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I tow with a Skoda Superb with the 1.9 pdi 130 engine. Virtually the same car as the Passat, if the one you are looking at has the 130pdi engine I would highly recommend it as a tow car.

Tows our Burstner [1500kg max] superbly. Pardon the pun!

Dave

I can't find you exact car model so maybe this report is wrong.

http://www.whattowcar.com/report.php

 I suggest you try this yourself  for a truer report

http://www.whattowcar.com/index.php

Hi Suzac

Hope it all works out ok for you

Went back to garage today and they confirmed that the Passat in question is listed as 105BHP - don't really want to lose power - the Mondeo I have (which turned over 100,000 on clock yesterday) is listed as 115BHP. Have also tested a 56 Vectra but not convinced it was car for me and garage have a 120 BHP Saab which I quite like and is at what looks a good price. So in a bit of a quandary really but am really tempted to hang on until a good 2.0l TDCi Mondeo comes along.

Hi,

I had an 04 passat 1.9tdi S 105bhp, towing was good but handling and noise was far worse than a mondeo, also it was probably the most unreliable car I have had!!!

I think the very latest passat  has just had (very recently) a new diesel that is common rail and therfore quieter, also the handling improved on the later model.

take it for a test drive and listen to the engine noise compared to your mondy, this was what I was most dissapointed with.

Watch for paint scratches, mine was metallic blue and scratched very very easily, down to the primer.

I would consider the latest version with the brand new common rail diesel.

Otherwise I think the best thing about passats is the blue dials!!

Our son tows with a Passat 1.9 TDI  estate.  You should have no problems at all.  My Touran, 1.9 TDI has a max. towing weight of 1500kg.  I tow it with a Coachman Pastiche with a MTPLM of 1430kg, and have pulled it through France and back effortlessly.  And the Touran is only 105 bhp, against the Passat's 130 bhp.

Bertie.

Quote: Originally posted by paul6 on 16/11/2008

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have had old 02 passat 1.9 tdi s better then any ford tow no problem no faults only on hige millers witch are done anyway bought new model brill car pulls no problem volkswagen are none to be noisy

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Do you actually mean, "Volkswagen are known to be noisy?"  If so, I cannot agree with you on this point.  My Touran is an extremely quiet vehicle.  Except on tick-over and pulling off in first gear, it is no more noisy than its petrol counterparts.

Bertie.