My VW Passat Alltrack

[drad81]

Finally took delivery of my Alltrack.
It's Icelandic Grey with the Sports package and Sunroof. Also got the roof racks, bike holder and luggage net. It's beautiful to drive and looks great.





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[drad81]

My VW Passat Alltrack

And here it is ready for the wife to find



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[team_v]

Wow that grey has some deep blue pop in it.
Really nice colour.

Not sure how i feel about the silver mirror caps but it is definitely going to be a useful beast.

[Marakai]

Just fell in lust with the colour all over again. Amazing how it changes apparent hue with lighting and angle!

Grats to your wife, lucky girl she is!

[Inego]

Finally took delivery of my Alltrack.
It's Icelandic Grey with the Sports package and Sunroof. Also got the roof racks, bike holder and luggage net. It's beautiful to drive and looks great.

Would you mind if I borrowed it for a lengthy period?

[phaeton]

What did the wife think?

[Marakai]

What did the wife think?

Sssh! They haven't come up for air yet!

[drad81]

My VW Passat Alltrack

She loves it. Especially happy with the sports seats. They're so comfortable.








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[Spaceman]

You bought that for your wife's 30th! Damn, wish I could do something like that! Nice one.

[drad81]

My VW Passat Alltrack

We're expecting our first kid (it's going to be a boy) in May so we went looking for cars late last year and put a deposit down for this. I told the wife that the car would arrive in April but surprised her by taking delivery a few months earlier and personalised plates. So I guess you could call me a tight arse because I gave her a gift that we were always going to get...

[CaseySP]

My wife would have swotted me if I gave her a gift like this - she would see it as the equivalent of getting a new clothes iron or vacuum cleaner. Now a nice little sports car on the other hand......

[Marakai]

My wife would have swotted me if I gave her a gift like this - she would see it as the equivalent of getting a new clothes iron or vacuum cleaner. Now a nice little sports car on the other hand......

Your wife would look at a gift of a $50+K import car as if it were a vacuum cleaner?!

You must have more money than god... Shouldn't you be hanging out on the Mercedes S-class or maybe the Bentley forum?

[CaseySP]

Your wife would look at a gift of a $50+K import car as if it were a vacuum cleaner?!

You must have more money than god... Shouldn't you be hanging out on the Mercedes S-class or maybe the Bentley forum?

No - she would/does look at a family station wagon as an appliance. Sadly we just had to give up our sports car for the family wagon with three children under 5 - it was never going to driven as we used to enjoy so much. Once the kids are all grown up I can almost guarantee another one will be on the cards - if they aren't outlawed by then

But, yes. In the meantime our $50k+ wagon is the best car for us, and I don't think Bently do wagons??

[WestOiler125]

She loves it. Especially happy with the sports seats. They're so comfortable.

Glad to hear that, I've been waiting for a local VW dealer to get a sports pack in so I can see it and try out the seats.

Did it come with paddle shift and what is the ride like on the 18's? Privacy glass looks good also.

[drad81]

Yes it has paddle shift

I don't think the ride is at all harsh with the 18's. Of course it would be smoother with the 17s but I tested the ride by intentionally driving on the uneven sections of the road (I'm from Sydney so that's every road) and don't find it at all bumpy.
My daily ride is a 2005 C Class with sports suspension and 17s and apart from the Alltrack being smoother it has much less body roll too which surprised me.

I was a bit unsure of the privacy glass at first thinking that the contrast from front windows compared to the rear would be too great but it looks perfect. You don't really notice too much of a difference.

Drove the car down to the South Coast (Jarvis Bay) for the long weekend and it was so beautiful to drive. Up hills it just kept powering with little effort and it handle great. Even in the rain it felt so sure footed. I'm absolutely over the moon with the car.
Car now has just over 600kms and I can feel it's loosened up a little and a little more powerful.

Only downside i've found is the Stop/start function. Been caught out twice already where the car comes to a brief stop, shuts off and doesn't start straight away. I've had to reapply the brake for a sec for it to register and start up again. Luckily it can be turned off.

This can be quite dangerous if the auto-hold function isn't on. I was turning onto Mona Vale Rd (3 lane main road) from a side street on a decline and came to a brief stop. As the car shut down I took my foot off the brake and it didn't start straight away and rolled into the first lane while I tried to comprehend what was going on. Luckily there was no on coming traffic. I reapplied the brake for a sec then the car started up again. Had the auto-hold been on the car wouldn't have rolled so I highly recommend using the auto-hold if you use the Start/Stop.