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VW Passat Diesel

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aviator

aviator

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Village Petroheads,
Am being offered this car for sale @650k. I had a chance to try it this weekend, and it is just amazing.
Its a 2005 Kby. 68k kms
2000cc turbo-diesel
manual 7-speed
ex-salvage. new engine fixed and all dents done. Everything looks excellent.
Excellent consumption. Spent 3k diesel to Nyahururu and back to nbi! My 1500cc uses 5k
Runs like a safari rally. Hadn't noticed I was cruising at mph not kph, yet I could comfortably hit 100 without noticing.
Only drawbacks are speedometer is in MPH, and its a manual car.

Should i go for it? Looks too good for that amount. And what forseeable problems should i watch for?
 
Ice_Cube

Ice_Cube

Village Chief
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Although I love the modern diesel cars and the excellent consumption of diesel engines, someone once whispered to me that the European diesel cars although wonderful, are often affected by our Kenyan diesel that is not as pure and of the same grade as that of the E.U, so you will expect a lot of engine trouble. Why did he fix a new engine? was it as a result of the accident?

EDIT:Were it not be for these fuel quality misgivings, I would get myself a BMW 525d (diesel) manual and die a happy man or even marry it
 
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aviator

aviator

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Ice_Cube said:
Although I love the modern diesel cars and the excellent consumption of diesel engines, someone once whispered to me that the European diesel cars although wonderful, are often affected by our Kenyan diesel that is not as pure and of the same grade as that of the E.U, so you will expect a lot of engine trouble. Why did he fix a new engine? was it as a result of the accident?
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Original engine developed a crack from the accident.
 
Ice_Cube

Ice_Cube

Village Chief
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However, according to this, some petrol stations started in 2010 to offer the E.U grade diesel, so maybe if you do your research and stick to only those petrol stations, the engine will serve you perfectly


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Malaika Firth

Malaika Firth

Village Elder
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Being manual is not a drawback....it's a plus and diesel is double plus....but take care of where you fuel..and religiously service it at recommended intervals usipitishe hata kidogo....now that salvage thing is the drawback....make sure u have it computer diagnosed by an expert so that Hakuna reading suspicious coz they could be quite costly in the future...but price pia apunguze mpaka 550k...kupata buyer sio rahisi for a German manual diesel
 
Cypher254

Cypher254

Village Elder
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A diesel turbo charged engine ma dear go for it.... Provided you fuel at exclusive shell petrol stations that offer European grade desiel you good and you will be one lucky woman..... As @Female Perspective says never miss a service or post pone a mechanical issue and have the ECU checked at a dealer ship there I can tell you you will get to knw what's been done to it and if it's okay...

I cruze with a turbocharged pajero diesel engine and I can tell you for a fact if you treat it as a two year old you have a beast they even petrol vehicle can't come close....
 
Malaika Firth

Malaika Firth

Village Elder
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With Turbo diesel engines you have to keep the engine running for at least 5 minutes after doing long distances....even in the morning let it idle for at least a minute before uanze safari....this were the firm instructions i was given for my diesel....halafu with a manual there will be no people borrowing your car...
 
Malaika Firth

Malaika Firth

Village Elder
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Cypher254 said:
A diesel turbo charged engine ma dear go for it.... Provided you fuel at exclusive shell petrol stations that offer European grade desiel you good and you will be one lucky woman..... As @Female Perspective says never miss a service or post pone a mechanical issue and have the ECU checked at a dealer ship there I can tell you you will get to knw what's been done to it and if it's okay...

I cruze with a turbocharged pajero diesel engine and I can tell you for a fact if you treat it as a two year old you have a beast they even petrol vehicle can't come close....
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@Cypher254 usipeane credit kwa wengine na ni mimi hapa ndo petrol head
 
aviator

aviator

Village Elder
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@zieglar, pole sina picha. its 6forward + reverse. Arrangement ni kama ya lorry.

I think you guys have approved it on condition i get the computer checked, fuel only from reputable shell stations and i adhere to service schedule religiously. Manual gears tutazoeana with time. And the price definately will be negotiated to around 600. Am going for it!

Next time you see a lady in a blue passat KBY, know it is aviator.
 
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emali

Village Elder
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kuongezea tu vile umeambiwa hapo juu..make sure u take a long drive regularly diesel cars are meant for masafa marefu so u dont get issues with the dpf na kadhalika..pia usiichokeshe in changing gears(once in a while is ok) change gears at abt 2-2500rpm otherwise the dmf will go early my 2 cents
 
kermit

kermit

Village Elder
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emali said:
kuongezea tu vile umeambiwa hapo juu..make sure u take a long drive regularly diesel cars are meant for masafa marefu so u dont get issues with the dpf na kadhalika..pia usiichokeshe in changing gears(once in a while is ok) change gears at abt 2-2500rpm otherwise the dmf will go early my 2 cents
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ebu please elaborate hapa. I always shift at the red line edge- 7k rpm..any harm done?
 
pamba

pamba

Village Sponsor
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aviator said:
@zieglar, pole sina picha. its 6forward + reverse. Arrangement ni kama ya lorry.

I think you guys have approved it on condition i get the computer checked, fuel only from reputable shell stations and i adhere to service schedule religiously. Manual gears tutazoeana with time. And the price definately will be negotiated to around 600. Am going for it!

Next time you see a lady in a blue passat KBY, know it is aviator.
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Mbicha za Karen?
 
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