| Show F2 AUTOMOTIVE Friday September The Salt Lake Tribune 25 1992 Volkswagen Introduces Euro Van Slick New Passat GLX GR By Al Ilaas KNIiHT ii!1)1)Eft ift' E ANNAPOLIS Md — Twenty years ago when The Bug IA as still pollinating the Volkswagen sales FA'S - r r - i g '0 : - -' - I' " - "'''''' t iJ-- ''''''''':1 tia-- - t- li 1 ---- "N'-'-- ' " i- -- 2 A: ''"- - ' kt I - 7 r I - :' le 1 vwocobgieotN" i ii F - oi " t - s I i' - 4 t1- - - r: ' " '::4::' C r r virose4- - L e ' 7'f ° r ' - ka - :'': :: ::" i ' 4 '' 1(714)) - VA -- 1 ilmosmomMmoorrI1110 l 1 - rv- PY - - :- 4'-- ' t 4 t - ''1 4 N 1 4 I Lincoln- r !' : - front-wheel-dri- — t s 4'''- - -- -- -4- five-cylnd- 1 - e ta i -- A f A ' - - f- r f 101 ":- - el -- t - " '!': 46 ' --- - r- -- leb N- -- 1 - - 11101111r ti T7S ' I '''''‘ flr 1 0 tipfe- 1 i 1 ''4I:4Z-Tzae1640"- 44-- 4 - (741 1 ' tgeoprzwzogr " u ' CA0717! V 7ww I'' -- 46-- 91 f s : od A ti' 7 - s- - 5 r gs--- v lk - '7:: e u-1- - 4A IT ': A d'i ' tr i 1: 1 - 1- - - ' ' 4' " " - a 4176A — — - -- e " -- A 1 do Volkswagens slick new Passat GLX sport sedan is pow ered by an innol atil e 172- - hp V-- 6 engine car has a solid body quiet ride that accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in eight seconds The front-drive fixed price of S21130 and pleasant driving habits that shouldn't be too tall an order The car is an excellent value and a lot of fun to drive It is exceptionally solid and and rides well It rambles from zero to GO mph in a brisk eight seconds That lively acceleration is courr tesy of a new l position position and power were not problems for VIN's Passat GLX the delightful new sport version of the compasedan nys midsize The GLX is intended to compete with sports sedans like the Nissan Maxima and the Toyota Given its generous Camry t list a base steering-whee- Steering-whee- l 25-lite- r front-driv- e quiet-bodie- d 6 28-lite- standard-equipmen- 172-hors- e high-pressu- e Cincinnati A Before condemning more tires have the wheels and hubs checked If the rims or hub are out of round that will cause your tires to wear quickly Your rear axle needs to be vented to allow heat and pressure to escape low-ke- y 411111116411alp 7 444431-- i " Redford Mich A Yes Trash or carbon on the throttle plate or bore or a sticking idle airspeed control are but two of many possible problems Your best bet is to have the fuel system cleaned professionally You can try this yourself with carburetor cleaner but closely follow the directions on the spray can Q Each day a film builds on the inside of the windows of my 1987 Toyota Celica It is oily and hard to clean What causes this? —FM Greenville £C A It is ethylene glycol otherwise known as antifreeze You have a small leak from the heater core Q I have a new Astro ran that has worn out 12 tires seals leak Also the drive-axland the brakes fail regularly Hare you any ideas? —SLF -Mercury With 201 cubic feet of interior space Volksuagens new Euro Van offers larger storage area than most cons entional minhans The aide is powered by a engine rear-driv- e computer controls? V-- 8 '1 - fuel-injecte- runs well but the steering shakes badly when braking to a stop What's wrong? —Sara C Orlando Fla A Your Firebird's brake rotors have warped If you install new pads and have the rotors resurfaced your problem will be solved Q Our 1984 Mercury with a engine threatens to stall usually after traveling long distances It runs well all other times What do you suggest? Trumball Conn A Try leaving the gas cap loose If that cures it replace the cap with a Ford part You can buy one at your local dealership Otherwise have the fuel pump tested for pressure and volume Your description indicates lack of fuel: however it may remotely be ignition- - related Write again if it is not fuel Q I disagree with your comment that vehicle inspection is needed in Florida I think better law enforcement would force owners to better maintain their cars Keep up the good work but keep inspec—W W WIfertions ritt Island Fla A I respect your opinion because obviously you and I respect and maintain our vehicles However many owners do not Court cases involving fatalities frequently reveal defective vehicles or components Q Why does the gas pump shut off when I squeeze the handle all the way? At half speed it will not click off My car is a 1988 Honda Accord —AR Leesburg Fla A Because when you put fuel in your tank air rushes out If the air can't escape fast enough it will trigger the pump to shut offSometimes you can position the nozzle at an angle so that air can escape faster Try that If that doesift work try another filling station It may have a pump that runs a bit slower - '' 4 i - - - - -- '' ---- 4- -- five-cylind- I i ''''" I- $ V-- 6 front-driv- ' -- f - :—f- - 4 1985 Q My Buick stalls unless I keep the speed up Could there be another problem aside from the By Bill Gordon Q My 1988 Pontiac Firebird a ''''' - nine-tenth- ' : 1 1- v t t v - st ' OrrNt'' ' eN"-- - ' ' ' "Nat: 00101101144 3 ''''''''1a 1 ' - 41a!i - ' 4 fr alfro - - - - "'''''"4014 flower the German automaker was accounting for a significant 5c7c of the US car market Since then the intrepid little sedan has gone to that great garage HI the cosmos — and VW sales have slipped steadily deeper At the moment the leading car comand the fourth-largepany in Europe automaker in the world — s is garnering of 1 of US auto sales And so two interesting new VW players: an overgrown minivan called the EuroVan and a slick new Passat sports sedan powered by Volkswagens innovative 172- This peppy sehorsepower dan the Passat GLX will be followed later in the 1993 model year by a station wagon rendition of the Passat The EuroVan a Vanasuccessor to the -gon was touted as the- worlds biggest van for its size- — and that wasn't hype With an interior volume 'behind the front seats) of 201 cubic feet the EuroVan has a much larger storage area than a conventional minivan such as the 110- cubic-foo- t Mazda APV It is even roomier than the Chrysler and Ford extended minivans which contain about 150 and 170 cubic feet respectively And yet at 1866 inches long the EuroVan has a typical minivan length In fact it is actually shorter than the Toyota Previa the three GM minivans and the new Mercury Villager! Nissan Quest vehicle While they were willing to compare it to a minivans and price it like a minivan with a starting sticker of $16640 the VW brass wasn't willing to call it one One official insisted: -- It is a midsize van not a minivan : The EuroVan is powered by a new engine that develops 109 horses Yes that's 20 more power than the old Vanagon had but its still not a lot of motivation for a vehicle that weighs over 3800 pounds For this driver the lack of an air bag and engine power wasn't as much of a turnoff as the flat CLINIC I a""""-""""-- - - poilow— 7 I: :isiieli that is as innovative as power it is willing Unlike most engines whose banks of cylinders are positioned at 60 or 90 debanks are grees the Passat only 15 degrees apart As a consequence VW engineers were able to stuff the peppy into an engine compartment designed for the four still used in the cheaper Passats V-- 6 V-6- 's V-- 6 mild-mannere- d 1984 My Q Chevy S-1- 5 shift console works OK on 4WD but not on 2WD Do you suspect a short tad switch or something else? 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