Evening all,

My old man's looking to change his car in the next few months and I'm trying to persuade him to get something a bit bigger than his '03 Focus hatchback, preferably something VAG.
A mate's suggested that we look at a second hand Passat estate with a 2.0 Diesel as they're really reliable.
My Dad's very careful with his brass though, so running costs and the potential outlay on things like tyres, wipers etc all have to be considered.

I was just wondering how the running & maintenence costs of a Passat Estate compare with those of an Exeo estate? I know the Exeo's just a rebadged A4, do you still have to pay Audi prices for things like tyres? Is the Exeo actually any good?

Sorry if this is really elementary stuff- I've been out of the loop a bit when it comes to cars over the last few years due to being distracted by other things.

Cheers,

Al

A Passat is A4 platform too?

Edited 13 December, 201312 yr by MaxVW

I've not heard good things about the 2.0 tdi engine in the passatt.