# 00 Passat V-6 vs. 98 Oldsmobile 3.8l V-6

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/00-passat-v-6-vs-98-oldsmobile-3-8l-v-6/33566>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 17, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/00-passat-v-6-vs-98-oldsmobile-3-8l-v-6/33566 "2009-07-17T22:37:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![mlgraber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7c8e57/32.png) [@mlgraber](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mlgraber)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/00-passat-v-6-vs-98-oldsmobile-3-8l-v-6/33566/1 "2009-07-17T22:37:50Z")

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My future wife is going to school in Kansas City (around 240 miles) once a week for classes. I drive a 00 Passat with just under 100k and she has a 98 Intrigue with around 118k. Which would be more reliable and/or which would be the lowest cost per mile? The Passat is mine, and I would like to keep the mileage low, but I don’t want the Oldsmobile crapping out on her either.  
  
 My 30v V-6 is a 5spd and is just a great car. Hers has the 3.8 Liter V-6 that has made GM famous. they both get around the same mpg.  
  
 Ideas, suggestions?

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2009, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/00-passat-v-6-vs-98-oldsmobile-3-8l-v-6/33566/2 "2009-07-17T22:48:00Z")

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