# New DD for the Wifey **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 5, 2012, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370 "2012-07-05T10:21:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370/1 "2012-07-05T10:21:08Z")
A little late on posting this, but picked up a new DD for the wifey this past Memorial Day weekend. Picked this up from Coldaccord at Buffalo Motor Works. I know Dre is fairly well known on here, and I’ve known him for at least 5 years now, but I can’t say enough what a stand up guy he is :tup:. Made the entire process of buying the car painless, and had to go well out of his way to accommodate a few things for me since I was in Syracuse. Even fit me in just a couple days ago on short notice when the CEL came on (in true VW fashion lol). Anyways, here’s some pics and specs (sorry for the poor lighting/angles): 2003 VW Passat GLS 1.8T 127k miles -5 speed Tiptronic automatic -Loaded with every option available except stability control -Has its fair share of blemishes, the worst being a crinkled passenger rear door from a dent that was pulled but not finished. Overall I have to say that despite not being a VW guy, this car drives beautifully. And of course the wife loves it so that means now I can turn the focus back to something for me :biggrin: ![http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0339.jpg](http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0339.jpg) ![http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0341.jpg](http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0341.jpg) ![http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0342.jpg](http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0342.jpg) ![http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0343.jpg](http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0343.jpg) ![http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0344.jpg](http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0344.jpg) ![http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0345.jpg](http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0345.jpg) ![http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0346.jpg](http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0346.jpg) ![http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0362.jpg](http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0362.jpg) ![http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0363.jpg](http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0363.jpg) ![http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0364.jpg](http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0364.jpg) ![http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0365.jpg](http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0365.jpg) ![http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0366.jpg](http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0366.jpg) ![http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0367.jpg](http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa207/livin4hockey/DSCN0367.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370/2 "2012-07-05T10:47:29Z")
I take it you hate your wife? ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370/3 "2012-07-05T10:58:04Z")
Don’t worry LZ, you’ll figure out how these things work soon enough. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370/4 "2012-07-05T11:10:28Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > I take it you hate your wife? Buying your wife a 130k mile VW with body damage for a daily driver falls more under self-loathing. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370/5 "2012-07-05T11:22:06Z")
> [@livin4hockey](#): > > Don’t worry LZ, you’ll figure out how these things work soon enough. Yea apparently she wants a turbo veloster so I am getting her one of those. ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370/6 "2012-07-05T11:22:53Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > Buying your wife a 130k mile VW with body damage for a daily driver falls more under self-loathing. Haha now that’s the comment I was more so expecting. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370/7 "2012-07-05T11:41:37Z")
:highfive: ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370/8 "2012-07-05T11:42:06Z")
Damn your wife is easy to please. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370/9 "2012-07-05T11:50:10Z")
> [@ultradriver10000](#): > > Damn your wife is easy to please. I’m so tempted, but not going down this road… Must… resist… ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370/10 "2012-07-05T12:05:23Z")
Either way I like these cars they just tend to have issues and I would not want to hear about it constantly from the wife lol ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370/11 "2012-07-05T12:11:47Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > Buying your wife a 130k mile VW with body damage for a daily driver falls more under self-loathing. Funny… ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370/12 "2012-07-05T23:05:29Z")
Lz and ultra bringing the “I’m so fucking baller and I hate anything that doesn’t have a v8” per usual Lz why don’t you go back to wnyfbods? Oh wait… You can’t, because you’re a dick And ultra, why don’t you post on forums that are local to you? Still have no friends after moving away and have to post on buffalo forums in an attempt to brag about how cool you are since now you live in big bad Texas? I mean, if I chose move across the country I would focus on my life there, this includes local forums… But that’s just me :gotme: ANYWAY solid purchase for a wife. off the top of my head, i can think of 2 forum members who had really good luck with these cars, one personally put over 100k on it, and one i know drove it for a really long time just doing the scheduled maintenance look out for the control arms, learn how to replace a coil pack, make sure the scheduled maintenance is up to date, join [www.dubsinthebuff.com](http://www.dubsinthebuff.com) if you want, there is a lot of info for 1.8ts there, and a lot of people who are really helpful when it comes to vag-com (which, you will probably need at one point or another) GL! edit- just noticed youre in cuse, [http://rocdubs.com/](http://rocdubs.com/) may be closer :tup: ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370/13 "2012-07-06T02:28:47Z")
I like these cars lol I would buy one for my self They’re just prone to bs issues and wouldn’t want my wife bitching about it not worth thr headache Also your statement sucks I like lots of cars with out v8s go back to delivering pizzas oh wait nm you upgraded to delivering piss. ---
**Author:** ![sasquatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@sasquatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sasquatch)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 4:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370/14 "2012-07-06T04:07:02Z")
Nice pick up. Had a passat for many years, never left me stranded once Or ever failed me Make sure timing belt and water pump have been done and do them in 60k intervals. Synthetic oil only. They can be awesome cars ---
**Author:** ![MrSmith](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mrsmith/32/5254_2.png) [@MrSmith](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MrSmith)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370/15 "2012-07-06T05:22:13Z")
2003 and the body still doesn’t look dated gotta give it up to VW for that. I hope you can work on it yourself ten years old with that many miles it can nickle and dime you to death with the quickness. ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370/16 "2012-07-06T05:28:25Z")
Nice purchase Mike. I recently picked up a 01 vr6 for my brother. So far the only issues have been. He can’t drive manual, it keeps developing new coolant leaks,and I really hate working on it. ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370/17 "2012-07-06T05:58:05Z")
Thanks guys. I should have mentioned that this is her second Passat. Her first car was a 2000 Passat and her parents drove VW’s when she was growing up, so I’ve been screwed since the start lol. She had a lot of issues with her first Passat, mostly because their family friend’s shop did the work and didn’t have a clue when it came to working on a VW. That being said, the second time around now should be a better experience. And I know enough people now here and in Buffalo that getting work done without killing my wallet shouldn’t be too difficult. ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370/18 "2012-07-06T07:03:43Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > I like these cars lol I would buy one for my self > > They’re just prone to bs issues and wouldn’t want my wife bitching about it not worth thr headache > > Also your statement sucks I like lots of cars with out v8s go back to delivering pizzas oh wait nm you upgraded to delivering piss. I still deliver pizzas from time to time on the weekends, you know, as a favor to the owner. I’m a nice guy like that And I’m the youngest buffalo employee of a fortune 500 company, I deliver piss and blood now, but we’ll see what I’m doing down the road Why does any of that even matter? Youre grasping at straws, you miserable asshole. Best of luck ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370/19 "2012-07-06T07:06:53Z")
> [@Jam](#): > > I still deliver pizzas from time to time on the weekends, you know, as a favor to the owner. I’m a nice guy like that > > And I’m the youngest buffalo employee of a fortune 500 company, I deliver piss and blood now, but we’ll see what I’m doing down the road > > Why does any of that even matter? Youre grasping at straws, you miserable asshole. Best of luck More then half the thread said the same thing I did and you single me out which I was joking around about anyways. Carry on At least we both understand how much you suck at life 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370/20 "2012-07-06T07:13:27Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > More then half the thread said the same thing I did and you single me out which I was joking around about anyways. > > Carry on > > At least we both understand how much you suck at life 🙂 Suck at life? Lol. I’m not the one having my wedding at the avanti mansion HAHAHAHAHA And if your opinion of sucking at life is not making a lot of money, then I truly feel sorry for you. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-dd-for-the-wifey/224370.md?page=2)