Touareg

[sccbishop]

Afternoon

One of my colleagues is after a 3.2 V6 VW Touareg, used. He's looking for something new as possible, few miles as possible, much kit as possible, obviously. His budget is around £30k.

Anyone know anywhere - such as european importers that he might get a good deal with?

TIA,
SCB

[GingerNinja]

Take a look at the autotrader website - do a national search. There are a few V6 in official VW dealers for less than £30K

[Davel]

Check the VW web site, they may have some listed but tend to be higher specs and/or prices.

They may have a few ex-demo or slightly s/h.

Prefer the X5 myself

>> Edited by Davel on Wednesday 28th January 13:17

[gizard]

Ah the ToeRag!

[sccbishop]

Davel said:

Prefer the X5 myself

Would have to agree, although from doing a bit of research seems you get more kit with the VW for the same money.

[silverback mike]

I don't generally look to 4 x 4's for inspiration but I must admit I really like the Toerag. So much so that I actually said "Must have one in a few years"..

Now that is unusual for me.

[Davel]

Yes but I suspect you get a better driver's car with the X5. All IMHO of course.

However I guess its subjective and people buy whichever they prefer.

[LandCruiser]

Posh, pimp, drug dealer cars. All offroad they can do is like in the BMW X3 TV ad.

Talking about ToeRag: How experienced in 4x4 market Audi-Wolkswagen group is ? (Forget quattro, this is not 4x4)

Talking about BMW, basically the same.

Beleive me

>> Edited by LandCruiser on Thursday 29th January 08:45

[griff2be]

LandCruiser said:

Posh, pimp, drug dealer cars. All offroad they can do is like in the BMW X3 TV ad. Talking about ToeRag: How experienced in 4x4 market Audi-Wolkswagen group is ? (Forget quattro, this is not 4x4) Talking about BMW, basically the same. Beleive me >> Edited by LandCruiser on Thursday 29th January 08:45

So you don't think that BMW pinched all of Land Rover's 4x4 technology when they owned them then?

[Davel]

Sure you're right but have had Range Rovers, Discoveries and Land Rover 90 County. I'm just unimpressed with Land Rover the company and their apparent lack of interest when problems occurr with their cars.

Couldn't afford a Land Cruiser Amazon and didn't like the Colorado but, in all honesty, how many of us really need off-road ability in the real sense? Thought the shogun was unimpressive too.

Still prefer the X5 to the toerag.

[LandCruiser]

griff2be said:

LandCruiser said: Posh, pimp, drug dealer cars. All offroad they can do is like in the BMW X3 TV ad. Talking about ToeRag: How experienced in 4x4 market Audi-Wolkswagen group is ? (Forget quattro, this is not 4x4) Talking about BMW, basically the same. Beleive me >> Edited by LandCruiser on Thursday 29th January 08:45 So you don't think that BMW pinched all of Land Rover's 4x4 technology when they owned them then?

Yeah, and on X3 BMW puts VISCO CHAIN LINK between front and real axles. Blimey, technology. Seems to me that BMW had pieces from DAF instead when they were examining Land Rovers.

LC

[tuffer]

V10 Diesel uuuummmmm TORQUE

[LandCruiser]

Tried V10 before LC. That car is really a pile of sh1te. Oversized diesel with old technology, single mech. injectors prone to failure. Consequence: VW soon to leave that technology. Interiours poooooooosh, exteriour like a test sketch of "the ugliest" cray-enne. Five seats and all the options are EXTRA. What they think, that the customers are a bunch of idiots ?
Torque ? That engine is unique of his kind, and had to be mounted on TRUCK.

Maybe seems that I hate the Audi-VW-Seat-Skoda quadrilogy. Yes, and I know why.

>> Edited by LandCruiser on Thursday 29th January 12:10

[tuffer]

Oh!

[tonyrec]

Go for an XC90....in my opinion (biased i know) its a much better car all round.

After all, all the motoring gurus cant be wrong

[ffelan]

Landcruiser .. assume you drive your plasticky namesake? dont you get tired of the on road manners?

They are a truly antique pice of kit in modern terms.... as bad as landrovers.. would take a Cayenne/Touareg/X5/ML anyday.

[LandCruiser]

IMHO (very important)

First: That plasticky namesake has Lexus interiours (LC5).
Second: Give me a call after I make 500.000 miles with LC and you make 500.000 miles with the "cars" you named
Third: I don't bother about etiquette, immediately "pinched" to your choice "cars"

Leave it, as far as I can see you never tried none of those cars, me yes, all of them.

Toerag is SH1TE (IMHO), clear ?

[silverback mike]

I shall try to be uncharacteristically diplomatic on this one so as not to offend 'landcruiser man' and 'X5, Toerag etc man' et all.

The way I see it is that the Landcruiser is a massive beast that is australian outback unburstable, and is no doubt king of off road.

However, I saw little princess being dropped off to school in one of these, a brand new black one driven by equally precious blondie with hair band and pointy shoes. It looked absolutely ridiculous.

The others, to me seem smaller and not quite as chieftain tank like. And in my opinion, better looking. However, no doubt off road are not as good as beasty landcruiser.

Horses for courses I suppose. I drive a BMW and my wife has a Toyota. I doubt if the BMW will turn turtle before the toyota and in the past have put ginormous mileage on BMW engines, I doubt if Toyota have better engineered engines.

I think that if you are diving into the outback, no doubt the land cruiser wins, but for everyday life, I would have the Volvo.

Incidentally I have driven 4x4's and found that the V8 Landrovers in the falklands beat everything handsdown. That included a landcruiser.......Which did have a very 'grey' interior, but I suppose it was better than 'no' interior ala landie....

Sorry to go on....

[silverback mike]

PS.....

I still like the look of the VW Over everything but the volvo.......

[tonyrec]