Tag: W8
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Seeking the Holy Grail? Why W8? Act now!
Act now, as the Grail has been found! We hereby present a Passat W8 wagon with manual transmission. These are rare in any condition, but this one claims under 42,000 miles and appears to be in superb condition. A low-mile, AWD, V8 wagon with manual trans? Yes, indeed – it doesn’t get much better. Even…
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Dream Wagon or just Nightmare Engine?
On paper, this is the ultimate car for a guy like me. It offers a manual trans, AWD, wagon body, eight cylinder performance and rarity. What’s not to love? The catch is that the Volkswagen W8 engine was only offered for a short while and only in the Passat. Add onto that the fact that…
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Bait ‘n Switch Ad Still Yeilds Interesting Car
The headline of this ad reads “2003 Volkswagen Passat 4dr Wgn W8 4MOTION 6-spd Manual – $8999.” I clicked because genuine 6-speed W8 Wagons do exist, but a look at the images in this ad shows it has an automatic. Still, any W8 is an interesting piece, and the wagon is 47% cooler. These were…