[David McLaughlin]

Mu CEL has been on for over a year now. At first the dealer said it was due to the intake carboned up at which point they told me they couldn't get it off so they "did some stuff to clean it out". I don't have the bogging down problem as much any more but still have the light on. Now they tell me the ECU needs to be replaced (~$1000). I don't have any starting or idle problems and the car is still running fine for the most part. If I go above 70mph, I'll lose about 1/2 the horse power until I turn off the car and let it cool down. Being that the car needs 4 shocks and associated misc parts, new steering rack, rust repair, etc I'm not putting in any more money. When it comes time to get the car inspected again at the end of October, the Passat will be replaced.