"Ed" > wrote in message ...
>> Remind which chassis are which? I thought the Passat was the A4 and the
>> Golf/Jetta the A3
>>
>> Chad
>
> Passats are B platform:
> to 81, B1 (Dasher in U.S.)
> 82 to 88, B2 (Quantum in U.S.)
> 89 to I don't know when, B3

'90 to '94 are B3 although '89 too elsewhere (we just didn't get a
Quantum/Passat for '89).

> I don't know when to present, B4

'95-97 are B4

'98-early 2001 are B5

Mid 2001-now are B5.5

> Golfs/Rabbits/Jettas are A platform:
> to 84, A1
> 85 to 92, A2
> 93 to 99? (mid model year for Jettas, right?) A3

And Golfs and GTIs (all three models got the mid year change but the Jetta
was more obvious because it's the higher volume seller here, so early '99
for A3s and the A4 appeared a few months later to replace it.