2015 Touareg 262 R line
Discussion
Harry - I would have done the same, those diamond cut wheels look expensive to repair, one of the reasons why I opted for the Talladega alloys, as these appear to be just a standard paint finish. For our trip to Spain on the Euro-tunnel, I have decided to err on the side of caution and have opted for the carriage reserved for larger vehicles. The standard carriage does not have a lot of room to spare, probably about 4 inches either side for a vehicle with a normal track width.
Harry & Coin, now that you have lived with the cars for a while, is there anything that you do not like or would change. I think the general consensus was that for a car in this price range electric seats should be standard, although for most people this is not an issue. Harry, you have mentioned the width of the car as being a problem on some roads. From memory the interior seemed of nice quality, but maybe did not initially give the initial impression of being from a £48k car, have you found anything lacking.
Finally the "blue tec" fuel addition, does the car use much?
Finally the "blue tec" fuel addition, does the car use much?
This whole order business is very poor in my opinion.I ordered mid March and it took till 12 May for the status to change to "With Factory". It has remained at that status since then and mine is just the bog standard car. It will be interesting to see how long it takes from build date to delivery. I am still waiting to hear back from my dealer, whether or not my delivery date will be impacted by the fire at a suppliers factory, he is normally very quick at replying and I have not heard anything so far, so fear the worst.
I have just been told by my dealer that the delays talked about in a previous post are impacting orders currently at the build stage only, however I cannot help thinking that this will have a knock on effect with all orders, unless of course VW can simply ramp up production to catch up.
Coin - I know what you mean about the GL, we had one for a few days when on holiday in the USA. It does not seem that large out there, but when I see them on the road out here they look huge. From memory I think ours was a 450 petrol, very smooth on the good quality roads of the USA, quiet and refined, but it did pitch and roll a lot (can't remember if it had air suspension or not). The interior was a nice place to be with good quality materials, but then again its a more expensive car. A friend has the previous model RR Sport with air suspension and I always feel that has a bit of an unnatural ride, it seems to pitch about a bit, thats why I will be quite happy with the standard springs, however having said that other Touareg owners have good things to say about the air suspension, so I guess its down to personal taste and cost. My order is still showing "with the factory" despite being ordered on 23 March.
It seems strange that the status of your car is "In Transit" if it still requires parts. I would have thought that "In Transit" means its all finished and on its way to the dealership, unless the parts in question can be fitted after build, even then it would be better if the status remained as "Build in Progress".
I think VW needs to sort the "Track your Car" option out as it seems totally useless in my experience and probably causes more enquiries to dealerships asking for updates than if it were not available.
I think VW needs to sort the "Track your Car" option out as it seems totally useless in my experience and probably causes more enquiries to dealerships asking for updates than if it were not available.
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