Wifes wants a Q7....but i'm leaning towards a Touareg...
Discussion
With our growing family i'm on the look out for a safe, reliable 4x4 which will be kept for a fair bit of time. It will be the workhorse and will most likely also be used for business purposes. We own a publishing/distribution company, so it will probably be used for ferrying distributors on our payroll and helping with the odd job here and there. Nothing to crazy....
For some reason, I just can't see myself in a Q7....The flipping thing is massive for a start...I have also heard it eats through front tyres...
Hence my inkling for a Touareg...it just looks great IMHO. I'm looking at 2008 3.0TDi V6 altitude's and they seem to be a lot of car for the money...
Any opinions? I dont like the X5's and RRS was high on the list until i realized how common they were..
For some reason, I just can't see myself in a Q7....The flipping thing is massive for a start...I have also heard it eats through front tyres...
Hence my inkling for a Touareg...it just looks great IMHO. I'm looking at 2008 3.0TDi V6 altitude's and they seem to be a lot of car for the money...
Any opinions? I dont like the X5's and RRS was high on the list until i realized how common they were..
schmalex said:
We have a 56 plate 3.0V6 TDI Twig in the Altitude Spec with around 50k miles on it.
It is a lovely car. Returns 28 - 30mpg on a run. The Altitude spec has everything you could possibly want on it (privacy glass, nav, heated front & rear seats, bigger wheels, decent body kit etc, etc). Performance from the 3.0 is more than acceptable to hustle along the road at quite a pace.
Ours hasn't got air suspension, but to be honest it rides very well indeed on the standard coils & they are one less thing to go wrong!
The propshaft centre bearing is a common fault on the Twig, Q7 & Cayenne. If this fails, VW want c. £2,000 to repair with a new part. However, it is an easy job to get it refurbished & costs around £300.
We had a 4.4 V8 FFRR prior to the Twig & whilst the Rangie was a beautiful place to be on long journeys, the VW isn't too far behind it in comfort. This, combined with a tighter and more controlled chassis places the VW slightly ahead of the RR overall for me - granted, it's not quite as big, but frankly we never needed the space of the RR.
We take ours off-roading occasionally over the green lanes around our village & with H & L range & proper difflocks, it is supremely capable off road & will never leave you wanting. As a winter car, it's not quite as enjoyable as our Landy S3, but that's only because I really don't worry about sticking the Landy in a ditch!!! The Twig is very acceptable in the snow, but as always, it comes down to the tyres & how you drive it.
When we bought ours, we also looked at RRS's & Q7's. Personally, I prefer the look of the Touareg, as it isn't quite as shouty as its direct competitors.
Overall, a great piece of kit that does everything you ask of it in great comfort and reasonable economy.
Seems i am right about the T-reg then...cracking vehicle all things considered...It is a lovely car. Returns 28 - 30mpg on a run. The Altitude spec has everything you could possibly want on it (privacy glass, nav, heated front & rear seats, bigger wheels, decent body kit etc, etc). Performance from the 3.0 is more than acceptable to hustle along the road at quite a pace.
Ours hasn't got air suspension, but to be honest it rides very well indeed on the standard coils & they are one less thing to go wrong!
The propshaft centre bearing is a common fault on the Twig, Q7 & Cayenne. If this fails, VW want c. £2,000 to repair with a new part. However, it is an easy job to get it refurbished & costs around £300.
We had a 4.4 V8 FFRR prior to the Twig & whilst the Rangie was a beautiful place to be on long journeys, the VW isn't too far behind it in comfort. This, combined with a tighter and more controlled chassis places the VW slightly ahead of the RR overall for me - granted, it's not quite as big, but frankly we never needed the space of the RR.
We take ours off-roading occasionally over the green lanes around our village & with H & L range & proper difflocks, it is supremely capable off road & will never leave you wanting. As a winter car, it's not quite as enjoyable as our Landy S3, but that's only because I really don't worry about sticking the Landy in a ditch!!! The Twig is very acceptable in the snow, but as always, it comes down to the tyres & how you drive it.
When we bought ours, we also looked at RRS's & Q7's. Personally, I prefer the look of the Touareg, as it isn't quite as shouty as its direct competitors.
Overall, a great piece of kit that does everything you ask of it in great comfort and reasonable economy.
Edited by schmalex on Monday 6th February 11:20
I do think the newer shape ones look good. 28-30mpg is acceptable. Regarding the air suspension, I am avoiding this as its one less thing to go wrong...
Your input is much appreciated...
Cheib said:
I've driven a a mates T-Reg and I thought it was a nice car....good interior but a pretty poor drive to be honest. I've got an X5 which I know you don't want but in my mind it's a much nicer car to drive....admittedly I didn't drive them back to back but I just remember being underwhelmed when I drove the T-Reg. You can get a 2007 X5 for less than £25k.....a lot of car for the money.
For some reason the design of the X5 grates on me. Dont know why...I'm probably 100% correct in assuming the X5 is the better all round car.http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...
I'M IN LOVE! I'm going to look at the V10's this weekend...
I'M IN LOVE! I'm going to look at the V10's this weekend...
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