Gazz300

Looking for a Touareg to replace my Scooby. Has anyone else on here got one? I am thinking about a V6 3.0 TDI. I heard the 2.5 was just a Transporter with a different shell.

Any Advice would be appreciated.

Cheers

Gazz.

Mark A

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Avoid the V10, my mates has been back to VW more times than my wife's Renault. And not for silly little things but major items, gearbox, turbos etc.

I read somewhere about a guy who has taken to running his around on the back of a transporter because is was so unreliable

rob4620

I just bought a fully loaded 3.0 v6td and I'm well impressed can't fault it thus far.

Volks

This is the one to get, certainly better than the 2.5.

stupidscooby

Girlfriends parents have a 3l v6 tdi and I love the way it drives. It has some go in it and with the sat nav, heated seatts etc its a nice cabin to be in.

GlesgaKiss

My uncle has a 3.0V6 one with the Caractere wide arch body kit and 22 inch(I think) wheels. Looks great!

Anything you want to know in particular?

RJM25R

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Thinking of used? I've got a 57 plate V6 altitude in atacama grey in stock for under 25 grand. . . . Sat nav/bodykit/19"/leather all standard, or I can do a silly (circa 6-8k!) discount on a new one. . . . .

POC

oohhh look what I found:





Love it!

hail-hail

I test drove the 3l v6 a about a year ago. We were coming from an X5 and were totally underwhelmed by the Touarag. Ended up with a 3l v6 Q7 in the end. Not quite as good as the BMW but a stretch better than the VW.

In saying that the white one above looks tidy

bluenosewrx

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Would have thoughta Q7 would be a better buy than a X5???? looks a lot beter for a start,IMO

Mac

Gazz300

Cheers for the advice guys. I was tempted by a V10 TBH but the V6 is the sensible option. Just missed out on one the other day that also had the Air Suspension.

I am looking for 2nd hand. There are some great bargins to be had around £15K for 55 and 06 V6's with SATNAV. Really want to shift the Scooby first though. I don't HAVE to but scared to just in case I am then forced to let it go for peanuts. Doesn't seem to be worth much though....

Anything I should be looking out for that people know are issues?

CupraT

Hi
I'm toying with changing to one of these - what's your under 25k price? There are loads on autotrader at that range (e.g. Richard Alexander Harrogate have one 2008, 57 reg, 7k miles for 23k)
Would also be interested to know what you could do for a new one.

If you get chance drop me a pm.

Thanks

RyanSTI

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be carefull it'll drop money quicker than a lead weight. Try the q7, its a better car.

bluenosewrx

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Not seen any Q7's for under 22k though

Mac

RJM25R

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Just back from a 4 day break in Benidorm for my wifes birthday, so I'll try to PM ya tomorrow when I go back into work. Could do with having an idea what spec you want?

The grey one I have is 12 months old with 10,000 miles one owner.

RJM25R

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You are aware that the Q7 is based on the Touareg/Cayenne of course?

Andy M3

RyanSTI

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yes based being the main word there, suppose is wether you want a wooden dolls house or a plastic one lol

CupraT

Cheers - hope you had a good time

Spec (if I go new) -3.0 Tdi altitude, white, 'standard' black leather, front/rear parking,

If I'm going used, I not as concerned with getting the altitude bu would like the 3.0tdi, nav, parking sensors & leather

Cheers

nik52wrx

My parents bought a brand new tdi Altitude last year and with normal driving it got through a set of tyres in 9k miles. Replacing was going to cost a minimum of 800 quid until i did a bit of digging and found that factory set geometry is an issue. Ended up getting the tyres replaced under warranty.
Other than that and a faulty battery the car has been great.
Looks great in black with leather plus not as common as an X5!
Nik.

RS Grant

In salesman speak, under 25k is usually £24990-£24999.

I quite like the look of the Toerags, the fact they're a bit rare on the road appeals to me... however, the depreciation would mean that I'd only ever consider used. Same as the VW Phaeton (sp?) actually, I think they look brilliant and I'm sure they're lovely to drive and will be a stunning used buy once they've lost the chunk of depreciation at the top end.

What sort of combined figures do you get from the Touareg 3.0V6 TDi?? Rather than brochure figures, what sort of real world figures are owners getting??


Cheers,
Grant

Gazz300

Looking at mytreg.com people are claiming anywhere from 25 to 30. I think if you chip them they improve on factory figures.

I am still looking but don't want to spend more than £16500 since they are dropping at £1200 a month at the moment. Can't shift the Scooby for love nor money though. Some joker offered me £5500 for my 55 plate WRX300! I'd rather burn it.

Disclalimer: I wouldn't really just in case it catches fire...

M535I

all i can say is i drove a v10 0nce and it tried to pull my head off my shoulders when i floored it very nice lol .