"mycarneverruns87" (mycarneverruns87)
11/18/2013 at 04:47 • Filed to: None
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"mycarneverruns87" (mycarneverruns87)
11/18/2013 at 04:47 • Filed to: None | 1
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Hello all! I was heading through a parking lot in China and spotted this magnificient creature! I didn't even know VW made this supprisingly. It is I think a 2008 Passat R36 wagon. I have never seen one and think this is one cool car for sure.
Wagon - check!
Big brakes - check!
German - check!
Roof rack - check!
I did look inside and it was an auto which I expected but I still think this thing is badass. Any Opponauts have one of these?
m2m, apex detective
> mycarneverruns87
11/18/2013 at 05:31 |
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I've seen very few of them ... R36s, that is, and I only ever saw one wagon in the wild. While I can appreciate the idea of a fast Passat, you might just as well buy an S4 Avant for a little more go in what's structurally the same car.
Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW.
> mycarneverruns87
11/18/2013 at 05:49 |
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Brother?
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m2m, apex detective
> Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW.
11/18/2013 at 05:55 |
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The R36 is actually a much tamer car ... that said, some people stuffed the R36's engine into a Golf body and added turbos. That shit goes. :'D
beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard
> mycarneverruns87
11/18/2013 at 07:46 |
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Someone in the carpark I use for work has a blue one. No idea who's it is.
offroadkarter
> mycarneverruns87
11/18/2013 at 08:07 |
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So what does an R36 have for a motor?
505Turbeaux
> mycarneverruns87
11/18/2013 at 08:58 |
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friend of mine has one. Good lord is it fast as hell. $500 headlight change though!
AndersSim - V10'ING
> mycarneverruns87
11/18/2013 at 09:54 |
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Have you heard of this?
R50 Touareg
SpeedSix
> offroadkarter
11/18/2013 at 10:36 |
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I believe R36 Passats had the regular 3.6L engine with a small hp boost (from maybe 280 to 300), so they were mostly appearance and suspension packages.
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offroadkarter
> SpeedSix
11/18/2013 at 10:41 |
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Whats the 3.6L? I don't know if we got that in the US.
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mycarneverruns87
> AndersSim - V10'ING
11/18/2013 at 11:12 |
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OOOOOOOOO!! I can't say I have, I guess I need to brush up on my later model VW's
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SpeedSix
> offroadkarter
11/18/2013 at 11:14 |
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The regular 3.6L V6 (~280 hp) was the regular engine for the Touraeg. It was also available in the last-gen Passat and Passat CC as the higher-end engine, paired with the 4Motion AWD system, while the base 2.0T Passats generally had FWD.
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mycarneverruns87
> Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW.
11/18/2013 at 11:14 |
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Sex on wheels right der'
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offroadkarter
> SpeedSix
11/18/2013 at 11:16 |
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oh okay, it sounds like we did get those. I'm only used to hearing about the 1.8's, 2.0's, 2.5's and R32's. Or the W engines
feather-throttle-not-hair
> mycarneverruns87
11/18/2013 at 12:37 |
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You know they made a passat W8 wagon with a M/T right? And they actually sold it in the U.S.
good luck finding one though....
Justino6969
> feather-throttle-not-hair
11/18/2013 at 14:01 |
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I saw one about a week ago. It was gorgeous.