passat 1.8t 1999

can someone help with a few problemshttp://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/images/icons/icon10.gifplease....s..s..the car is a passat 1.8turbo 1999.no mods.1 ikeep getting a noise from the front wheels it,s like drivering over speed bumps but without the feeling and when i corner you hear the same sound... wheel bearings drive shaft joint??? the above car has only done 72.500miles on the clock.2 the passager foot well gets wet even when it,s dry out.3 at how many miles should the clutch do before it,s up for a change. this one,s doing 6-7 miles a day but was a lease car and sent most of it early life on the motorways.4 whtas the largest size alloy wheel can be fitted 15s as stantard.and finaly can anyone explain vw priceing.my wife got a vauxhall/gm omega that cost,s £200 for a service plus timing belts my local vw what £630 for a major service.http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/images/icons/icon8.gif. what are they useing GOLD PLATED SPANNERS. any way hope someone can help.a part from the battery going dead on me when i first got it i,ve had no problems well except the alahttp://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/images/icons/icon7.gifrm but thats a new thread.

can someone help with a few problemshttp://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/images/icons/icon10.gifplease....s..s..the car is a passat 1.8turbo 1999.no mods.1 ikeep getting a noise from the front wheels it,s like drivering over speed bumps but without the feeling and when i corner you hear the same sound... wheel bearings drive shaft joint??? the above car has only done 72.500miles on the clock.2 the passager foot well gets wet even when it,s dry out.3 at how many miles should the clutch do before it,s up for a change. this one,s doing 6-7 miles a day but was a lease car and sent most of it early life on the motorways.4 whtas the largest size alloy wheel can be fitted 15s as stantard.and finaly can anyone explain vw priceing.my wife got a vauxhall/gm omega that cost,s £200 for a service plus timing belts my local vw what £630 for a major service.http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/images/icons/icon8.gif. what are they useing GOLD PLATED SPANNERS. any way hope someone can help.a part from the battery going dead on me when i first got it i,ve had no problems well except the alahttp://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/images/icons/icon7.gifrm but thats a new thread.

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1. Sounds like it might be the control arms/tie rods. Common problem with the B5 chassis, both 1.8T and V6 engine versions. There is currently a recall on these for the Audi A4 B5 chassis in Europe but VW hasn't stepped up yet as far as I know.
2. Not sure about the passenger footwell wet issue. I have to assume the leak is coming from either the door or the firewall area. I'd check for leaks after the car sits for a while covered to see if you can locate the source.
3. The clutch in the Passat is pretty rugged but how long it lasts really depends on the driver and the driving conditions. I've heard people eat one up in 60k miles and others have the original clutch with twice that on the odometer. This really is a YMMV kind of thing.
4. The largest alloy wheel that can be fitted is dependent on a couple of things. Since you're not modded and are running on the original supsension, you can comfortably go with 18 x 8 wheels and not worry about rubbing. I know some who've gone to 19s and are lowered that don't have rubbing issues too but its hit or miss at that size.
5. The timing belt repair in the Passat is expensive because so much else runs of that same belt and requires replacement at the same time, specifically the water pump. This is not a repair to wait on either as bad things happen to those who wait and have it fail. Very expensive things. There is also an upgraded pulley that they'll swap out - they improved the pulley for the 2000 model year.

Hope this helps.