Passat Options

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Hi everyone,

I am thinking of purchasing a 2008 or latter VW Passat at the end of the year or start of next year. I have no idea of the model, but most likely a 118TSI or 121TDI DSG.

I have ~$35,000 to spend.

Whilst I do have a dozen questions to ask, I would quickly like to ask a few quick questions regarding Passat options.

First off regarding Park Assist.

I believe that Park Assist is a factory option? But is it also a dealer option? (Seeing as I am buying a used car?)

Looking at YouTube videos and the like, I gather that the Park Assist option helps you with parallel parking only?

Does the system help you reverse park?

Also, would I be mistaken to believe that the Park Assist option contains front and reverse parking sensors?

Now the terminology is quite confusing in my preemptive stage of buying my first VW, but I would also like to get the Media Device Interface (MDI), a Sunroof, SatNav and a Reversing Camera (RVC??)

What are the model numbers or name of these systems that would suit a 2007, 2008 or 2009 Passat?

Am I right in presuming that the options listed in the VW website will fit into the 2007-2009 Passats given they are the B6 (current) model?

On a unrelated note, diesel or petrol?

I will definitely ask the dealers these questions (especially the last one because I am completely clueless about diesel engines), but I would like some non-biased advice

Thanks for your help.

P.S If anyone has any tips or advice in purchasing a used Passat etc please feel free to comment.

Edit - Also, what about reliability? I'm planning on keeping the car for 6 years.

Please Note: I refrained from posting these questions in the specific threads that came up in the search because they more then likely would would become off-topic and deviate from the OP. However moderators please feel free to move it etc Thanks