Volkswagen Passat Estate (1997 - 2001) Owner Reviews
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- Results 1 to 10 of 48
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- Year/plate: 1999/T
- Bought: Used in January 2013
Got the car at 147000 miles on the clock was gonna used it as a gap for another car but...
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- Year/plate: 2000/X
- Bought: Used in July 2010
It has loads of space and good practicality, whilst the 1.8T engine provides the fun factor when...
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- Year/plate: 2000/W
- Bought: Used in May 2012
Size of the luggage area.
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- Year/plate: 1999/T
- Bought: Used in August 2005
Huge boot and decent interior space. Excellent build quality as well. It's not actually as roomy...
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- Year/plate: 1999/V
- Bought: Used in September 2000
Good size Very good fuel ecomony (50 MPG) Reliable. The engine is the best feature of this car...
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- Year/plate: 1998/R
- Bought: Used in November 2000
Good carrying capacity.
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- Year/plate: 2000/W
- Bought: New in March 2000
The huge boot and the excellent fuel economy. This boot could swallow a small moon.
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- Year/plate: 1998/S
- Bought: Used in unknown
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- Year/plate: 2000/V
- Bought: New in unknown
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- Year/plate: 1998/R
- Bought: Used in unknown
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