Best Starter motor for Volkswagen Passat

You'll need to replace the starter motor to repair the car, they're about $120 on [rockauto for a remanufactured Bosch unit]

My Passat has 370k km and is 20 years old, still on the original starter, and starts like a champ.

I took the starter out, it looked OK. Removing the solenoid connector was really difficult since the plastic piece that you push to disengage it had disintegrated with time/heat. No 12V on the solenoid terminal when I pressed start.

a bit(a lot actually) of internet research got me a denso clone(looks like a hi torq) meant for a kubota tractor.