W8 Passat Playing in deep snow

2002 W8 Passat 4motion playing in the snow.
How Ludvig got his groove back.
Videography by the goddess.

I only paid $23k but its worth every penny of the nearly $40k new, absolute travesty that VW didnt put as much muscle into their marketing as they did under the hood.

we drove like this all day, past stuck cars, trucks, even semi's. we got stuck several times but simply backed up a tad and drove away, warm, dry and with good music on a great sound system.

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[staffordworks]

I should also add, perhaps this isnt obvious to everyone, I turned off the esp drive assist and was fish-tailing on purpose, I managed to keep cars on the road in ak doing just the opposite on black ice that was 14 inches thick. also avoided with some scary fast reflexes broadsiding a bull moose at 60mph and that was when I was only 19.

[ah8425]

I've never come accross a W8 before, what's the engine size? BHP? and it looks rear wheel drive.

40 Grand, i take it that's US Dollars?

My Passat TDI Sport looks identical but black, fully leathered and loaded, i payed £7000, 1 previous owner of course.(not that anyone needed to know that but there u go)

[staffordworks]

8 cylinder I think 4.0L 270bhp, you should google the W8 configuration, its not a V8 but truely a double Vay as they say where it was born. 25mpg, lots of do-dads, only paid $23k US for mine, it was 40 new. VW now has a 6cyl with 300bhp so this one only has nostalgic value, except to the bank :)

[singbing1]

you americans need a few tips off the europeians on how to drive in snow

[staffordworks]

tip away I grew up in alaska, i do ok

[tractorlandoverboat]

where is this brillant vid mate thanks nice car

[staffordworks]

just outside of seattle, olympic college - Poulsbo parking lot.

[sesuobosyte]

Fins are best drivers on snow.

[ossu01]

Sounds nice ;)

[2ndtiroler]

Were is the snow ? 

[11burnik]

video is sux

[Pendemic]

@thunderbolt320

I know a lot about VR engines.

But yes now that I think about it he is talking about the R36 engine, not the regular 3.6L engine that comes in the new Passats. Those engines are only 280hp. He talked about a 300hp engine, and that engine only comes in the R36 Passats which aren't available in the US.

[thunderbolt320]

@Pendemic no...it's a 3.6L v6 engine which is obviously not as good as the w8...as for the v6's originality i think it's vw's own v6...usually the v's from vw are "vr"s which aren't like normal v's, but a bit awkward alligned...google it on wikipedia it tells you a lot of interesting details...that is if you're curious enough...

[lazzer408]

Wonderful scenery.

[afhsnov2008]

im bored

[Pendemic]

@staffordworks

What 6 cylinder is that? The new S4 Audi engine you mean?

[seanyroche]

nice snow

[3vo16]

gay driving ;D