This Manual 2003 Passat W8 Wagon Would Be A Perfect Way To Burn All That Extra Money You Have – Jalopnik

I know we’re all enjoying the good times that we’re finally back, but that doesn’t mean all our problems are gone. Like me, you probably have an absurd amount of money lying around, just taking up space, and I bet that big pile of money is constantly getting in your way. But what to do with all that money? Some say you should buy Ferraris and Rolexes, but I have a better solution: buy this 2003 Volkswagen Passat W8 Wagon. currently for sale on Cars & Bids instead of.

Now you’re probably thinking, “Collin, this Passat probably won’t sell for much over $10,000, if it even goes that high. That won’t even make a dent in this huge pile of cash I’m trying to get rid of.” And it’s true, the initial purchase price will probably seem reasonable. It can even feel like a bargain. Where else can you find an all-wheel drive station wagon with a W8 engine and a manual transmission at any price, let alone under $20,000?

Literally nowhere, because the Passat was the only vehicle in the Volkswagen range to ever get the W8.

That’s also where the real genius of this plan comes in. We’re talking about a car that, at the time it was introduced, was the most expensive Volkswagen ever, with an engine only offered in one model. Now, more than twenty years later, that engine has more than 260,000 kilometers on the odometer, and parts are starting to wear out over the years. Chances are every time you try to drive somewhere you discover something new that you can fix. Well, except for the center driveshaft, steering rack, rear subframe and tires. According to the listing, these were recently replaced.

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Will someone nearby be able to work on your new, twenty-year-old Passat wagon? Probably not! Will someone who can work on an old W8 be willing to work on yours? Maybe! As long as you offer them enough money, that is. That just makes it more fun. Every few months you get to burn a few thousand dollars, and in return you get to drive a manual eight-cylinder Passat wagon that probably won’t impress anyone on the street except the kind of sick people who read Jalopnik.

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Could you burn through that pile of cash much faster if you bought a Ferrari or a Rolex? Possibly. But why buy such mass-produced garbage when you could own a car so rare that fewer than 100 are said to have made it to the US? Of course it will be extremely expensive to own, but come on. It is a Passat W8 wagon with a six-speed manual gearbox.

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What other car will be nearly as much of a headache to keep on the road? Buy it now and enjoy huge amounts of cash for years to come!