This VW has the Most Mind Blowing AC Disaster EVER!

After wrenching for over 25 years, I have finally found the most insane reason this 2018 Volkswagen Passat's air conditioning isn't working. You won't believe what I've found. It's absolutely mind blowing!
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[@colinhoward74]

The dealer knew about it , thats why he said it needs a whole new system , he proberably knows why there is front end damage

[@DarthVader1977]

probably*

[@JoshuaDemersProductions]

I say there's a chance that the owners did bump into something and have a family member try to repair by removal. Or, it could've been theft and the dealer was simply caught in the middle of other people's problem. I mean the dealer wasn't lying when quoting a whole new system when they returned to complain about the problem. I'm probably wrong, but everybody appears to be so quick to choose a shady dealer. What was it that gets repeated? Oh yeah, pre-purchase inspection! One more thing: The fact that they waited three years instead of getting it fixed right away could have been just a "condenser job" replacement instead of the entire thing. Particularly if they owners did actually cause the problem, but if it was already there then who knows for how long before? I can't completely blame the dealer in this.

[@Andrew-ky8oc8cq4n]

Incorrect. Car Wizard also said it needs a whole new system, because it does. Without proof we cannot tell weather it was missing at sale or stolen after. As someone who had a cat converter stolen, I can totally see one of those turds stealing a compressor too.

[@M_Phipps0520]

Exactly my thoughts on this as well!!!

[@DarthVader1977]

@@Andrew-ky8oc8cq4n whether*

[@Jay-g6e9k]

As soon as I saw the damaged front bumper, I knew that the condenser was damaged, but I didn’t expect it to be missing altogether 😂, the car has had a front end damage crash, & they repaired it on the cheap just to sell.

[@jsun3117]

Nobody steals condensers etc because nobody buys those parts used where it's been spliced with no proper sealed connections. There is no recourse of the seller because he can make up any excuse or didn't know as well.

[@rolandthethompsongunner64]

The question is who buys a car with no working A/C ? 😂

[@rolandthethompsongunner64]

@@jsun3117Exactly buyer beware.

[@rolandthethompsongunner64]

My god a condenser amputated and the hack doesn’t even cap the system. 😂

[@jsun3117]

@@rolandthethompsongunner64 If a prepurchase inspection saw a still intact damage condenser and estimated car wizard's $500 repair the vehicle might have been easier to sell in most circumstances but the dealer lucked out on an unknowledgeable buyer anyways.

[@granadadr]

the dealer is a scammer :(

[@frothe42]

I agree!

[@madrandomize5115]

A dealer that sold us a Renault scenic had the nice idea to remove all the warning lamps from the dash. Every warning lamps, check engine light, battery indicator , high temperature warning .... Everything. When we figured out what happened we went to ask him but unfortunately for us he had unalived himself or someone unalived him a month before because he owed money to the wrong person probably , that was what the neighbors told us. Shady dealers...

[@MostlyBuicks]

The stereotype about car dealers is well earned.

[@indolentcheese]

I worked for a Ford dealership (parts dept.) and would have lunch occasionally with some of the new hires in sales. You would not believe the stories they told about the orientation speech given by the Sales Manager. He was the biggest liar & thief in the company but he produced results so he was bulletproof. In second place was the guys who were the initial contact when you brought your car in for repair. If a woman came in for a burned out brake light replacement she was told it was because the car was low on " blinker fluid ".

[@coalieroller5663]

missing front end trim on the bumper, most likely a front whack and the last owner is too cheap to replace the damaged condenser

[@Celician83]

Was going to say the same thing before I saw your reply. When they pulled the damaged parts and put the front end in service mode, was just easier to cut the damaged line than to unbolt everything, or couldn't unbolt it cause something got in the way

[@57WillysCJ]

They left everything so that when you looked under the hood you wouldn't see anything missing. Dealer did I looked under the hood inspection and marked everything good. Likely the salesman took their word for it as gospel or doesn't care because it's sold. This is where the preinspection comes in.

[@philtucker1224]

Agreed. A super cheap fix after a front ender and the poor lady fell for the “bargain” windscreen price in good faith…- Some used car dealers sell based on naive customers trust, which is often misplaced…

[@ikke12345]

In that case, the dealer surly lied when saying the AC worked when they sold the car

[@philtucker1224]

@@ikke12345 yes that must be true if the car hasn’t had further frontal repairs done during the last three years of ownership but the customer was rather vague about the cars recent history from what Wizard was saying…

[@Myrune1]

Sadly, she was scammed by the dealer. I hate most of the scum suckers. How can you tell when a car dealer is lying? Their lips are moving.

[@RothBeyondTheGrave]

I honestly can't imagine owning a car and not being my own mechanic at this point. I certainly remember the days when I wasn't, although I always wished I was. Obviously it's not realistic for most people to be their own mechanic, but good God is it one of the best paths I've ever gone down in my life. Dignity, honesty, & respect are fading fast from this world.

[@bodysuitguy]

I'm an immigrant and I have consistently found blue collar workers to be lazy incompetent lying dishonest scammers.."how much can I get away with charging" is the forethought in their brain, which I think is cultural. So I do it all myself as well.

[@MERCEDES-BENZS600GUARD_V12]

As a piano tec wanna be I can relate to your past self🎹🎶

[@RothBeyondTheGrave]

@@MERCEDES-BENZS600GUARD_V12 you can definitely do that! I'm actually a professional musician, just teaching now though currently. You just need one piano to start learning on & only the tools you immediately need (at 1st). You don't have to know everything all at once, but if you can at least tune, or just diagnose/repair dead keys, or even just disassemble & clean for example.....those are all very valuable on their own. Re stringing seems intense, but you'll get to it in time. No electronics!! Just the logic of mechanical things, a beautiful thing. There's always someone who needs piano maintenance. They're equally as neglected as cars! 😆

[@MERCEDES-BENZS600GUARD_V12]

@@RothBeyondTheGrave thanks. I did try tuning an old warnout upright piano before, however when I was working my way up the treble I accidentally broke a hammer. It wasn't hitting all 3 strings so I thought I could bend it back worst disision I ever made LOL. Great thing is it's not my piano LOL. Fixing a broken key, action regulation, and pedal adjustments are definitely things I want to learn too🎹🎶

[@MERCEDES-BENZS600GUARD_V12]

@@RothBeyondTheGrave as someone who can't see I'm also looking for something that will make sure the note I'm tuning is at A440. I may have to learn how to use a tuning fork or find something that will hum a note tuned to a440. I'm only going to use it fore some notes in the midel of the piano🎹🎶

[@Pingstein11]

It was Aliens! You know I'm right Wizard.😂

[@robertelmes1981]

The dealer she bought it from knew it needed a whole new system, if I was a betting guy I would go all in , The dealer knew before she bought it

[@johnmadow5331]

Need a new car. Not worth fixing it!

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

A very crooked dealer, he should be closed down permanently

[@javierjavier7291]

Left off condenser from damage….yes. Stolen? I do not think a thief would take it off and put the screws back on

[@yoshimitsu1896]

A CarWizard upload at 1am? Let’s go!!!!

[@brianlego98gaming]

That's strange, we normally get those videos at 1 in the afternoon

[@wstlndiesel]

He is a man on the move!

[@Hamsteak]

​@@brianlego98gamingI bet someone forgot to put pm instead of am

[@youdontknowme5969]

I couldn't fall asleep anyway

[@Aquariance01]

When you didn’t give three options… I kind of suspected there was some real bullsh*t, and THAT right there ….. is some Grade A bullsh*t!

[@MrWashesp]

Definitely small dealer auction buy , they figured it's just some slight front end damage. They get down to repairs and realize it's probably gonna need a condenser. Small shop decides it's the middle of winter who needs ac and cut the condenser out pinch the lines to keep any debris out for the sucker whos gonna have to fix it. The front clips missing gives it away. This one party trying to make a sale on a person who didn't know anything about cars

[@MichaelNomura-i9n]

It’s 1900 hours on a Wednesday evening. This is a first for the Car Wizard to debut.

[@JoshuaBrown-is8fb]

Nah he’s had a couple midnight debuts.. I think someone accidentally set it for 12am instead of pm.. or KZbin is being glitchy.

[@DORMlN]

You live Hawaii?

[@MichaelNomura-i9n]

@@DORMlN 👍Yes I do. I should have added it in.

[@chrispiyarat5507]

Thursday here 5pm I never see them drop at this time.

[@1crustyoldmsgtretired870]

Seems like an auction flip scenario. Car was auctioned with front end damage, 1st buyer replaced the bumper and hacked out the damaged condenser in the process - because budget, sent it back to auction, dealer bought it and sold it as is. I have no idea why the other shops weren't more forthcoming in telling her why her entire system needs to be replaced. The lesson here is get a pre purchase inspection.

[@matt45540]

I'm currently about to sue a dealership who won't give me a title to a car I wrote a check for. They've told me about five different reasons why they can't give me a title 🤔

[@BigHRepair]

That was the dealer 100%. Is it possible someone stole it? Sure, but it honestly doesn't seem like it

[@s5supercharged]

Previous VW owner traded the car during winter, after attempting to fix it and being unsuccessful. The dealership when taking trade in in winter they only check the heat. A/C will blow cold as its winter outside. The previous owner of the VW knows the story.

[@Hydrogenblonde]

I went to look at a car at dealership some years back. The salesman showed me a car and told me about all the features it had including air conditioning. I said "that air conditioner does not work". In astonishment and incredulity he said back to me "how do you know that?". Then I showed him that the compressor had a hole in its side big enough to put your hand in and the insides were full of mashed up metal parts. Needless to say I did not buy anything from that dealer.

[@BadBrad23]

You can see it was in accident. The front trim pieces missing. Should have checked condenser first for damage or debris. This was probably used car dealer. Condenser was too much so they cut the lines slapped it together for sale. That is awful to do to a woman and only 6 year old car...

[@RobertSmith-js2kz]

You say the WHOLE system needs to be replaced. well, if it's all junk anyway ... throw the condenser in, pull the vacuum, fill it up and send it. See what happens.

[@alepaz1099]

the dealer told her it needed to replace the WHOLE system, he was right😑🤷‍♂ i think the condenser was damaged in a crash and they never installed a new one or fully plugged the lines 🤬and wrecked the entire system

[@JakeDrives1]

I’m not sure who would buy a car with front end damage like that. The condenser was clearly damaged and leaking. The lines were crimped and condenser removed. Car then sold to an utterly clueless customer. This is why it literally pays to do your due dilligence!!

[@JoshuaDemersProductions]

To everyone who's blaming only the dealer, I say there's a chance that the owners did bump into something and had a family member pretend to repair by removal. Or, it could've been theft and the dealer was simply caught in the middle of other people's problem. I mean the dealer wasn't lying when quoting a whole new system when they returned to complain about the problem and I wonder if it was explained then and "forgotten" for sympathy. I'm probably wrong, but everybody appears to be so quick to choose a shady dealer. What was it that gets repeated? Oh yeah, pre-purchase inspection! I once got a automatic that didn't go into highway gear because I only test drove it around town, so I had to get a new transmission to even drive it home the next day. I still got a good deal under $1,000 total a car that lasted 100k miles for two years still running strong down the highway with self-replaced A/C when sold with over 300,000k very hard miles on a car that had been to the roofline underwater in a flood. I didn't figure out it had been in muddy flood until replacing the power window motors a couple days after purchase. 1991 Cutlass Cierra 3.3 litre 3 speed auto - What a fantastic all around inexpensive quality beater mobile with plenty of acceleration and 29 mpg at 75 mph! One more time - PROFFESIONAL PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION - because even as good as I was, it wasn't good enough! One more thing: The fact that they waited three years instead of getting it fixed right away could have been just a "condenser job" replacement instead of the entire thing. Particularly if they owners did actually cause the problem, but if it was already there then who knows for how long before? I can't completely blame the dealer in this.

[@HEMI345S]

Your Cutlass had either a 3.1, 3.4 or 3.8 liter engine Bubba, there was never a GM 3.3 liter engine 😂😂😂

[@mariokuppers5686]

I bet this car had an lighter Front Crash in the lower Part where they also hit the Condenser and the Pre Owner hadn´t enough money to fix both at that time and after that it got forgoten because it isn´t necessary to drive the Car and Worst Case the Windows are working fine. If you look at the allignement of the Frontbumper even it´s very well made it´s slightly of. The complete Bumper assembly with original Plastics and Colour alone is what in US? 1500 - 2000$ something in that Ballpark + Condenser Package, refill and some Spare Parts another maybe 500 on Top at that time wich is a lot of money for one Garage session. The only question is was it the Pre Owner or your Customer we will never now Stolen should be out of question. Even if you manage to remove the Condenser over night you have no reason to put the Bolts back in it´s to time consuming

[@SquirrelWizard]

Probably wrecked, then sold at auction. I bet the dealer bought it for cheap and did a hack job to save $$. Retired mechanic here, first clue was was the missing bumper trim pieces

[@Randelawe]

Beep boop bop I love your videos ❤❤🎉 Hopefully the 1am EST publish time was a glitch!

[@KrispyKrink]

I’ve seen this before on a Honda. It was stolen in the winter and wasn’t discovered until the same kid came back for the Catalytic Converter just at the end of spring. Turned out he wasn’t selling the parts but was using it on his own car. He was piecing the car out all over with rims, wheels, mirrors and even took disc brakes off someone.

[@keniacobelli1618]

Shame on the dealer but also, why on earth didn't she test the a/c BEFORE buying this car!!!!????

[@shafferjoe1962]

Just another reason to have a car pre inspections done. Now days who knows who can trust and believe.

[@monstermagnum56rayquaza]

I find it odd that the owners family members or even other people didnt bat an eye at if there were even a condenser...as someone who mechanically inclined I personally look at all of my familys cars, even if the dealership told em one thing or another. There is little trust in this trade and its saddening. A quick fix is never a quick fix now a days.

[@Van_Liberty]

ALWAYS check every system, button and switch. The buyer bears some responsibility for her pain…

[@fghahremani2080]

It is obvious that the dealer knew about the problem and told the owner that it needs to be installed whole new AC.

[@williambaldwin9346]

AC issues, with me, I am almost 44 years old, and not joking, every other car has had A/C problems. I can think from my first vehicle, it was EVERY OTHER car. My current is a 2014 Toyota Camry I bought from family, and yes AC was bad. Went to a shop to get it recharged and they said it needed a repair, but it wasn't what they did there. I went right to the local Dealership and said, I Don't care, just fix it with OEM parts. A new AC Compresser ($750), and two electrical parts behind the dash, and they recharged it a couple times. They had it fixed and blowing cold, I picked it up and ... nothign. It was warm. The service manager came out and looked at it himself and was so confused. I said well no use to me like this take it back in the shop and he gave me a loaner. They later on found another part that was bad and replaced it. All togeather they gave me a few parts 1/2 off and discounted the labor rates, I saved money at the dealership, but still was about $2,500 ish. Never ever had another problem.

[@stefanpuffer]

Anytime I sell a car with a non working AC system I put ice into the fresh air intake. I don't tell the customer that the AC doesn't work. I just tell them that it "Blows ice cold" which technically is true. I'm thinking about writing a book about how to unload junkers for profit where I share secrets like how to quiet a knocking rod with saw dust and how to hide scratches with colored wax. Can you believe that? LoL ;)

[@worldhello1234]

Someone was to cheap to replace a condenser, did a hack job on the coolant lines and made it worse for the next owner.

[@Steverz32]

Didn’t have a late night car wizard 🧙‍♂️ on my bingo card tonight!😂🤣😂

[@diamondblack3776]

Everyones all 'BIGFOOT BIGFOOT' Meanwhile, poor Smallfoot not making any money from the clicks.

[@joeeyman7503]

You need an episode on “Can you believe that “ as it’s obviously aliens 👽 stole it for their vehicle. 🙏❤️😎🤙

[@dave_n8pu]

I have a 1998 GMC pickup truck that has factory AC, several years back I got tired of getting cans of R12 coolant and stopped by my mechanics place and ask them to tell me what it would cost to make it work properly. I was having some other work done. I got a call from them later and they gave me a quote, after it was complete it was around $1500 because it was so old there was connections that they couldn't get loose that had to be replaced. Color me a cool happy camper. Even though that work was done a few years ago, when the AC is on, it's still plenty cool.

[@justin6731]

As somebody who does Pre purchase inspections on used vehicles, somebody will contact me and say i saw this car at this dealership i like it can you please go have a look. They pay for it i dont charge much. But over the years iv learned a few things and working for a dealership iv seen some things. I dont know if im right but i saw 3 things of concern. Im looking at through a screen so its not easy. But to me i paused the video and saw something. I thking that vehicle was in a low front end impact, Almost like it hit a tow bar. The tow ball hit the conndesor and to repair it as cheap as possible they just chopped it off tried to crimp is , slapped on a new front bumper and put it up for sale. I dont know how else more i can tell people get a Pre Purchase inspection done. Yes it cost a little bit of money but i have many clients who have walked away and i found them another vehicle.

[@jordanimatedstreaming]

1am uploads? Probably thought it was set to publish at 1pm?

[@robertdavis5714]

1/2 Ass cut lines............. got stolen prior. Not from accident. Car Dealers, I stopped trusting them 20 yrs ago.

[@slipknotron1626]

Ya I worked as a porter and witnessed some shady shit......it's sad

[@KlemensEV]

Just another reasons why a $200 repurchase inspection for Any used car is essential! Why why why……

[@bmh67wa]

I wouldn't be surprised if that is a used bumper from a different car. I'm assuming it got into a wreck and the condenser was damaged so they just replaced the front bumper and called it good. I question the integrity of the dealer.

[@powderriver2424]

People still get a bad shake from shady dealers. It really does pay to get an inspection if your not car savvy.

[@joey69d]

"almost black piping" "In the back seat the cream continues" I'm so 12 years old sometimes

[@HEMI345S]

She's a teacher 😀😀😀

[@joey69d]

@@HEMI345S was. Also, it's not a dirty thought about her, rather, that her language was suggestive to an immature mind.

[@module79l28]

For that price, I think the owner made the right call to have the A/C repaired.

[@Mattisttam]

Subscribed to your new channel! My partner is a big paranormal fan so I’ll be definitely recommending your channel to him since I’ve been watching your videos for the last few years. Love to see you expanding into another area of KZbin!

[@miketyler4536]

Hi Wizard. Just commented on the first short of your new channel

[@romanstaszewski5329]

LOL, I actually guessed it right. I did the exact same thing, I ripped out the condenser after I damaged it on my old 09' Impreza and just left it like that when I even traded it in. thank god it didn't get super hot the year I ripped it out.

[@awegner6465]

Now we know who did it!!!! :-)

[@petermvm9527]

Was in a front end accident before the dealer sold it, that's why a few of the nunper pieces are also missing.

[@gRRReg94]

Someone stealing it on a side of the street is a streeeeech if possible at all, someone needed to have a good acces to the car

[@djbehrens]

Sounds typical for a VW dealer. I had a constant line of repairs on my Jetta, and traded it on a Honda Civic--best trade ever.

[@philtucker1224]

There’s no way that is the original front bumper, someone had a front ender and they’ve obviously found a scrap front bumper and radiator and decided to sell the car without fixing anything else.

[@lewisreinhold6398]

I’m clicking onto your new channel Wiz!

[@StormsparkPegasus]

I was expecting the compressor to be missing. I'd say most likely the dealer scammed them, but the theory that someone may have stolen it when the car was parked where they live is also a possibility.

[@evorobin]

Pre-purchase inspection would have been the go!

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

Who would steal a A/C condenser

[@dmitka8324]

Once I saw the missing parts of the front bumper I knew the condensor is missing! )))

[@dawnpoint]

Loss of refrigerant checks out. I LOLd

[@brianlego98gaming]

First of all, thanks for the Can You Believe that, second of all, spambot comments are invading the comment section, I think it's time to keep the comment section clean

[@hadtopicausername]

As several othes here are saying, I'm going to guess that the front end of this car has had a bit of a shunt. The condenser was damaged, and someone just decided to delete it altogether - and did a hack job while at it.

[@genehanson573]

The stealership knew about it and lied about the condition of the car!!

[@HypocriticYT]

A friend in the 80’s had a Passat. He took it to the dealership for all maintenance. The engine timing belt failed and the engine was wrecked. Luckily the dealership stamped his maintenance book as having the timing belt replaced which they obviously didn’t do 😮

[@jkxelor1295]

Am I still dreaming? Waking up with the Wiz?

[@GregoryBaker]

In my experience, stealerships have it out for women. A Honda dealer killed my mom’s CRV, and had the nerve to tell her she needed new bushings when they knew the engine was dying. I went down there and “made a deal” with them. Service manager was a snake.

[@stevendegreef93]

What I like: presenting these unusual cases and their solutions. What I don’t like: the scripting: when you lift the car it’s impossible to not notice the missing condenser immediately and pretending to be searching for leaks. That’s just in order to create youtube-time and it’s annoying as hell.

[@hawkeyetec]

Wizard is in central time zone.

[@eduardobernalcaetano662]

What a weird Passat in Europe we don't have that type

[@brentkiely657]

haha yours is probably weird to us !!!! i live in canada

[@snairotearp]

Nor in Norway. The North American Volkswagens are tin cans. We get the German built stuff in Scandinavia.

[@bkell1011]

I have one, it's ok. Giant back seat, smooth. They also get these in China, I believe. There's a second one in the background.

[@gratefultrucker7781]

Nms.

[@awegner6465]

It was made in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

[@sourgrapekate1003]

A few thoughts: 1. There are some AWFUL VW dealers out there and it makes me sad. 2. I suspected something was missing when you said it couldn’t work and when the machine said there wasn’t anything to charge. 3. My dad suggested that it may have been a repo car that the dealer got at auction. So before they repoed it, whoever had it cut the condenser out.

[@BarbaraPape-y4g]

A classic example as to why money spent on a full experts inspection before you buy any car is a must. And that includes brand new cars. some are damaged in transit and then sit around for meonths and parts are removed to repair other cars, hence when they get around to repairing the damage, they don't check that everything still works. This happened to me, and it cost a fortune in lawyers fees to get a refund.

[@HypocriticYT]

Save $2k and roll the windows down like we did years ago 😂

[@truckerdaveandred6731]

I would lay money that that dealer was trying to sell a wrecked car on the cheap. It probably had some mild front end damage and they just cut that off because it was cheaper to do that than replace it. It looks like they hit it with a pair of bolt cutters, made it pretty and put it on the lot waiting for the next sucker

[@adminmick]

I can't image someone drives the vehicle for 3 years and nobody noticed the condencer is missing. For 3 years there definitely some services should have been done. This smells like customer is not completely honest.

[@spenceair1972]

Doing it so that it’s DONE is the Wizard’s specialty!!

[@kenbina]

Threw in the 900th like. Thanks for the great clip! 👊😎💯

[@senduran35]

Now days dealer doesn't have soul

[@peterbarrow1164]

I think aliens have stolen the condenser and took it back to their world

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

Absolutely a dealer coverup, in fact I wouldn’t be surprised given what I’ve seen, that the owner of this car was intimidated, harassed, and threatened when she tried to buy this car at that dealership

[@moonshinefuel]

i wouldnt pay 2K just to have ac fixed, problem is its a vw and something more important is going to break soon you'll need the money

[@23billd]

Before you buy any used car, have it thoroughly inspected by a trusted mechanic.

[@DylanL69]

I've never seen this on an A/C system before no wonder it didn't work. The dealer was right though it needs a whole system replacement

[@Chris-cv4tt]

I've replaced whole 134a systems before and 2k is worth it, even if 1200 of that is labor alone. I've only done a few heater cores and one evaporator core that were simple and easy to do. The worst was a Kia that I had to pull the whole dash from left to right (luckily it had a swivel point making it easier to pull back and later reinstall).

[@comingtofull-ageinchrist6736]

That looks like some shady dealings of the dealer to make a few thousand bucks!

[@luisestebanr6311]

Mmmmm. Dealer has all the costumer data... He could send some team to get that system back 😂

[@qcbtbx]

Completely nuts!😮

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

Gee, a dealer you can't trust. Imagine...

[@GarthGoldberg]

Step one: remove front end. Remove radiator support and radiator. Remove and replace A/C hoses. Install new condenser. Install new compressor. Replace front end, bumper support, bumper cover, etc. Evacuate and recharge system. That will be $2,500. Thank you.

[@miketeeveedub5779]

There's 3 versions of the truth; her truth, the dealer's truth, and the actual truth. There's no way to know which is correct. I suspect this was a used car trade-in dealer flip. So who damaged the front end? Did she buy it like that? Or did she crash it and got some temporary shady-tree mechanic fix, with the promise to fix it later due to money issues. Unless we were there we cannot know and lay blame. We don't know the whole story. All we truly know is the lady needs her AC fixed, and like the Wizard and the Dealer said; it's a total system replacement. The only truth for sure is she's out $2K for a fix.

[@jasoncampbell5518]

The dealership absolutely knew it didn't work. And just screwed her on the sale. The cost of replacing the whole system is why they didn't fix it !

[@mrpoohbearlvr]

3 years of no A/C.....all those boiling hot summers, not exactly a picky person. NOW she wants it fixed? Huh. 🤔

[@Simbacu]

theres 2 passats, the white one with the cut lines and there is a silver one to the left

[@kingjulian1549]

The US Passat is certainly a budget and low quality version of the one offered elsewhere in the world. It seems like it is the old model as well by the look of the instrumentation and not the current B8. And the one sold in Australia where i live, is made in Germany.

[@Rextraordinaire]

Yeah North America got its own version of the Passat after the B6 that is more downmarket and a lot cheaper. It was positioned as an entry level midsize while the CC/Arteon was the higher end one. Upmarket sedans that aren't from a luxury brand are a hard sell here

[@TassieLorenzo]

To be fair, Skoda doesn't exist in the US so the cheapened VW models fill that market role. The US models are physically larger while having a cheaper fit & finish to allow for a low retail price and best align with US buying preferences (cars in the US are (allegedly) purchased based on size): VW Touareg? Expensive and not that big: hard sell despite the sophisticated Q7/Cayenne platform. VW Atlas? Cheap and large, easy sell (in theory). Of course in reality this means you end up with VW's that are not that nice yet which still cost a lot to maintain -- arguably the worse of both worlds!

[@Rextraordinaire]

​@@TassieLorenzoToyota did something similar by developing the larger Avalon and Solara for the US while the smaller upper end models from Japan's lineup like the Altezza and Soarer were sold here as an entry level Lexus

[@williamedwards3546]

Probably had front end damage and they deleted the condenser.

[@theenglishtrucker1849]

Condenser - £150, aircon re-gas £50, Labour probably £100 (1h 30m). No more than £250-300 to fix that. So why the dealer couldnt just fix it and sell a fully working car I just dont get. That one sale is clearly worth more than their reputation.

[@hiknfo]

They crimped the A/c lines to keep from getting the rest of the system contaminated. A thief would not bother to do that.

[@safffff1000]

For a condenser and charge I would have gambled, the worst is the whole system would be replaced if it blows.

[@PDLM1221]

This is a nice car one of the better VW products especially the diesel was really nice. People don’t realize that the a/c goes on to defrost the windshield to really important.

[@Pidjnr]

Might be something like got the damage say around 2020 and couldn't get the part thanks to COVID supply chain issues, had it crimped and then sold it to the dodgy dealer