Buying advice - 2013 Touareg

[Rosscow]

Hi all,

Possibly going to look at a 2013 Touareg.
R Line tiptronic.
41,000 miles
1 owner from new
Full service history
Corn silk beige leather
Retractable towbar
Panaoramic roof

Anything I need to look for with the service history? And bearing in mind it will be 6 years old next year are there any major service costs that either should be done or will need doing soon? I.e cam belt, tensioners, etc.

Thanks in advance

[rob_benton]

Check the sunroof opens and closes quietly and smoothly. That’s the only issue. If it breaks it means a whole new cassette that costs thousands.

We’ve done nearly 40,000 in ours and it’s been great. Servicing from main dealer is £300 and £400.
Average 30 mpg.

The worst thing is carpark dents and scratches because of the size.

Treg.com is a good forum for info.

[Rosscow]

Thanks!

I've spoken to the seller and it sounds great, purchased new locally and has all the options including area view, reverse camera, etc.

The only thing it doesn't have which I would have liked is air suspension for towing - but we only tow our caravan a couple of times year so I don't think it's a big deal.

Can anyone comment on 20" alloys and R-Line standard suspension ride quality?

[rob_benton]

The ride is slightly firm. It’s never going to be a Range Rover but I’ve never had an issue and it doesn’t roll too much for me.

[Rosscow]

Excellent, thanks!

Will report back later...

[Rosscow]

Bought it!

Wow, what a car. Lovely condition and fully loaded. Thanks all!

[SteBrown91]

Mk3 touregs are great cars - only thing that lets them down is the dated infotainment system

Regardless they are a lot of car for the money!

[Rosscow]

Coming from a 2006 vintage A6 Avant with old school black and red MMI it's a bloody revelation!!

Yeah, it's a lovely place to be and the pano roof really does set it off nicely.

[Rosscow]

Picked up the Touareg yesterday, absolutely made up with it.

What a lovely place to be, really comfortable and fantastic road presence.

We keep finding more kit - DVD player and heated steering wheel were discovered last night! Fantastic.

[Register1]

They are no slug either.
Presume you have the 3.0L V6 TDI ?
For 2,5 tones, the acceleration is excellent.