It's here- at last!

and it's sitting in my garage too! Couldn't be happier with it. Gave it the Nanolex treatment straight away yesterday and taking it out today in the sun, I couldn't believe the difference.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/

The interior that I was a bit hesitant about, is perfect too. Interestingly, the dash and tops of the doors aren't black, they're a really dark brown that looks much better than black would. The hood lining is the same colour as the plastic trim in the centre roof console, I wouldn't call it grey, it's more a bone colour. Black carpets are spot on.

The only thing I don't like about it is the crappy daytime driving lights. That dull yellow light in the bottom of the front bar just looks like I forgot to turn off the parkers. Might have to do something about that (I know there are some LED options for those bulbs, see what fits and works). The only other thing I have to look up in the manual is I keep getting a reminder to check Safe Locking something or other? Not sure what all that is about.

But the passat is great to drive, definitely made the right decision. :banana:

Glad to hear all is well.
The car looks the goods...

Very nice! Congrats man!

Which Nanolex treatment did you use? Where did you get it from? I'm picking up mine next week so wouldn't mind doing the same...

I'll book in my tint when I have a date given too. Still deciding between black or slight mirror.

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Which Nanolex treatment did you use? Where did you get it from?

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Thanks guys.
I bought the Premium Paint Sealant kit (you get some cloths and the paint cleaner with it). Bought it through carcareproducts.com.au - ordered it on Sunday night was on my door Tuesday morning.

Noooice

Looks the biz.... any one that doesn't like a B7 is entitled to their opinion (as wrong as that may be :P ) but I think they look good! and will be a shape that stands the test of time... (yeah ok so I am not exactly an independant observer with one on order).

So does the near side mirror tilt when reversing? It used to be a feature listed in B6 flyers, but not on the B7... and I forgot to look on the test drive... hope it didn't go the way of the brolly holder...

Congrats maxim - looks great! I'm still enjoying my new 125TDI Passat sedan immensely and finding new things to like about it everyday. Agreed about the driving lights. I've turned them off via the MFD. I think you can uncheck the setting for driving lights under the light and vision category.

I also get the Safe Locking message. I haven't looked at the manual yet, but isn't it just a standard reminder to make sure the driver doesn't leave valuables in the car and locks it properly?

Yep FSI 220, I believe the passenger's side mirror tilt can be set up and automatically activated through the MFD. Haven't tried it though. Will play with it after work.

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Yep FSI 220, I believe the passenger's side mirror tilt can be set up and automatically activated through the MFD. Haven't tried it though. Will play with it after work.

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wow, I'll have to check that out too. I haven't taken any notice to see if it's doing it.

I worked out the Safe Locking message. It's to remind you that if you just use the one click to lock the doors from your remote when you leave the car, it activates the deadlocking, which means if you've left anyone inside the car, they won't be able to get out! Probably a good reminder to have. You can set it not to dealock by pushing the button twice (I think).

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Agreed about the driving lights. I've turned them off via the MFD. I think you can uncheck the setting for driving lights under the light and vision category

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thanks Buzy, I'll be doing the same (I have to do a lot more investigating of the MFD I think)

Re the NANOLEX, the car got rained on today sitting under a tree so gave it a wash this afternoon - and it was almost a pleasure! The rinse seemed to take most of the dirty marks off, but gave it a gentle wipe over using the Nanolex wash and then a rinse. But the most amazing part was the drying. I bought (on recommendation) a large microfibre cloth to do the drying rather than a chamoi, and I kid you not, there was so little water left on the car that even at the end I couldn't ring any water out of the cloth! It took about 45 seconds to completly dry the car totally streak free! At that rate I could give it a tub every afternoon! Awesome stuff!

Howdy Maxim

Do you need to strip the factory wax off to apply the nanolex?

I remember the days when I could spend a weekend washing, polishing (day one), carnuba waxing + interior (day two) my car...:(

Two kids and a creaky house full of chores does that too you... I need to be able to throw the hose at it as I water the garden (water tank of course) with a proper hand wash once evey couple of months...

Cheers John

Just curious of the build quality on your new Passat. Generally good on mine, but there is an annoying intermittent rattle coming from somewhere around the C pillar on the driver's side. Not sure what it is ie. door, seat, roof lining or rear parcel shelf? I'll tell the service department when I take it in for its 1500km inspection. Haven't done anywhere near that, so there's time to pick up any other anomalies should they start to surface.

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no problems so far, seems solid, no rattles (very quiet inside), fit and finish is excellent.

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I was told see you at 15,000

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I used the Nanolex paint cleaner that appears to be some sort of white spirit. I did that very thoroughly and I think it would have removed any wax the dealer had put on.

WOW just looking at your options list, that's going to be a fully loaded Passat John! I was going to order the sports pack, but unfortunatley couldn't wait.

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I was told see you at 15,000

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I was told 1000 -1500 for a check over. It's not logged, just more a courtesy check I think.

What does everyone think about these long service intervals? There's no way I'm leaving the first oil change until 15000k's in an oil burner.

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no problems so far, seems solid, no rattles (very quiet inside), fit and finish is excellent.

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That's good to hear maxim. I'm afraid to report mine is not boding as well as yours. Driving home tonight over some bumps and coarse chip surfaces there are rattles evident from the rear seat, the C pillar emits creaking and flexing sounds and I even noticed some rattling on the front passengers side as well as the dash in front of me. Such a shame given the many outstanding qualities of the Passat. For example, the fuel economy, even in urban driving, is just spectacular!

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I was told see you at 15,000

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Depends on the VW dealer jetfuel. Some VW dealers offer this as a courtesy whereas others don't.

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I was told 1000 -1500 for a check over. It's not logged, just more a courtesy check I think.

What does everyone think about these long service intervals? There's no way I'm leaving the first oil change until 15000k's in an oil burner.

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Doesn't it depend on the driving conditions as well? If doing urban driving it might be wise to have the oil change sooner rather than later.

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WOW just looking at your options list, that's going to be a fully loaded Passat John! I was going to order the sports pack, but unfortunatley couldn't wait.

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Thanks Maxim, put it this way.... I was prepared to loose my place in the queue for that sports pack.... going to keep the car for 8 years so I might as well get it right!:cool:

Essendon Volkswagen just sent me a letter outlining the complimentary checkup:

We recommend dropping in between your first 2,000 and 4,000 kms for an oil check and top up (if needed). This is free of charge and no booking is required. Then, your service intervals will be every 12 months or 15,000 kms- whichever comes first.

I'll actually be taking in my B7 Passat in about two weeks to sort out some silly rattles (only covered by VW Warranty in the first 1,500 kms of the car's life), but it's good to see a dealer looking after their customers.

Any other Passat TDI owners been told or contacted about this free checkup?

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that sounds the same as my dealer's 1000-1500k check up. I'll be booking mine in this week - just covered 1000k's over the weekend :)

Haven't been contacted about it myself. Also got annoying rattle in the boot of my wagon I've been unable to pinpoint which is driving me mad. Approaching 1k kms now so better give them a ring I suppose!

My TDI Passat seems a little more rattley and "diesel like" than my TDI Golf did, don't know if there's something wrong or if it's just how its supposed to be.

Hmmmmm so about that health check then......

Dopey, I don't think all VW dealers have this courtesy checkup. Here in Melbourne, Essendon VW certainly have it, but Werribee VW make no mention of it. I would like VW Australia to make this mandatory across all dealerships, but it might be more complicated to set in place. If you don't hear from your dealer, ring them and ask. My understanding is that the checkup pertains to the oil consumption by the diesel donk, so kudos to the dealers who offer this free service.

Yes, the rattles are annoying and they only happen when it's cold. The wretched rattle from the C-pillar on the right hand side is the most frustrating, but this morning I also had one coming out of the dash to the right of the steering column. Seems like the aluminimum strip is loose because when I pressed it, the rattle stopped for a while. Oddly enough, the rattle from somewhere on the passenger's side didn't happen this morning.

Hopefully these silly glitches can be fixed because my 2010 Mazda6 had no rattles or squeaks after 12,000kms at trade in. Hmmmmm....... indeed!

Still, the B7 TDI Passat is a glorious piece of kit and is better than the Mazda6 in many regards eg. overall refinement, interior comfort, torque and fuel economy.

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I got my Caddy Maxi Life from Nepean Motor Group at Penrith and they told me of this when I picked it up. I am down in Bendigo at the moment on a bit of a holiday which has ended up with me doing work over here. When I get back I should have something like 3,000 to 4,000 km up. So far no real problems. I am keeping a list of things to be done, and so far it is just two items.

The first is to disable the lane change flash. It sounded like a good idea, but has almost seen me have a couple of accidents. Here in Bendigo I wanted to make a left turn, only the intersection was a bit complex. I cancelled the left turn indicator, but it went on for 2 more clicks. Foolishly I ended up signalling right, and again when I tried to cancel it, it continued with two more flashes! Much too dangerous.

I might have been able to fix this with the MFD where under Lights and Vision, there is a setting called "Comf.Light" or something like that. The manual does not list it. It shows two settings; one for daytime running lights, and one for lane change. This can be checked on or off. Turning it off sees the lane change disabled, but I don't know what else it does.

The other thing I want to get changed is the powering of the lighter/accessory sockets. At the moment they are live all the time, even though the manual says they are turned off with the ignition key switch.

Any other 125TDI owners had any issues arise yet?

Mine has just ticked over 1500km on the odometer and it has developed a slight clunking on the left side when you turn right. Sounds just like it's CV/Uni Joint related. I've heard of this on previous model Passat Diesels. Should be fixed under warranty but a bit of a disappointment, though these things happen. Hopefully VW look after me with the fixing part.

3000k's so far so good. When can I give some herbs though? Haven't given it full throttle yet, so don't really know how good it can actually go - or not :confused:

There's a million opinions on this, if you read the manual it does specify the Volkswagen recommended procedure as well.

I usually baby it for 1500km and then progressively drive it a little harder from then on. Don't be afraid to give it the beans every now and then with 3000km on the clock!

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and it's sitting in my garage too! Couldn't be happier with it. Gave it the Nanolex treatment straight away yesterday and taking it out today in the sun, I couldn't believe the difference.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/

The interior that I was a bit hesitant about, is perfect too. Interestingly, the dash and tops of the doors aren't black, they're a really dark brown that looks much better than black would. The hood lining is the same colour as the plastic trim in the centre roof console, I wouldn't call it grey, it's more a bone colour. Black carpets are spot on.

The only thing I don't like about it is the crappy daytime driving lights. That dull yellow light in the bottom of the front bar just looks like I forgot to turn off the parkers. Might have to do something about that (I know there are some LED options for those bulbs, see what fits and works). The only other thing I have to look up in the manual is I keep getting a reminder to check Safe Locking something or other? Not sure what all that is about.

But the passat is great to drive, definitely made the right decision. :banana:

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Glad your happy with the Passat, looks great.
Get mine at end of the month, want to Nanolex it too, did you clay bar yours first?
Cheers

Very nice. i looked at one a short time ago for a service and the sump plug was loose, there was oil stain around the plug. Im sure it was a one off though but would be nice if they check it whist doing the bum wipe service. car had come from down south somewhere but hadnt been serviced, only had the obligitory 1st check up. back in the day the belly pans were taken off and the sump plug torque checked along with ball joints etc. there is plenty time to do it during PD

Enjoy, looks the goods

Jmac

So, how's the 125TDI ownership experience going so far for you?

My car has had a few little annoying issues. Firstly was the massive amount of moisture in the passenger side headlight (which I've made a thread about before) and the gearbox seems to be getting rougher and has way too much slack when engaging reverse. I had intended to get those things looked at after Christmas/New Years is over and done with.

Yesterday I popped the bonnet so I can take the caps off the back of the headlights and air them out (full of water) only to be greeted by a strong scent of diesel. There's a fuel leak in the engine bay which seems to be coming from the black canister with hoses going into/out of it on the front left of the engine bay (behind the headlight). Not sure what that is, maybe a fuel filter? Diesel is leaking down the side of that and onto the metal below the headlight. Took it to VW and they didn't seem to be fussed, told me to come back another day. Oh well, too bad if I catch on fire in the meantime.

Not to mention they also forgot to include the lock nut key for the car amongst the tool kit which I only found out about after getting a punctured tyre.

Any other 125TDI owners had similar problems at all? These little things are adding up to be one giant pain in the backside... I'm sick of seeing the dealership and they're sick of seeing me obviously.

No problems with mine Dopey, although it was leaking around the filter too. Just nipped up the nuts around the top and all good. It has torque specs, but I just nipped the suckers up! No leaks now. Haven't had any problems with headlights or with the trans either. Very very happy with it. Still can't get over the performance, the economy, the DSG, and the quietness inside. It's been all good so far! My GF loves driving with me in it at night, gets lots of looks she reckons :rolleyes: I reckon it's just her that gets the looks, (or maybe me :cool:), but she reckons it's the car :)

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So, how's the 125TDI ownership experience going so far for you?

My car has had a few little annoying issues. Firstly was the massive amount of moisture in the passenger side headlight (which I've made a thread about before) and the gearbox seems to be getting rougher and has way too much slack when engaging reverse. I had intended to get those things looked at after Christmas/New Years is over and done with.

Yesterday I popped the bonnet so I can take the caps off the back of the headlights and air them out (full of water) only to be greeted by a strong scent of diesel. There's a fuel leak in the engine bay which seems to be coming from the black canister with hoses going into/out of it on the front left of the engine bay (behind the headlight). Not sure what that is, maybe a fuel filter? Diesel is leaking down the side of that and onto the metal below the headlight. Took it to VW and they didn't seem to be fussed, told me to come back another day. Oh well, too bad if I catch on fire in the meantime.

Not to mention they also forgot to include the lock nut key for the car amongst the tool kit which I only found out about after getting a punctured tyre.

Any other 125TDI owners had similar problems at all? These little things are adding up to be one giant pain in the backside... I'm sick of seeing the dealership and they're sick of seeing me obviously.

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sorry to hear that mate. maybe you could head to another dealer to get it all fixed under warranty. i've sat in a 125TDI lately and must say it feels awesome. dont let the dealer spoil the fun for you.

cheers

Mine's running fine too. Have had no problems. We are very pleased so far, incredible milage.