2005 Volkswagen Passat

GLS Sedan

2.0L 1967CC 120Cu. In. l4 DIESEL SOHC Turbocharged

Automatic

WVWAE63B05E055418

Clear

Diesel

I am re-listing because the previous buyer had some unforeseen circumstances arise. Their loss will be your gain!! This is "Sheila". Sheila has been my wife's car since December 4th of 2004 when she purchased it new. It has been religiously serviced by the Volkswagen dealer and I am told you can actually look up the service records online. (Not sure on that one.) There were 2 recalls early that were done by the dealer also. The car has NEVER been smoked in. Sheila has been and I assume will continue to be a problem-free car. It runs and operates today as it did when we purchased the car. My wife never knew it was a diesel until after she drove it. She told me that she didn't want a loud, smelly diesel. After driving this car, she said I would have a hard time convincing her to buy a diesel!! Too funny. The relationship began there. She ABSOLUTELY loves this car. In fact, she is STILL driving this car as her NEW Passat sits in the garage. AND, I believe she will not drive her new car until Sheila has a new home. On the previous listing the car had 177, 416 miles, so you can see she IS still driving this one. The car is not due for another service until 180,000 miles. Tires are probably good for another 10k, but I would recommend new ones before winter. The right front (currently) is a brand new Michelin to match the other three as she got a sidewall puncture that could not be repaired so we had to purchase a new tire and the others were still good. I believe the new tire has about 3000 miles on it currently. Negatives..............The interior paint is starting to come off of the console at the shifter.......nothing bad.......but it is starting. The door handles and leather covering of the steering wheel shows a little wear. The window "lockout" switch for the rear doesn't work, but our kids are older and it wasn't a problem for us..........I'm sure it is an easy fix. We had car seats in the rear for a period of time and you can still see where they sat on the leather (shadowing). I've never tried to scrub it out because it looks more like shading than anything and didn't bother us. REAL close inspection will find a few light scratches (nothing through the paint) and a few rock chips. A deer hit my wife about 100k miles ago........yes.........it hit HER. It ran into the front of the car and broke the grill. It was replaced. (Not really a negative, but it DID happen.) The left lumbar area of the driver's seat is JUST beginning to show some wear, but still looks good. Positives other than it is an awesome car.................The original battery was STILL good, but one of the battery cables was corroded so the dealership replace the battery and cables at last service just because of their age. At the end of last summer I had her hood repainted to get rid of the obligatory rock chips. It looks factory perfect. It has been garage kept its entire life. The car gets 40 mpg EASY. Better if you slow down, but it likes to cruise at 80 and 80% of the miles are interstate. These cars will easily go 300 to 500k miles as evidenced by others. One almost identical to this one sold for over $7k here a few months back. I am going to list the car on a VW website as well as locally and the first $7300 will take her home. For an 8 year old car it doesn't look a day over 4! Sheila has aged well! Paint is still glossy and shiny and presents very well. You won't be disappointed. Good Luck and God Bless!! On Jul-23-12 at 18:45:48 PDT, seller added the following information: SAVE MONEY ON SHIPPING! uShip is the first and largest auction style marketplace for shipping and transportation services. Learn More SHIPPING PRICE ESTIMATOR Delivery ZIP Code: MORE RESOURCES: uShip Guides and Articles uShip Provider Directory Other Useful Tools & Links