but my wife always used to point out that 2004 Passats usually didn't rust there.
I’ve got a 2004 estate 1.8L 4motion w/ 152K on the clock. Absolutely no rust! But trying to manage with a “bum” DSG dual clutch trans. So it’s decision time. Do I spend the money for a used refurbished trans or junk it? I would really hate to junk it.
We are in the same situation. My 07 Golf TDi has 140K and needs a new clutch and DMF which will cost £950. But the car is rust free and drives so well its a crime to scrap it. And as you mentioned, what can I get for a grand. Most newer cars costing £5 -£7K already have over 100K miles on the clock. We've owned this car almost from new so we know its history and we've decided to spend the money on keeping it on the road for a few more years 😎😎
As I remarked weeks ago every time Matt sees these cars he says it needs a good clean and a set of number plates. If that was only true with every car.
I love this era of VW. Wish they'd go back to it. High quality interior, proper RHD conversion (handbrake, bonnet release moved across) quiet and with great looks to boot. I always remember the first time I sat into one - my ears would pop when the doors closed. They were that well built.
In my opinion the PD130 engine is one of the best diesel engines ever made! Im sure this passat is highline spec, which is top spec. With only 180k on the clock, got plenty of life left in the old girl yet
Nice to see a B5 saved from the scrapyard. I've always liked the B5 Passats; they were from an era where the Passat was still based on the Audi A4 platform, rather than the more boring MQB platform. As always great video Matt!
Thanks for prolonging useful life of vehicles. at this age and mileage it has 0 carbon footprint, yes, stuff comes out from the tail end but, keeping it alive is still more eco friendly than scrapping it and replacing it with an EV. The longer it stays on the road, the better for the planet- and now, as always, I am off to Autotrader to look for a Passat...
The stuff that comes out of the tail end is the bit that’s bad for the planet isn’t it? Makes sense to keep that on the road for as long as possible then.
@@juicypea8392 yes of course they are polluting but that isn’t the full story. The most carbon-heavy part is the manufacture and EV’s are more polluting than an ordinary ICE car.
Great stuff as usual! Seeing this trusty old Passat getting a new lease on life made my evening. You, Sir, are now my favorite car youtuber. It used to be Doug De Muro and Hoovie's Garage, and I still love their stuff, but I'm now officially happier to see a new High Peak vid having been uploaded than a Doug or Hoovie's vid, and for me, that's saying something. Keep up the good work, Sir!
Way above Matt. Doug jabbers on for 4 minutes about key fobs, or door handles, bless him & then spends 8 seconds talking about the engine.... Excuse me, drivetrain! Hooveis a bit of a gobsh**e to be honest & Scottie just screams hysterically whilst kissing Toyotas ass! Yourself, Hubnut & Furious Driving are my favourites by a country mile. Holy sh#t, just realised I hate yanks!!
You've not just saved a car from the scrappy Matt, you've kept several people in work and added to the economy. 10/10. You should run for parliament with that track record alone!
I think my favourite thing about these videos is that your own sales patter works on yourself. Things you’re not bothered about rust, oil leak, 180k miles. Things you are happy about; someone bought 4 shit tyres at the same time 😂 Don’t ever change mate.
@@manfredarcher645yeah I was thinking that too. Gt radials aren't cheap ditchfinders. Definitely a level up from no name junks. They been going for decades and stocked by the big nationals. Not saying they amazing but I'd be happy with 4 newish ones on a 300 quid car😂
You'll get another 100,000 miles out of this. One of my colleagues has a 115bhp version of this PD engine in his Y-plate A4 Avant B5 (last of old shape, so same as this Passat underneath), Y302VEN. He swears by it. It's now on 215,000 miles and still goes strong and pulls like a train. As a bonus, he's just fitted new Continentals all round. Would make a good car for this channel if you don't mind a run to Devon.
The B6 is pretty much a B5 with a very slightly different front suspension and an independent rear suspension on all models, where as B5s only had it on the quattros. (or 4wd in Passat :P)
This is from my favourite era of of VW. Their cars from 2000 to 2005 were excellent. Lupo Polo Golf Passat Phaeton Touareg T4 / T5 All of them well made, reliable and long lasting. I particularly like the body bag / duct tape combo in the back of this one 😅
I was in a similar situation about 15 years ago with mk3 Mondeo. My wife lost her job (and her company car) so we bought the Mondeo for £900, ran it for 3 years and spent about £600 on maintenance over that time. It was a bit scabby, but utterly reliable, we called it The Dog's Taxi as it carted the stinking hound about and did many tip runs too. It was very liberating to have a car that you didn't care too much about the bodywork, every panel had something wrong, so the odd dink in Tesco's car park wasn't the end of the world.
130 is the higher brake horse power on these although I think there was a 150 later on? Both those two significantly more powerful than the base ones were 90/110bhp.
Probably the ultimate VW. My dad bought a new Passat in 2001, tdi 130 SE, then shortly after got a company Range Rover P38 4.6 HSE so I bought the Passat at son’s rates…. For some reason I traded it after a few months for a new X Type V6 which was so awful and had so many faults i part exe’d the Jag for a new Passat Tdi 130 after 3 weeks….. I did 75,000 miles in Passat 2 in 3 years, just such a great car. Then my brother bought it from me and ran it to about 90,000 miles. He was quoted about £900 for the 90,000 mile service and in the end sold it and bought an old Vectra for the £900 . The Passat went to a taxi company who did another 200k in it. I think that was the issue, complex front suspension and expensive cam belt changes meant that many were neglected which is why you don’t see many around these days .
Well done Matt, you’ve saved another future classic from the crusher. There is a lot more life left in this car, hopefully for quite some time to come, as always great content, I enjoyed watching it 😊.
I had 2 of these highline estates & used them for Taxi"s, such a brilliant engine the 1.9 was, loads of spec for very little money, id sooner have another 20yr old Passat than any ev on the market! keep it dirty! keep it diesel i say!.😃👌👍
Got the same engine in my lovely original 2005 Skoda Fabia vRS. Absolutely faultless still afyter 146,000. Look after these motors, and they'll just carry on going and going. Lovely and almost heartwarming to see that saved. Most excellent.
Well Matt that was a steal. Best era of Passat with the best engine (1.9 PD) and its a Highline Estate. These are the kinds of cars that need saving and I'm happy to see another kept on the roads.
That VW Passat is a solid workhorse. My old neighbour used to have one almost exactly like that (he always had passat estates). The time they decided to upgrade to a different car they had so many problems with it!
Hi Matt, loved that Passat. I had a silver 05 plate estate like this one, with 177,000 on the clock. It never failed to start; it was good on fuel, incredible load space with the rear seats down (two mountain bikes all day long) and if a young female driver had stopped at the red light like she was supposed to and didn't rear end me, I would probably still be going. My one was only the five speed, but it was an exceptional car. Glad you spent a bit of time and money on her, which has kept this brilliant car on the road. Enjoy your weekend buddy.
i'm rocking a Audi A6 Avant with 1.9TDI AVF 130hp engine for around 7 years, currently 400k km on the odometer and having 0 issues with the engine, most reliable car i ever had
We had a series of 5-cylinder Passats from 1983 to 1995. My father bought an estate with 33k on the clock at 3 year old. I bought it off him at 88k and sold it at 216k with the original clutch. Only fault was a mechanical fuel pump that cost £13. I serviced it myself. It made a fantastic sound when revved and it would be lovely to own another. The Dream is an Audi 90 2.3 5-cylinder auto. I agree with other comments, the PD 130 is the very best diesel but those 5-cylinder petrols were very reliable.
Great video Matt! I've had alot of the old b5 and b5.5 passats over the years and never had any major issues with them, great workhorses and family cars! Good to see you keeping old cars like this on the road! The variety of old/newish cars that you buy and review continues in the popularity of your video's. 😊
Bravo Matt. I drove one of these from 2002, loved it soo much, I changed the a newer Passat in 2012. I honestly say the Passats have been true workhorses and very economical. I sense I will go back to the Passat soon. GOod on you for saving another car from the wreckers!!
A neighbour of mine has just scrapped an identical Passat (identical including the rust but perfect otherwise) I thought it was a bit of a waste. However the following generation of Passat (which was already on sale by the time this one was registered) is a much better car in my view and there's plenty of those around cheaply now.
Can't miss a single upload. There's something oddly statisfying about these ordinary cars (hopefully) being brought back to life
Thanks!
Me too ..I can't get enough of old cars being brought back to decent condition.
Yep!
I just begin to think about other things, such as when the car would have been driven out of the showroom, how it looked, soo deep but it’s the human mind😂
Top vid and as you say keeping an old car on the road is so much better. Well done 🎉
These are firmly in that same category as Mk5 Astras and Mk3 Vectras. They’ve got enough features for modern motoring, no major faults and are surprisingly resilient to even the most care free owners deferring maintenance on them. Car throttle had 2 of these PDI engines featured. One had 370k and the other 500k miles on them. Impressive stuff.
MK3 Vectras , good only on diesel , and only that 1.9 136 hp , the other one 150 hp is good but swirl flaps tend to fail.
I had a 2001 1.8 turbo version of this. Same car before the facelift. Mine was lapis blue. I bought it in 2004 with 50k on it. Sold it with 94k on it in 2007. Next owner had for 10 years and put another 100k on it. Always garaged, synthetic oil from new, premium gas always. Loved it! One of my favorite cars making me want another “wagon” for my next car. Many of these were covered under a corrosion warranty for 10 years but sadly this one is past that now.
Lapis blue was a great colour
Yep, like you I like this era of Passat. Dead simple engine and not too many other gizmos to go wrong plus hugely practical in estate form. Another one saved from the crusher!
The rusty wings are a fairly easy DIY repair. I have done two and both look OK and passed MOT OK.
I removed the rusty part with pliers and angle grinder, pulled the damp foam out, made a curved metal piece to bridge the gap with aluminium mesh from halfords, glued that in place with filler and then built it up to a nice curve with filler, shape almost perfect and looks good enough.
Made my day. Cracking content - funny, realistic and well informed. Thank you Sir and more please!!!
Thanks, will do!
I think it was James Ruppert who coined the phrase “Bangernomics” and I think this car was a perfect example of that theory! Think of what a newer car would have lost in value over a year? I am a EV fan but I totally agree that getting maximum use out of older cars is vital and in its own way “Green” too. Keep the oldies coming!
Glad to see this one saved. I've had a couple of the old PD 130s and they're great cars. The only issue I really had with mine was that at the end of their life, the emissions test was proving difficult to pass. But at least they didn't have any DPF problems! Funnily enough, on the second car I had one wing had really bad corrosion but the other was mint, no idea why not both!.
Arch liners trap road dirt... particularly nearside
@@adamanthony7465 Yep, that would have made sense but my bad one was the off-side. I think VW later removed the bit of sponge packer between the wing and liner, which retained water and hence accelerated rusting.
The sponge inside the arch is why soo many cars of that generation rust around the arches including my 2005 polo, 2003 Ibiza, 2004 Ibiza and my 2004 bora
You're a good man Matt to rescue this car from the wreckers. On first seeing the diesel stains below the filler cap, it was obvious that this was not going to be pretty but with that leather interior and a 'good buff' this is looking OK. Pity about the rust around the wheel arches but this Passat (as I remember this model was good) will be on the road for another couple of years at least. Well done.
Love these old barges. Wevhave 3 for Pool cars at work and although they're all high mileage, they drive solidly.
In Latvia we have a saying - A Golf is a Golf, so, similarly a Passat is a Passat, Vw's are very sensible cars! I still drive a 2006 Jetta with 360 km 1.9 tdi and the car is just wonderful!
You're right about the gaffer tape I spotted some possibly over the driver side rear door when you opened it😊
I love the styling of passat from this gen they look great
These engines go on for a long time. Before diesels got overly complex due to emissions regs.
that era 1.9tdi was bullet proof we had a golf 4 station 1.9 tdi in murano red and it did 310k miles and still ran fine but the chassis was very rusted out so it went to the scrapyard and the engine got sold to some farmers for in their dirt race car
Matts joy as he climbs aboard - just what you need in the start of summer - heated leather seats!
This is one of the cars that ulez and the tree huggers are gonna do away with one of the best diesel engines going easy do double the mileage if looked after
Great stuff as always, like you, I used to hate scrapping cars when I was trading!
Great you've saved another car. Still look good those passats
Thanks 👍
The rotten front wheel arches were covered for 12 years under warranty. I bought a 2004 estate that was 11 years old and hed them both done for free !!
I think that era of Passat were nice looking, reliable and Practical cars and for a general runaround and lugging big loads about you can't do better for the money.
GTRadial Champiro middle of the road average tyre owned by Singapore Giti tyres. They have European headquarters in Hanover. They supply OEM to various European brands in US and the sub continent.
18:30 Well said. Shame ppl dont understand that
I can't understand how you manage to find cars like this for so cheap! In sweden, this would be about 1500$
Usually these seem to end up in Poland or something to live out their final days. 1.9 TDI is a great motor.
I got a 4motion pd130 estate off a mate for cheap cleaned it up and keeping it as a daily runner , ac doesn't work but it's a good old lump
Quite new to the channel always wanted to have a go at selling cars just never had the opportunity thank you for showing us all the ways of the game
Thanks for watching
Brilliant 😊
My favorite new channel.
Great work.
183000 miles she’s just run in. Mine on 250k runs a dream.
Our family has had a couple of these. Build quality is a myth - the equivalent mondeo or vectra is better screwed together. They rust and let water into the passenger compartment - if it swamps the BCM is causes electrical problems. Rear doors deadlock so you can't open them. On both of ours gearbox problems meant it was time to go. The pd engine is great - what comes out of the exhaust isn't.
Always amazes me when someone trades in to get a nice new clean tidy motor and then you see what theyre currently driving and its like....huh? Something dont add up.......
ideal car for getting a to b on a buget .
VW would have replaced those front wings if they were rusting before the 12 year warranty was up
Hahaha:"At least I hope that's a Minstrel" (as opposed to some random faecal matter) 😁 (US viewers going what the F's a Minstrel?!)
😂😂
Clag nut
Loved my passat. Had a 2002, solid beast, however the door locks are a nightmare. I'd like to get a w8
The muck spreader made me laugh.great car for a tradesman that.
I could do with this for when I take my mountain bike out.
One of the only German engines that really does deserve it’s reliability reputation!
Yes, reliability went downhill fast after about 2005...the last of the golden era.
PD engine I took one of those to 350k in a fabia
Average market price for this Passat is 949 pounds? Where I live in Bulgaria you can't find this Passat from this year for less than 1700+ pounds. Goes to show that older cars in the UK especially Germany are dirt cheap.
Looks fine to me ! (but I run cars till they have to be put down !)
Nice! that's just the sort of banger I need right now, I want to keep my nice shiny thing nice and shiny and just want to spend maybe a grand on a mobile MOT, cheap to buy and run, better on small narrow twisty roads where a 5 series touring just feels way too big, just a set of wheels with a roof, a foldy roof would be nice I suppose but just cheap wheels is the main thing! One for the short runs without complications like DPFs and all that rubbish, ah well, one will surely pop up sooner or later, in the mean time I will keep watching these videos! Keep 'em coming!
Passat are very good engines could last you 500 k but the gearboxes die after 200000 dsg btw still very good cars owned one previously
I'll take an older car any day than a new E V
These are still good cars! but here in Ireland you would pay almost €800 a year in road tax for this because of its "emissions" making cars this age in Ireland near extinct!
The rust should have been a dealbreaker.
This car will have a whole new life as a fast food delivery car
usauly a rare find an old estate looked after and at a good price
There gt radial tyres there not bad midrange budget tyres
I had one of these way back around 2014 it lasted me 3 years before the gearbox blew up scrapped it as i only paid £500 in first place and it got to 165000 miles lol
Haha at least it was cheap
@@HighPeakAutos 😀👍 yeah I only buy cheap cars now as the expensive 🫰 ones if they go wrong can kill your bank balance lol 😄
£350 Jesus 😂😂😂 love the content mate
I can smell that VW Interior from here...
I love these I bought a cheap episodes
This is peak content, no pun intended.
Do more
Yes it was
Are you saying the Passat is the pinnacle of automotive engineering? Really! 🤔🤭
@@colinmaynard2879was talking about content, not the car🙃
@@colinmaynard2879you're not clever 😂
I honestly don't know what's wrong with me lately 😫...TheStradman just posted a new video of his all carbon Lamborghini Aventador yet I still chose to watch a video of a £350 18 year old VW Passat and in all honesty i preferred the content 😂.
Good work Matt 🤔
Hahaha thanks! I’m glad
I find cars like this infinitely more interesting than Lambos and the like.
Ah yes, the Strad loves his basic vehicles too - Defender in the snow....
Lambos are dumb junk food for delinquent children of rich people. They are only entertaining for teen boys and simpletons.
£750 for a Passat estate that's driveable for 9months is a bargain far as im concerned
There are people that pay £600 every month to have a shiny new EV on the drive. I have an old Seat with a 1.9 PD engine at 160K miles. Does me just fine.
Where i live near Windsor to buy even a 2005 Golf with high miles will cost you £1600 and it wont be in good condition so yeah this man knows his stuff
@@christineayres7199Then drive somewhere else and buy one 😂
Yeah, this was an absolute steal.
Hi Matt, just wanted to say thank you, bought a lovely 54 plate BMW off you today which I'm picking up in the morning. As expected you have prepared the car to an unbelievable standard and we are thrilled with it. I'm also very happy As I've wanted an E46 tourer for so long. Thanks again and keep up the Sterling work. Cheers Adam.
Ah thank you. Yes I massively overspent on that one but I thought it was worth it
@HighPeakAutos yes I saw the Bills today, but what a motor it is and because of you it'll be around for years to come.
@@Class68driver I hope so. It’s done very low miles so there should be plenty of life left in it
@@HighPeakAutoskindly review the 2nd generation VW touareg.
Thank you
@@Class68driver
Good purchase. I had a 54 E46 touring that someone had chipped.
It was rapid.
Was a thoroughly good car. Keep your eye on the boot lid hinges.
That's the only thing that went wrong for me.
Those era of VWs PD engines, specifically the PD130 is arguably amongst the best diesel engines ever made
I agree
They were easily remapped to 170 bhp. Very over engineered
I have one now with 125 thousand on it's mint, great engine and the tiptronic auto box is still perfect as well. They all suffer dodgy door lock issue also they tend to let a lot of rain in as well, the drain underneath the battery tends to block and the battery is a absolute b**tard to get out 😂
Had the first model of Audi A3 TDI 1.9 120bhp, bulletproof motor but turbos blew up after a while. Yeah solid motors.
@@BishBosh24 my Superb is, and 420K kms (260K miles) still embarrassing new mercedes and bmw. currently I have also an Octavia 2.0 140hp which I'm going to remap to 180hp but I'm a little afraid.
I drive the same car, a 2004 TDi , and it's even the same colour. It's comfortable, carries no end of stuff, reliable and gives me an average of 50mpg, most of which is town driving. On a run, I'll get 57+ mpg. In February, with 145k on the clock, it needed a new clutch and dual mass flywheel, as well a window regulator and new mirror. The bill was £1,100. Was this a silly spend? I don't think so. If I hadn't had the work done, the car was scrap. Mine doesn't have the rust that your one has, and I know it's solid underneath. So I spent the money and have a car that will likely give me several more years motoring. In any case, what could I have bought for £1,100? Not much, other than yours perhaps. The likely alternative was to go out spend £5 to £7k on a newer car.
Interesting that yours didn't have rust on the front arches. We had a 55 plate with this issue but my wife always used to point out that 2004 Passats usually didn't rust there.
I’ve got a 2004 estate 1.8L 4motion w/ 152K on the clock. Absolutely no rust! But trying to manage with a “bum” DSG dual clutch trans. So it’s decision time. Do I spend the money for a used refurbished trans or junk it? I would really hate to junk it.
@@cindybetten7573 depends how much the DSG will cost. I doubt it's cheap.
@@cindybetten7573spend.... The newer cars are more trouble
We are in the same situation. My 07 Golf TDi has 140K and needs a new clutch and DMF which will cost £950. But the car is rust free and drives so well its a crime to scrap it. And as you mentioned, what can I get for a grand. Most newer cars costing £5 -£7K already have over 100K miles on the clock. We've owned this car almost from new so we know its history and we've decided to spend the money on keeping it on the road for a few more years 😎😎
As I remarked weeks ago every time Matt sees these cars he says it needs a good clean and a set of number plates. If that was only true with every car.
Don't forget a good "Buff"...
I love this era of VW. Wish they'd go back to it. High quality interior, proper RHD conversion (handbrake, bonnet release moved across) quiet and with great looks to boot. I always remember the first time I sat into one - my ears would pop when the doors closed. They were that well built.
I daily drive one. Those diesel engines are everything else but not quiet.
Yes VAG group cars have gone the pan now past their golden age
In my opinion the PD130 engine is one of the best diesel engines ever made! Im sure this passat is highline spec, which is top spec. With only 180k on the clock, got plenty of life left in the old girl yet
Nice to see a B5 saved from the scrapyard. I've always liked the B5 Passats; they were from an era where the Passat was still based on the Audi A4 platform, rather than the more boring MQB platform.
As always great video Matt!
B5.5
I had the next model of Passat in 2.0 TDi which didnt give me any trouble but just wasnt in the same class at all for sturdyness...
Thanks for prolonging useful life of vehicles. at this age and mileage it has 0 carbon footprint, yes, stuff comes out from the tail end but, keeping it alive is still more eco friendly than scrapping it and replacing it with an EV. The longer it stays on the road, the better for the planet- and now, as always, I am off to Autotrader to look for a Passat...
Exactly right
The stuff that comes out of the tail end is the bit that’s bad for the planet isn’t it? Makes sense to keep that on the road for as long as possible then.
@@juicypea8392 yes of course they are polluting but that isn’t the full story. The most carbon-heavy part is the manufacture and EV’s are more polluting than an ordinary ICE car.
Lower short term carbon than buying a new EV for sure!
You forgot to add the cost of the broken GoPro.
Yep that got to be worth more than £350
His views on this video will more than pay for the GoPro. Maybe x 10.
The previous owner was Vicky Pollard, the number says yes but.
Underrated comment😊
Shut uuurrrppp!
My 2001 Passat TDI 130 has just rolled past 300k miles and still going strong.
Excellent! 300k is my next milestone. On 268,000 miles at the moment.
@@itchyscratch3829 you win.
Mine has 146k😁
I used to own a 2.5 diesel TDI all red 4x4. What a beast 🔥
That’s a rare beast
Great stuff as usual! Seeing this trusty old Passat getting a new lease on life made my evening. You, Sir, are now my favorite car youtuber. It used to be Doug De Muro and Hoovie's Garage, and I still love their stuff, but I'm now officially happier to see a new High Peak vid having been uploaded than a Doug or Hoovie's vid, and for me, that's saying something. Keep up the good work, Sir!
Oh wow! Thank you. I’m in fine company then
Way above Matt. Doug jabbers on for 4 minutes about key fobs, or door handles, bless him & then spends 8 seconds talking about the engine.... Excuse me, drivetrain! Hooveis a bit of a gobsh**e to be honest & Scottie just screams hysterically whilst kissing Toyotas ass! Yourself, Hubnut & Furious Driving are my favourites by a country mile. Holy sh#t, just realised I hate yanks!!
You've not just saved a car from the scrappy Matt, you've kept several people in work and added to the economy. 10/10. You should run for parliament with that track record alone!
Highly regarded as one of the best engines VW did, the 1.9pd tdi engine with 130bhp
I think my favourite thing about these videos is that your own sales patter works on yourself. Things you’re not bothered about rust, oil leak, 180k miles. Things you are happy about; someone bought 4 shit tyres at the same time 😂
Don’t ever change mate.
😂 you have to be grateful for the little things otherwise this job would depress me
The tyres are GT radials - not too bad
@@manfredarcher645yeah I was thinking that too. Gt radials aren't cheap ditchfinders. Definitely a level up from no name junks. They been going for decades and stocked by the big nationals. Not saying they amazing but I'd be happy with 4 newish ones on a 300 quid car😂
Those 'champiro' tyres are GT radials which I've had very good experience. They are top end China, which is probably mid range Europe
Yes I've got a set on my van very pleased with them in all weather mid range not budget
You'll get another 100,000 miles out of this. One of my colleagues has a 115bhp version of this PD engine in his Y-plate A4 Avant B5 (last of old shape, so same as this Passat underneath), Y302VEN. He swears by it. It's now on 215,000 miles and still goes strong and pulls like a train. As a bonus, he's just fitted new Continentals all round. Would make a good car for this channel if you don't mind a run to Devon.
Love an A4 B5! I have the B6 A4 estate, 2004, with AVB 1.9 pd tdi found in early B5 Passats, currently great at 268,000 miles.
The B6 is pretty much a B5 with a very slightly different front suspension and an independent rear suspension on all models, where as B5s only had it on the quattros. (or 4wd in Passat :P)
99% of people would have scrapped it. Doing your bit for the environment, love it
This is from my favourite era of of VW. Their cars from 2000 to 2005 were excellent.
Lupo
Polo
Golf
Passat
Phaeton
Touareg
T4 / T5
All of them well made, reliable and long lasting.
I particularly like the body bag / duct tape combo in the back of this one 😅
I agree. The diesel engines were very good
I was in a similar situation about 15 years ago with mk3 Mondeo. My wife lost her job (and her company car) so we bought the Mondeo for £900, ran it for 3 years and spent about £600 on maintenance over that time. It was a bit scabby, but utterly reliable, we called it The Dog's Taxi as it carted the stinking hound about and did many tip runs too. It was very liberating to have a car that you didn't care too much about the bodywork, every panel had something wrong, so the odd dink in Tesco's car park wasn't the end of the world.
Sat with cup of tea in hand avidly watching, but spat it out at the line " I think thats a Minstrel, ...i hope thats a Minstrel " 😂😂😂😂😂
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The red ‘I’ doesn’t necessarily mean its the higher horsepower model, ive known 130bhp models with the white ‘I’ also.
130 is the higher brake horse power on these although I think there was a 150 later on? Both those two significantly more powerful than the base ones were 90/110bhp.
I had the 130 bhp and that had the red ‘I’
That pd engine is legendary. Theres no way the modern VW diesel would last that long
Probably the ultimate VW. My dad bought a new Passat in 2001, tdi 130 SE, then shortly after got a company Range Rover P38 4.6 HSE so I bought the Passat at son’s rates…. For some reason I traded it after a few months for a new X Type V6 which was so awful and had so many faults i part exe’d the Jag for a new Passat Tdi 130 after 3 weeks….. I did 75,000 miles in Passat 2 in 3 years, just such a great car. Then my brother bought it from me and ran it to about 90,000 miles. He was quoted about £900 for the 90,000 mile service and in the end sold it and bought an old Vectra for the £900 . The Passat went to a taxi company who did another 200k in it. I think that was the issue, complex front suspension and expensive cam belt changes meant that many were neglected which is why you don’t see many around these days .
Well done Matt, you’ve saved another future classic from the crusher.
There is a lot more life left in this car, hopefully for quite some time to come, as always great content, I enjoyed watching it 😊.
Thanks! I hope so
My kind of car. Cheap and well used... Always good to see an old car kept on the road, far too good to scrap.
I had 2 of these highline estates & used them for Taxi"s, such a brilliant engine the 1.9 was, loads of spec for very little money, id sooner have another 20yr old Passat than any ev on the market! keep it dirty! keep it diesel i say!.😃👌👍
The timing belt needed to be done, but if it fails the new owner would just scrap it, as it was only £750.
Few weeks ago i just sold my VW Polo from 2001 , 1.4 TDI with 162k on a clock for 1500£
Got the same engine in my lovely original 2005 Skoda Fabia vRS. Absolutely faultless still afyter 146,000. Look after these motors, and they'll just carry on going and going. Lovely and almost heartwarming to see that saved. Most excellent.
Well Matt that was a steal. Best era of Passat with the best engine (1.9 PD) and its a Highline Estate. These are the kinds of cars that need saving and I'm happy to see another kept on the roads.
That VW Passat is a solid workhorse. My old neighbour used to have one almost exactly like that (he always had passat estates). The time they decided to upgrade to a different car they had so many problems with it!
Hi Matt, loved that Passat. I had a silver 05 plate estate like this one, with 177,000 on the clock. It never failed to start; it was good on fuel, incredible load space with the rear seats down (two mountain bikes all day long) and if a young female driver had stopped at the red light like she was supposed to and didn't rear end me, I would probably still be going. My one was only the five speed, but it was an exceptional car. Glad you spent a bit of time and money on her, which has kept this brilliant car on the road. Enjoy your weekend buddy.
looks just like the b5 2.0 petrol highline my dad used to have years ago! top tip- watchout for rust under the wings and on the boot release
1:41 my dads was coming to this stage, wasn't as bad as that though
Those Passats with the PD turbos are unbeatable and so reliable if theyre maintained!
Great buy and Video Matt and great little profit! :D
Thanks! 👍
i'm rocking a Audi A6 Avant with 1.9TDI AVF 130hp engine for around 7 years, currently 400k km on the odometer and having 0 issues with the engine, most reliable car i ever had
@@HoretzYT Yes true!
@HoretzYT - Great stuff. My 2004 b6 Audi A4 1.9TDI AVB is on 268,000 miles / 431,000 km. Very reliable engine.
250 quid you're going to have to use to buy a new go pro, so profit is gone. That's so unfortunate
We had a series of 5-cylinder Passats from 1983 to 1995. My father bought an estate with 33k on the clock at 3 year old. I bought it off him at 88k and sold it at 216k with the original clutch. Only fault was a mechanical fuel pump that cost £13. I serviced it myself. It made a fantastic sound when revved and it would be lovely to own another. The Dream is an Audi 90 2.3 5-cylinder auto. I agree with other comments, the PD 130 is the very best diesel but those 5-cylinder petrols were very reliable.
Great video Matt! I've had alot of the old b5 and b5.5 passats over the years and never had any major issues with them, great workhorses and family cars! Good to see you keeping old cars like this on the road! The variety of old/newish cars that you buy and review continues in the popularity of your video's. 😊
Bravo Matt. I drove one of these from 2002, loved it soo much, I changed the a newer Passat in 2012. I honestly say the Passats have been true workhorses and very economical. I sense I will go back to the Passat soon. GOod on you for saving another car from the wreckers!!
The 3 spoke steering wheel on the sport version was something.
A neighbour of mine has just scrapped an identical Passat (identical including the rust but perfect otherwise) I thought it was a bit of a waste. However the following generation of Passat (which was already on sale by the time this one was registered) is a much better car in my view and there's plenty of those around cheaply now.
Actually the following generation were much more problematic
You forgot that it also cost you a go pro lol, great video as usual man!! 😁👌