Type-S RPh

A couple of months ago my wife and I decided to say goodbye to my beloved 01 CL-S. With 2 small children it was decided that we needed a 4 door. We also rationalized to look for a car we could get serviced in town since the nearest Acura dealer was 2 hours away. After a search, I settled on an '03 VW Passat W8 6-speed. Nice car but after 2 months, I was missing my Acura and the crappy 6-speed was wearing out its welcome. To make a long story short, I ended up trading the W8, getting money back, and picking up an ABP 02 TL-S w/ 30k. The tranny has already been replaced (May of '04), it runs great, and I am back in love with an Acura. The moral of the story is, I learned my lesson. Whenever I need a new car, I only need to look at Acuras and Hondas (my wife has a Pilot) because I won't be happy with anything else. (except maybe a Porche, Ferrari, Lambo, Skyline, etc... you get the picture! lol)

BlackShadow

Welcome back home!

plastikman

At least you learned your lesson ! ! !

Liftedoff420

ahhhh i cant wait for the day when i trade in my 2000 TL for an aegean blue TLS

fsttyms1

welcome home!

SatinSilverTypS

iTrader: (1)

so the W8 didn't live up to it's name? i don't see many of them around here. me thinks volkswagon didn't get the response they were hoping for from that engine offering.

and welcome back!

SSTS

Type-S RPh

If you get Motortrend, read the long term test of the W8 6-speed they had. It pegs my problems with the car exactly....the sub-par tranny. Plus, 40k for a Passat!!?? Thank God I only paid 1/2 of that for mine. Bottom line, I love Acuras!

98tlracer

Gotta love the ABP!

Type-S RPh

By far my favorite color!!! Can't wait to get a body kit!

drcookie

Would you like to share more about things that you don't like on the VW W8 ? Just curious.

t0ast

Let the bashing begin!

TLofNYC

V dubs are for yuppies!

Type-S RPh

For starters, the gearbox in the thing was lousy! It was almost impossible to start out without giving your passenger whiplash. It got to the point where shifting became a chore and wasn't fun. That was when it was time to move on.