A Reckless V10 Purchase
Discussion
Great start!
I only know one person who had one of these and he replaced it with a used TDV8 Range Rover Sport because of all the Touareg bork
He said it was a great car when not broken though
I’ve always liked them and wish you happy motoring (as an owner of another SUV with a bork reputation who has had astounding luck so far)
I only know one person who had one of these and he replaced it with a used TDV8 Range Rover Sport because of all the Touareg bork
He said it was a great car when not broken though
I’ve always liked them and wish you happy motoring (as an owner of another SUV with a bork reputation who has had astounding luck so far)Escy said:
Nunga said:
Awesome; I thought this would be for towing the Boxster but glad that was the wrong assumption. Only better tractor would be the Q7 V12, but that’s impossibly reckless, right?
They are another league completely. Very rare and they've held their value quite well. A used engine is 10k on ebay. Now that really would be a crazy prospect to own. If you needed spares you'd struggle to source them. At least VW sold lots of the V10. 
Well done, OP.
I’ve run a 2003 petrol V8 Touareg for about 12 years and cannot bear to part with it. If you’re handy with the spanners and have a good local Indy you’ll be fine.
Epic engine from the height of Piech vanity project era.
Somewhere on the internet is a fascinating blog of a French guy who took the V10 out to change the turbos.
I’ve run a 2003 petrol V8 Touareg for about 12 years and cannot bear to part with it. If you’re handy with the spanners and have a good local Indy you’ll be fine.
Epic engine from the height of Piech vanity project era.
Somewhere on the internet is a fascinating blog of a French guy who took the V10 out to change the turbos.
silentbrown said:
Pretty sure that's configurable with Carista or similar.
From some of the codes maybe a previous owner has tried enabling features with Vagcom the the vehicle doesn't have the hardware for...?
Thanks, i'll look into that.From some of the codes maybe a previous owner has tried enabling features with Vagcom the the vehicle doesn't have the hardware for...?
james_tigerwoods said:
This has money pit written all over it - Hats off to you
It does but I won't let it be, it'll be on a short leash first major failure and it'll be toast. Sometimes the bills can creep up on you, lots of smaller ones that soon add up,Jimmy Recard said:
I only know one person who had one of these and he replaced it with a used TDV8 Range Rover Sport because of all the Touareg bork
This must be the only 4x4 in the world where a Range Rover is considered the reliable alternative. ChocolateFrog said:
I've been tempted by these a number of times. The gearboxes seem fragile and are expensive which is what has put me off.
I've heard that. I'm going to give my gearbox an oil change to give it a fighting chance. Hereward said:
Well done, OP.
I’ve run a 2003 petrol V8 Touareg for about 12 years and cannot bear to part with it. If you’re handy with the spanners and have a good local Indy you’ll be fine.
Epic engine from the height of Piech vanity project era.
Somewhere on the internet is a fascinating blog of a French guy who took the V10 out to change the turbos.
My car won't be going to an Indy, it's all on me. VW did release a few interesting engines around this period. I think if they released a 5L V10 Diesel in the current climate there would be outrage. I need to plant some trees to offset my carbon footprint I’ve run a 2003 petrol V8 Touareg for about 12 years and cannot bear to part with it. If you’re handy with the spanners and have a good local Indy you’ll be fine.
Epic engine from the height of Piech vanity project era.
Somewhere on the internet is a fascinating blog of a French guy who took the V10 out to change the turbos.
carinaman said:
Escy said:
bungz said:
A business plan that starts with Buying a semi borked V10 Toureg is amazing 
When you put it like that... hopefully not too much adventurePh1listine said:
Always wanted one of these, so interesting!
What's the remap capability like on these, any limiting factors hardware-wise?
Funny you should ask, a local remap company popped up on a Facebook advert earlier and I sent them a message. £160 for a stage 1 remap and they'll come to me. 308bhp - 370bhp and 553ft/lb to 690ft/lbWhat's the remap capability like on these, any limiting factors hardware-wise?
That's great gains for such little outlay. The question is, do I double down on my stupidity?
Will turbos with 190k miles on them appreciate the boost increase?!awesome choice. a mate had one for a while and i took it out for a run to see what it was like. that was the last time i thought i was about to die while driving a car. lifting off on a bend
(for someone pulling out to overtake a lorry half a mile before they actually reached it, still my fault)on a dual carriageway ,at a stupid speed for something that size, i quickly realised he had it in a soft setting on the suspension.
The biggest tankslapper i have ever experienced on four wheels ensued and it was a long way before it calmed down despite getting back on the accelerator fairly quickly.The grunt was impressive though, nice to drive when not being stupid,very comfy seats and a v10, what's not to like
(for someone pulling out to overtake a lorry half a mile before they actually reached it, still my fault)on a dual carriageway ,at a stupid speed for something that size, i quickly realised he had it in a soft setting on the suspension.
The biggest tankslapper i have ever experienced on four wheels ensued and it was a long way before it calmed down despite getting back on the accelerator fairly quickly.The grunt was impressive though, nice to drive when not being stupid,very comfy seats and a v10, what's not to like
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