Volkswagen Passat Project Car News

Get acquainted with our latest project car and one of the most underrated European sedans on the market.

Part 2 includes wheels, coilovers and small power adders

Our Passat will never win a car show. This comes as no surprise to us, as we knew when we spent the first dollar on the project. The concept of the Budget B5 Buildup was to take an average Euro and turn it into a street cruiser for under $5,000, and to that we

This budget thing is killing us. We all have to deal with it when building our cars, but it’s still a pain in the neck. While determining what we were going to do for this installment, we realized how much, and how little, $1,054.17 really is. Although it

What’s left? Should we call it quits and go buy a Sony PS2, a couple of games, and 40 bucks worth of chips, dip, and beer? Are you kidding? We’re not done. Hell, what project ever truly is? Let’s get real here. We’ve upgraded three of the