 I love my car.  Have no doubts about this car, this is an Audi A4 with VW badging.  All repair parts are completely interchangeable with an A4 of the same year.  Passats are built in Germany so you know they are built correctly, not like the Jetta's which are built in Mexico.  You cannot go wrong with this car.  Note for the consumer though, look for the 2.8L V6. The VW turbo's have been known to need replacement after 100k km.