VW passat V5 cam chain or belt?

thejazzpianoma, Jul 3, 8:53am
Chain

phillip.weston, Jul 3, 9:01am
chain - on the gearbox side of the motor too so if it does give issues it basically means a gearbox/transmission removal job to rectify.

00basil00, Jul 3, 8:25pm
You are better going with the 30v 2.8 v6, the v5 is a bit of a gas guzzler

thejazzpianoma, Jul 3, 8:42pm
Agreed, the 1.8T is also an excellent engine.
Buying a Passat of that age with a mindset of somehow avoiding maintenance is only going to end in tears.

johnf_456, Jul 3, 8:49pm
But euro cars don't break, aren't they like a toyota that goes and goes.