Say what you want about the price, but there isn't anything else out there that offers the same level of comfort, refinement, performance, safety, features for this price. Sure you can get a BMW touring or Audi Avant... but at this price, they won't be near this Passat in terms of features and performance. A6 Avant (with only a 3.2L) starts at $66k while the much smaller A4 Avant (3.2L) starts at $49k. BMW 530xi starts at $73k, and that's a 3.0L engine with 'only' 255hp... the 325xi starts at $44k, with only a 2.5L 210hp engine...
The fact is, you simply can't find a better wagon than this Passat for this price.