2003 Volkswagen Passat 45,000 miles in 2 months

2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
160,000 MILES • TURBO • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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DAHWOOD
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this is a S40 sedan 4door, 1.9T L4 PFI DOHC 16V. i might buy this car. the car fax report says on 3-17-15 there were115,247 miles on it. craigslist ad says it is now 160,000. what might this typically do to this car? Thank you for sharing your knowledge. i am actually about to test drive it in an hour. i can be reached by text at 707 889-5170
May 31, 2015 at 6:22 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Driving it that many miles is nearly impossible in 2 months. The owner would have driven the car 750 miles per day, every day for 60 days. That is really unlikely.

All I can say is Buyer Beware.
May 31, 2015 at 7:51 PM
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