The car was a great second car. It was a manual and the shifting was smooth. I could quickly go from 1st to 3rd with no problems. What I love most is that the Passat looked like a business type care for example BMW at a lower cost. The outside was clean and it was a nice midnight blue. The car was quick and could fit 4 of my friends just fine. If I was in traffic you would not fill the stick, throttle like some cars do.

I bought my Passat in 2010 with 40,000 miles on it. It was at a used car lot and I liked everything about it. The exterior/interior were in great shape and after the test drive I was sold. I drive 60 round trip miles per day to work so I needed a car that was good on gas and the Passat fit the bill. As of today I have over 110,000 miles on the Passat and drives like the day I purchased it. I have had to put minor repairs as well as regular scheduled maint. (Oil changes, battery, headlight, wiper relay) but you will have this with any car. Do yourself a favor-do not get repairs done at a dealership. With any car they will charge you 3x more then what a good local mechanic would.