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Highlights
- Much loved B2 with fascinating history
- Recent £2,300 structural refresh
- Long MOT to April 2025
- Rare and practical five door estate
- Perfect for long distance classic adventures
The Appeal
Some classic cars are saved and savoured. Others are used and enjoyed. This 1986 B2 Passat sits firmly in the second category. In fact, it could be a poster child for the art of simply getting out and enjoying the drive.
This may look like an old red Passat to those outside our classic car scene. But it is so much more than that. Inside and out there are wonderful indications of its fascinating history in the hands of its previous characterful keeper. He was a much-loved adventurer who clearly travelled far and wide in this 38-year-old car.
Now it is ready for its next explorer. Beyond the careworn aesthetics it is a very solid car, thanks to a recent £2,300 structural refresh ahead of a new MOT. That runs, reassuringly, to April 2025. Then there are the bomb-proof mechanicals - this car was built when Volkswagen was at the top of its game.
Whether you choose to press this historied car into more adventures or refresh the cosmetics, it is a real ‘one of a kind’ motor that looks as characterful and interesting as any 80s classic can claim to be. We wish it well on its onward adventures.
The History and Paperwork
- First registered 6th January 1986
- Eighr registered keepers
- Inherited by the current keeper in May 2023
- Much-loved previous keeper undertook many adventures in this car
- You can explore those trips through the details of the photographs
- MOT preparation and welding in March 2023 totalling over £2,300
- MOT to 9th April 2025 with minor advisories and 169,243 miles showing on test
- Welding undertaken prior to MOT test to ensure structural integrity
The Condition
- Solid and very original red facelift B2 estate with paintwork fade
- This is a very characterful car whose signs of use are really part of its charisma
- The paintwork is typical of this era of VW and may respond to a machine polish
- Lots of great details abound inside and out indicating its interesting history
- Straight and generally tidy bodywork for age
- Steel wheels with aftermarket wheel trims
- Original but careworn interior showing various signs of age and use
- Marks and damage to switchgear and dashboard but not unsightly
- JVC stereo fitted
- Original dealer number plates
The Mechanics
- 1,781cc Volkswagen L4 engine
- 5spd manual gearbox
- Recent £2,300 preparation work for MOT
- No reported running or driving issues
- No other mechanical or running gear notes on MOT test
- £760 Clutch service and clutch cable in 2022
- £375 head gasket and cylinder head 2016
- £541 Clutch replacement, Drive shaft and suspension, gearbox refit, rebuild subframe, etc 2021
- £171 Steam clean of engine, oil change oil full service 2021
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