 Even though Consumer's Report gave the Passat a bad rating, I liked the handling better than any of the other cars I test drove - Altima, Camry, Accord, Prius, Acura.  Before I took the leap, I called the service manager at several VW dealerships and asked them what kinds of repairs they were seeing.  Everyone I spoke to said that they saw very few repairs for the '07 Passat and thought it was the best car in the VW line.  So I ignored CR and took the plunge.  I'm glad I did.  The car handles like an expensive European sports car on turns.  It is comfortable, stylish, responsive and reliable.  