2015 Touareg 262 R line

[akeithj]

Harry - thank you for the tips and information.

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Labbetts sounds like you don't have long to go. You ordered on the same date as me, but I said I did not want to take delivery until 1 September so I think the dealership may have sat on the order for a while before sending it off to VW. A few weeks ago I was told the car should be with the dealership around the first week in August, but that was prior to the post about possible delays brought about because of a fire at a suppliers factory.

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Coin - sounds good. All of my recent cars have been "sporty" and I do like a good blast, so it's pleasing to know that the car is no slouch and can still provide some excitement as well as comfort!

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Drmsa - can you tell me a little more about the deal on the service package please.Did you just ask your dealer for a price and then said your car was on lease?

£9 per month seems unbelievably cheap, did he mention why the discount when you said that the car was on lease?

[akeithj]

Thank you for the information.

[akeithj]

All of you owners who have had your cars for a while would you have another and;

1. What do you like most about the car
2. What do you like least about the car
3. What would you change.

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Hi Coin, thank you for your reply, I am glad you are enjoying your car. I think the car comes pretty well specd compared to the likes of BMW and Mercedes, however stray from the standard specification and things get expensive £437.50 per wheel for a one inch increase in wheel and tyre size, for what appears to be a cheaper wheel as its not diamond cut.Nappa leather at nearly £2k also seems expensive compared to BMW.

[akeithj]

Hi Coin, thank you for your reply, I am glad you are enjoying your car. I think the car comes pretty well specd compared to the likes of BMW and Mercedes, however stray from the standard specification and things get expensive £437.50 per wheel for a one inch increase in wheel and tyre size, for what appears to be a cheaper wheel as its not diamond cut.Nappa leather at nearly £2k also seems expensive compared to BMW.

[akeithj]

Hi Coin, thank you for your reply, I am glad you are enjoying your car. I think the car comes pretty well specd compared to the likes of BMW and Mercedes, however stray from the standard specification and things get expensive £437.50 per wheel for a one inch increase in wheel and tyre size, for what appears to be a cheaper wheel as its not diamond cut.Nappa leather at nearly £2k also seems expensive compared to BMW.

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I was just reading a long term test review by car magazine of the previous model from 2012 in Altitude spec with 245 bhp. They strapped some timing gear on the car and managed a 0 to 60 time of 6.9 seconds. As the current model is supposedly around 200 kg lighter and has more power it makes you wonder if the official time is a little conservative.

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How are the standard wheels holding up, do the tyres have sufficient depth of sidewall to offer some degree of protection against damage, as they look difficult to repair?

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That's good to know.

[akeithj]

For those of you who did not get caught up in the delay following the fire at a suppliers factory, can you recall how long it took to get from "With the factory" to a build date being allocated?

[akeithj]

Thank you Anil12, not long to go now for you. I am hoping your long wait was due to the supply problem of certain part(s) which I understand has now been resolved.

[akeithj]

Hi Anil, no build week yet' but from reading the info on the website, you get a build date approx 4 weeks before the actual build and after its built it takes a further 4 weeks to reach the dealer.

[akeithj]

Anil - did you get your car?

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Has anyone bought any aftermarket rubber car mats, if so and they are ok, can you please let me know where you ordered them from?

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I have just taken delivery (at last) on my new 262 R line, a standard car apart from Metallic Black paint. I have been reading the manual and generally having a bit fiddle to get to know what's what and I have a couple of questions;

1. Am I right in thinking that the auto dipping left hand side mirror (as per BMW) is only available if you have the electric seat option?

2. I have tried 3 separate CD's in an attempt copy them to the HDD, however I just cannot get the option to "import", any ideas?

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Anyone ?

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labbetts - thank you!

SD card it is, just hate things not working when they should, I never had any trouble with my BMW when copying CD's to the hard drive.