UCOTD: 2004 Volkswagen Passat GLS Wagon

by Tim Healey

Published: April 17th, 2024

Today we bring you some wagon goodness -- a 2004 Volkswagen Passat GLS wagon.

This one is 100 percent stock, according to the seller, with 63,900 miles on the odometer. It's been garage kept and there is no rust and only minor dings. As well as some curb rash on the wheels.

The seller says it runs and drives well and the body and paint are in "excellent" condition, save for those aforementioned minor dings.

Our seller is asking $6,200. You can see this Georgia-based car here.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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CrackedLCD on Apr 22, 2024

This might be the first time I've ever seen a B5 Passat wagon that was not a TDI. These things are rare as hen's teeth where I live but when I do see one, it's always a diesel. I imagine they're the "you take this from me when I die or run out of money for repairs" kind of vehicle with loyal (and poor) owners.

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Wjtinfwb on Apr 22, 2024

VW was continuously refining the Passat and topped out with the B5.5, every other Passat afterward was a lesser car. The last one I rented was about a 2020 or 2021, white with gray interior. It reminded me of a Chevy Celebrity rental. Functional, spacious, big trunk. Other than that not one memorable thing about it.

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