Dude’s voice was amazing like a human version of a Fender Jazz bass.

Every time the Bug Ninja speaks, I think Smooth Jazz.

That guy has big knowledge (encyclopedia of cars) because most car sales men hardly know about their own brand product they are selling let alone the competition.

The voiceover at the intro was epic. Definitely should consider going into voice over work Bugninja 👍

1:34 "It's not in bad shape, but it's not in horrible shape either" Typical used VW. Made me laugh.

Bugninja is a natural at car videos and compliments Wizard well. He needs to be in more videos!

Who is this guy with a Volkswagen heart ? I like him he seems like he knew a lot that most people don't know what the VW family

OMG...Wizard, I have one of these cars! It’s a 2003 Passat W8 sedan with a six speed manual transmission! I absolutely love this car!!! Got mine for $1,000 after the previous owner dumped over $7,000 in service. It purrs like a kitty. Keep up the videos PLEASE!

The intro was legendary 😂😂

I was like the Wizard hired Neil deGrasse Tyson to do a voice over. Hoovie must be paying well.

My biggest ticket VW service advisor was on a late production W8 Passat wagon. For some reason or another we had to replace the engine under warranty. It came from VW as a complete engine. It may have even had the accessories attached as if it had been pulled off the production line and stuck in a crate. The total warranty claim was around $20,000

As much as I love the W8 Passats, a 1.8T model with a tune would give you 90% of the performance while being significantly more reliable and cheaper to repair.

Even in Germany these W8 Passat get thrown after you. They were cool at the Time but after that no one would afford the Costs to keep it "Road Worthy" for TüV.

I really enjoyed bugninja's style. He was really well spoken and really added to the video. I would like to see more of him, nice job!

My buddy has a W8 Wagon and its such a treat with a catless exhaust and no muffler Those flat plane crank motors just had such a sweet sound

The b5 Passat is by far the best Volkswagen vehicle by far, and the TDI is godly with a good tune

Car Wizard sporting the 'voice of God'.

"For the price, I can't complain." Just wait.

Hoovie will now seek a Passat W8 wagon with a stick.

There are only 97 documented W8 stick wagons in the US. It's my dream to own one some day. I had 2 2003 V6s and I loved them

Just make sure she passes it back to you when she's done with it. This car deserves better than the crusher, just because the donor isn't up to replacing the inevitably heater core fail.

Probably one of the only cars you can actually cross reference more expensive cars for cheaper parts

Had one. Engine lasted only to about 140K km. This one is missing the W8 front grill badging.

A silver W8 Passat was my first car!

Wow a black guy with car wizard I love to see unity out there in the country 🙏🏽🙏🏽

We had an ‘03 1.8T wagon and it was AWESOME to drive...minus the slew of random electrical problems it had 😂

Finally to motivate me to fix my $300 W8 that’s been sitting in my garage for over a year 😆

I owned a 2003 Passat W8 wagon. Even with all the problems that car gave me, I still miss it. Not fast or powerful by today’s standards, but it did have a comfortable amount of power.

What a soothing voice that gentleman has. I could listen to him all day.

The W8 is such a great sounding engine.

I remember looking at that exact model when it was new in the showroom. As I recall the sticker was $38,000. Back then. This is when I was younger; and really loved German cars. Thank goodness I didn't touch it. That thing was even more of a disaster than most Volkswagens. It had so many parts that only went with that model. And they sold very few of them. Good luck

Great intro guys!!! I always enjoy a trip to the Wizards Shop!! 👍🙂

We'll see how long it takes for the Turbo 'R' to return....I heard that it's already homesick for the Wizard's shop.

There's a cheap fuel pump on rockauto. For less than $60 it's worth a try.

WOW! My first foray into German cars was the VW Passat. A 2001 with the 6cyl and 5spd. I leased it new. Gave it back in 2004 and leased a 2005 Cadillac STS. I didn't care for that car. I wound up giving it to my Father and bought another Passat. A 2003, different color, but everything else was the same. I did change the head unit and put an AVIC all in one in and that really transformed the car. A few years later I needed a "family" car and wound up with the 2008 Mercedes-Benz E350. Very similar in style as the Wizard has on the lift in his video. That was my first Benz. I did a chrome wheel swap for those stock wheels and man those wheels look awesome and chrome. The Mercedes always felt like a bigger version of the VW. That's a huge compliment to VW. The car was so solid. So comfortable and rode so great. I received so many compliments on how well the car rode. Two great cars! Love the Bug Ninja! We need more of him

Thank you, Car Wizard for sharing Adrian's car knowledge with all of us. He is a fun guest with a wide open door in voicework should he so wish. 🎤🎙

I love the bug ninja! Please keep him around wizard.

I remember back in the '70s they said they'd never be able to get any kind of power out of four cylinders or six cylinders. lol

I always like it when Bug Ninja comes to visit! I always learn something more!

More of this guy please...great voice, and very knowledgeable.

I owned a 2003 for a few years. Thank god for CPO. Engine had to come out twice...hydraulic lifters and variable cam adjuster. Decent power, but super super smooth!

Lol. Brilliant. Loved that into

Great video, David - the Passat W8 came about after VAG aborted a stretched Passat "Plus" designed to slot between the Passat and the Phaeton. The stretched wheelbase version became the Passat Plus in China and the mk1 Skoda Superb in Europe.

Love listening to the bug ninja talk about the cars and the knowledge he had about them while selling them. Absolutely fantastic. Majority of salesman don't even know what engines in the car besides the cylinder count anymore... Great info!

I had the same car in black. So happy I sold it before I had to start throwing money at it

That voice over lol

Aside from being difficult to maintain (so are many other cars), idk how this is not a collectible car. The only production road car in history with a w8, with such an elegant body and an amazing sound...

I could listen to him tell Volkswagen adventure and history stories all the time! Knowledgeable and well spoken!

I love the "Bug Ninja" - Tell him to give us a KZfaq channel to support.

I had a dead fly inside my cluster, for 10 years... untill replacing the lights of the cluster :D

The exhaust note you can get out of this is amazing, a simple straight piped sounds the best. Supercar sound.

Great calab with this vid, great chemistry. My man Adrian is smooth talker and knows his stuff.

My 99 Passat B5 Estate (Auto) is still going strong on 198,000! My Golf is on 202,000 and is also still going strong!

I had a W8 6 speed that I just sold recently, great car, wonderful exhaust note.

That's great wizard on donating that car.. great job, this is why you will always succeed, great video 👍

More content with Bug Ninja please - always a pleasure hearing his take on things.

The w8 passat is a pretty cool car. I really enjoy my tdi passat though, 50 mpg at 75 mph is really nice

That W8 is an interesting configuration. Would like to hear it run with the sport exhaust that Bug Ninja mentioned.

I learned a lot from both of you!!! Thank you!!!

Always enjoy a visit from the big ninja. Cool to know he’s an advanced level vw guy.

The voice in the intro so warming

Just curious if that owner already had another vehicle or did they go out and spend thousands more than the repair cost to get another vehicle to sit around again. Cars are a depreciating asset regardless, but we get fooled into thinking not worth a repair to continue having a serviceable but older vehicle, so then we run out and take out a small mortgage on a newer one. Then later rinse and repeat.

I own a W8 Passat and love it! Straight piped from the headers back. It's a fun drive! With over 225k miles it's still going strong. Thank you for doing this video!

LOVE the voiceover intro! Bugninja you have a voice for voice work!!

Wiz, you doing a good thing giving the car away in these hard times. 👍

Bringing back the bad memories of my '98 Passat V6 ownership :(

I’ll never forget the crayola crayons smell of my 2000 Passat. Such a great car. I’m 6’5”, one of my most comfortable rides.

I love my project vehicle. 04 Passat Wagon with 1.8T four motion 5 speed. Engine still runs smooth as silk and doesn't burn anything it shouldn't. Runs great... Working on the underbody and taking preventative measures come spring. My garage has no heat but its staying put till spring in there. Here is WI winters are harsh and roads are cruel.

I do love a good VW! I had that 2010 VW GTI. Still my favorite car I've owned.

I always found it amazing that it's like oh, it's just another passat--with a w8

Huge Car Wizard fan! Adrian is awesome. Loving the V-Dub knowledge on one of the most rare dubs ever produced. Hoovie would probably knock it for timing chains, but it’s certainly one of Ferdinand Piëchs most wonderful contributions to VAG. Just like my MKIV Jetta 1.8t AWP.

in my opinion for 350 is the perfect car for amateur inclined wizard,it has normaly 270 hpr solid engine, very comfortable,reliable and remember this is the best top of line and rarest vw passat b5.5 future classic .

Sold a W8 estate yesterday for $800 nz, every time I looked at it something fell off or it threw a new code. Drowned ccm buggered power steering pump, tyre eating hatefull nightmare. Stay away unless you fancy moving to the poor house.

That car needs saving! What a find. When it comes to cars like this you need to add the value of what it is to what you think the ceiling is for the regular standard models. Love this car. VAG fan. Drive a 2009 Touareg V6 TDI remapped 👌

I had two B5's. Both had over 200k miles and ran like new. Best cars I ever owned...

I had one of these, the station wagon (estate) with factory sport suspension and 5 speed automatic. I only kept it 9 months because the auto drove me nuts, it was slow to respond and often in the wrong gear. The same rig with the 6 speed manual would have been outstanding. I read where VW only made 11,000 of these, so parts will be a problem. I'm not sure the Wizard is doing a favor by gifting the car. Reminds me of what a smart horsewoman once said to me: "A free horse is an expensive horse". BTW it did get good fuel mileage, up to 27 highway. It was geared very tall. Handling was surprisingly good for such a front heavy car.

Damn, bug nija is legit, should come back with the VR6 beetle !

I remember my 02 Passat. 600k miles it hit.

You got me with the open of the show. I figured you had caught a cold.......The Bug Ninja and you are a pair......good show, and a good deed.

Wow the voice is dope nice I’ve never seeen this b4 ! I love my Passat ! Only had one issues outa like 4 years a battery that’s it ! Drove like a champ !

You two need to start a podcast...

I feel like if the japanese picked up this engine design it would be mainstream by now. A W8 supra. imagine

Having worked at a VW dealer many years I remember these coming out. We called them the Warranty 8. Look up a thermostat for one! Those rear output shaft seals always leaked too. Plus it's missing the splash shield under the engine, which is a good chunk of change, too. Then you have the multi link front suspension that would go and start knocking. What fun cars!

That first gen Passat was a looker if you like 90s boxes.

17:25 James Bond had this car, License Tag is 007

Downsizing engines has been very common over here for at least 10-15 years now. They even have 1.0L 3-cylinder engines that put out 120hp! But basically the exhaust they produce is much more harmful to the environment, *and* they also use lots of fuel once you actually request that kind of power (because they're always turbo charged). So I like the "SkyActive" approach of Mazda, keep the bigger 2.0L engines, but optimize them so that they are clean, powerful and efficient.

My dad worked in a large shop and cars like this would come up once a week. The cost of the repairs were worth more than the car. So the mechanic would fix it and either keep it or sell it. My dad would call home every once in a while "want a new car"? I'd pop down and see a BMW 320 Convertible, a Jeep Wrangler, or 100 other vehicles. I wanted the Wrangler but the mech wouldn't sell it for $1000 (he paid the customer $100 for it and took 2 hrs to fix).

I had an 03 longitudinal I-4 Passat. One of the best handling cars I've ever been in and great for road trips. Just hated constantly working on it.

that is not his voice in the intro, lol dude you could make money with that voice !!!

Whoa, I did not know you had that monster of a Beetle, Adrian! Sounds incredible.

😍😍😍😍 you really are wizard taking this project on

damn, I could listen to Bug Ninja's voice all day long!! so relaxing!!

there was a recall on the 2003 V6 fuel pump. Could be the same thing for the W8 model

In Europe the put that engine in the Jetta called a Bora W8..... absolute rocket!

I love that sales man he's so calm you could listen to him all day

Another excellent video Car Wizard. Recently bought a 2005 Passat Highline TDi in the same colour silver as this W8, only paid £350 for mine too.

The W8 made more hp than the 2.7TT in the S4. Same levels of heartbreak to come.

It is pretty exiting to see a car that I would expect to be a front wheel drive 4 cylinder to turn out to be an 8 cylinder with the engine in the correct real wheel drive orientation.

I think your new consultant is a good addition to your videos. I always amazed by the depth of your knowledge and love your channel.. my question. I have a new Porsche 992 4S. It has a full body wrap and winter wheels and tires. If I bring it regularly to a touch less wash, will that be enough to prevent winter damage from salt, snow etc ?

Finally someone that talks about the W8!!!!!! Thank you wizard