A Reckless V10 Purchase
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The only place i'd fit a Boxster engine is in the bin. 
Hopefully the Allroad lasts longer than 6 months the Touareg managed. The story begins here....
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Hopefully the Allroad lasts longer than 6 months the Touareg managed. The story begins here....
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Escy said:
I think mine is pre DPF. Road tax is the full whack £550. My understanding is once they had the DPF fitted the tax got cheaper.
I know it's sold but that figure is wrong, if it's pre March 06 is should be the lower £325 rate, just made me check my new purchase, they're also DPF free from the factory, so 999 problems instead of a 1000. Escy said:
Loads of replies, it seems like the Touareg V10 leaves an impression on anyone that's owned or driven one.
Looked at it for the first time since buying it this afternoon. Trying to work through some of it's issues.
First up was the steering angle sensor fault. It was MOT'd 4 months ago and the garage that did the MOT also changed the track rod and track rod end on the right hand side. They seem to have ripped off the guy I bought the car from. The invoice shows the track rod £29.16 and the track rod end £45. Underneath the car, there is a brand new inner track rod and the end looks like it's been on the car 100k miles, rusty and covered in grime. Definitely not been changed. If you live in Taunton, have a good look at that invoice before you chose your next garage.
Not fitting parts they've charged for is probably the least bad thing they did. They let Stevie Wonder fit it the inner tie rod. This is the left hand side which they hadn't touched, nice and straight.
This is the right hand side. I've never seen a wheel so obviously out of line, it's like they didn't even look at it after fitting. Not acceptable, more dangerous than the track rod end being worn. Tracking wasn't on the invoice but even so you'd expect better.
This is the angle of the steering wheel to make it drive straight. A bit of a clue here. I can't believe the last owner paid up and took it away like that. He did say he wasn't happy about it.
I straightened it out by eye and then used my tracking plate to confirm it was right. Once that was done the steering wheel was straight again. I then re-calibrated my steering angle sensor on VCDS that was showing a malfunction before. This reset and that's a major fault (2 warning lights on the dash and limp mode when it first came up) sorted for zero cost, one nil to me!
A few parts the car needed that I happened to have in the garage. Jump start post cover. A boot handle, I didn't know it was dodgy when I made by original assessment of the car at the start of this thread, it takes some fumbling about to get it to open. Struts for the rear glass screen as the originals are weak and can't hold it open. The little square thing is an air quality sensor. If the car detects pollution it stops drawing fresh air into the cabin, this means when it's hot all you can do is re-circulate hot air which isn't much fun. Now I can draw in cold air but the A/C isn't working. The system is pressurised and i've got no faults for the system, i'm starting to think I might get away with a simple re-gas. Fingers crossed on that one.
I have the small coolant leak I photographed in the original post. I also have a tiny one on this plastic section coming from the radiator top hose, you can see the 2 little spots where it's seeping through the seam. This and the other leaking pipe which seems to be a complicated one are probably where the Touareg bites back and hits me with a hefty bill. I'll call TPS tomorrow and find out the damage.
A garage local to where I work on Aber Park in Flint failed my D2 on its MOT due to a bent steering component. Fair enough. They fitted a replacement for me, did the re test and gave it back to me. Didn’t feel right, so I took it into a trusted garage to find the steering was 22 degrees out. Obviously they no longer receive a Christmas card from me. Looked at it for the first time since buying it this afternoon. Trying to work through some of it's issues.
First up was the steering angle sensor fault. It was MOT'd 4 months ago and the garage that did the MOT also changed the track rod and track rod end on the right hand side. They seem to have ripped off the guy I bought the car from. The invoice shows the track rod £29.16 and the track rod end £45. Underneath the car, there is a brand new inner track rod and the end looks like it's been on the car 100k miles, rusty and covered in grime. Definitely not been changed. If you live in Taunton, have a good look at that invoice before you chose your next garage.
Not fitting parts they've charged for is probably the least bad thing they did. They let Stevie Wonder fit it the inner tie rod. This is the left hand side which they hadn't touched, nice and straight.
This is the right hand side. I've never seen a wheel so obviously out of line, it's like they didn't even look at it after fitting. Not acceptable, more dangerous than the track rod end being worn. Tracking wasn't on the invoice but even so you'd expect better.
This is the angle of the steering wheel to make it drive straight. A bit of a clue here. I can't believe the last owner paid up and took it away like that. He did say he wasn't happy about it.
I straightened it out by eye and then used my tracking plate to confirm it was right. Once that was done the steering wheel was straight again. I then re-calibrated my steering angle sensor on VCDS that was showing a malfunction before. This reset and that's a major fault (2 warning lights on the dash and limp mode when it first came up) sorted for zero cost, one nil to me!
A few parts the car needed that I happened to have in the garage. Jump start post cover. A boot handle, I didn't know it was dodgy when I made by original assessment of the car at the start of this thread, it takes some fumbling about to get it to open. Struts for the rear glass screen as the originals are weak and can't hold it open. The little square thing is an air quality sensor. If the car detects pollution it stops drawing fresh air into the cabin, this means when it's hot all you can do is re-circulate hot air which isn't much fun. Now I can draw in cold air but the A/C isn't working. The system is pressurised and i've got no faults for the system, i'm starting to think I might get away with a simple re-gas. Fingers crossed on that one.
I have the small coolant leak I photographed in the original post. I also have a tiny one on this plastic section coming from the radiator top hose, you can see the 2 little spots where it's seeping through the seam. This and the other leaking pipe which seems to be a complicated one are probably where the Touareg bites back and hits me with a hefty bill. I'll call TPS tomorrow and find out the damage.
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