Owner of Passat 2.0 HL for 2 mths now. so far so good and no issue arise. Performance wise very impressive to my standard (I am not a car expert though). Really satisfy with the 220hp and 350NM torque. Been joining few Passat B8 groups on the net and to-date there is no single issue with regards to the B8's DSG (either wet on 1.8 or dry on 2.0). I beleive they have solve the issue experience in B7. Based on the feedback, the service centres are also improving a lot.

Year-end sale is very tempting now. Last week someone got a huge discount RM30 for 1.8 CL @ kota Bahru. A dealer in Ipoh is also offering RM10K discount for 2.0 HL.

VW only gave RM15K. The remaining RM15K have to negotiate with the dealer. It possible since someone did get it. Mostly dealer will offer around another RM10K due to year end stock clearance and sales target.
Also the interest rate is quite tempting, 0.98 for 5yrs, 1.08 for 7 yrs and 1.28 for 9 yrs.

Not as generous as before as now sale is picking up especially for 1.8CL and 2.0HL. If I'm not mistaken, the free service & maintenance now is only for 3yrs (or 3x15K mileage) whichever come first.