How's your 125TDI B7 Passat so far?

[cru22z]

I'm considering getting a 2 stage paint correction cause I see a lot of swirls and a long buff pressure on the rear window sill area. Has anyone got a car with this problem and did you go to the dealer to get it rectified?
I'm thinking going to Reflect Effect..anyone done their cars thru them??

[dopey]

I normally correct my paint myself but the only other person I trust to do it is Dave at Reflect Effect. After I took delivery of my Passat I got him to correct the paint and apply Opti-Coat/Opti-Guard as well. Definitely worth getting some decent protection over the top after you get it corrected.

Though, let me remind you, the best protection in the world won't make your paint work immune to swirl marks. I made the mistake of forgetting to tell the dealer not to wash my car the last time it was in for repair... now I've got swirl marks and marring again but it's not too bad. If you maintain a proper wash technique your paint will stay beautiful for a long time.

Back in August:


Couple of weeks ago:


Yup, still lookin good.

[cru22z]

Awesome lookin good mate. Yeah will get the paint correction done and get me a decent car wash kit.
Those car wash place are dodgy..just got mine done and I could have washed if nicer myself

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Btw did you guys get a tool set in the boot with like the star type screw
Drivers etc??mine seem to be just the wheel stuff like jack stand and magwheel lock nut remover

[sportpaket]

I have that same buz out of the same place, the key area.... happens on a partucular grade of coarse chip hotmix . Generally doesnt do it in town, mainly on recently surfaced (last 5 years) country roads where it hits a harmonic and drones on...

Were your wheels straight at least? I was starting to wonder if my car was built during Octoberfest

Exactly the same issue on my car, almost exclusively on coarse chip roads. There must be a solution somewhere!

At least my wheels are on straight! I wondered about Oktoberfest while waiting for my car too!

[cru22z]

Took my car up Wisemans ferry and went the backway towards Gosford. The road was quiet rough but I hardly heard any noise or vibration.

[FSI 220]

Took my car up Wisemans ferry and went the backway towards Gosford. The road was quiet rough but I hardly heard any noise or vibration.

Counterintuitively, it is the smooth roads that does it, coarse chip hotmix... eg; the new bit of road between the Princes highway South of Nowra to Callala, buzzes like a mo fo... thesame road but the old bit between Callala and Currarong will make your fillings fall out (some masive deterioration of patchwork repairs due to recent rains) but the car wont squeak!

So guaranteed, the Stealerships drive em up and down the (Pick your state) metro Hume Highways/Princess Highways/Pacific highways it wont happen...

[cru22z]

10days report @ 650km
So far so good. The car is holding together well.
She's starting to loosen up and picks up more power.
Loving the ACC on freeways. The bi-xenon and Drl looks really great at night. No rattles or shakes

A few issues; pre delivery detailing screwed up my paint with a deep polisher swirls. The boot takes couple of go to shut. The SS sometimes can be annoying in a traffic situation.

Im taking her down for a 2000km run to Melb for the F1 and she how she performs on a full tank. I've done about 650km and fuel gauge just past the half tank.
So far I'm loving it.

Updates:
Washed her this afternoon with some Duragloss and noticed in the boot bumper where boot meets bumper there's lots of specks embedded in the paint. Looks like little opal specs. Could this be considered a paint defect that will require a respray??

[Riker]

cru, pleased to hear it mate, they are great cars.

Now get out there & enjoy the drive to Melbourne. I am betting you will come back with fuel figures in the low 5's....

[cru22z]

cru, pleased to hear it mate, they are great cars.

Now get out there & enjoy the drive to Melbourne. I am betting you will come back with fuel figures in the low 5's....

Thanks Riker. I would think it will go low 5s. I've seen it high 5s during my short trip up the F3 freeway.

[Woogler]

Thanks Riker. I would think it will go low 5s. I've seen it high 5s during my short trip up the F3 freeway.

Drove from Tamworth to Sydney. By the end of the F3 I was on 4.7l. Overall usage down and back, into Sydney cbd was spot on 5.0l

[cru22z]

Thats strange mine was 6.4l
From Sydney to Melb cruising at 120kmh

[Riker]

Hmmm, 6.4l, could be due to the newness of the engine, after all it has literally had a week or two of motoring & you would of had a bit of a load right.

Thats strange mine was 6.4l
From Sydney to Melb cruising at 120kmh

Woogler, 4.7l, is an outstanding figure.

[Woogler]

Mine has 5000km and I cruised on 105. It is definitely a bit of a trip that is favouring more down hill when going South. However, my previous ride, another oil burner, would consistently pull 5.2 to the end of the f3 so I anticipated the Passat to surpass those figures which it did.

[entice]

120 as opposed to 105 would bear a significance...

[cru22z]

Yah I did the trip with only 670km on the odometer. I think the lowest it did was 6.2l when I dropped from 120km to 110 cruising. And the trip from syd to melb is pretty flat throughout.
However I'm still very happy to only have used 3/4 tank and still had a 1/4 left to do the Melbourne city trip. It was pretty consistent. Full tank each way. It's amazing compare to my straight 6s and V6s which uses 2 full tanks each way.

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And yes I had 4 adults including myself.