Touareg V10 buying guide

[T16OLE]

My old man is going to buy a Touareg V10 tomorrow, he has paid a deposit (but not seen the car yet)

Obviously these things will cost a fortune if they go wrong, what are the important areas to check?

[fistenburger]

I can't comment on the V10, but I did own a 3.0 Tdi for 3 years. The Touareg is very sensitive to the wheel alignment & geometry. Check all the tyres are wearing evenly, and on the test drive find a level road without too much of a crown in the middle & check the car does not drift to the side in a straight line.

The V10 will likely eat brakes given the weight of that engine, so look for pad & disc wear. They're not cheap to replace. If it has air suspension, check it is working properly.

Build quality on mine was great, but I did have a couple of persistent issue with air con leaks on the piping in the engine bay. As in any 2nd hand car, check that everything works.

Hope he enjoys it.

[T16OLE]

Thanks, it's only £6k with 100k on it also 0 previous owners. I've spent that on my wked out old 330d

[300bhp/ton]

Yep lots of electrical bits to go wrong, so check them all. Also I think the V10 has a habit of eating gearboxes. Very cool cars with the V10 though.

[T16OLE]

300bhp/ton said:

Yep lots of electrical bits to go wrong, so check them all. Also I think the V10 has a habit of eating gearboxes. Very cool cars with the V10 though.

Thanks,

[cptsideways]

Driveline issues too, CV joints, diffs etc etc. Potentially massive bork factor but you might be lucky. Awesome when they work ok though.

[Jonny_]

cptsideways said:

Driveline issues too, CV joints, diffs etc etc. Potentially massive bork factor but you might be lucky. Awesome when they work ok though.

Bork??

[em177]

Jonny_ said:

Bork??

Keep up at the back!

[Jazoli]

Jonny_ said:

Bork??

A stupid new word that has spread across the forum, I guess it means the ability to fail/go wrong, my kids come home from school using silly new words, it's very hard to take anybody who uses it seriously.