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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Guy on 09 November 2012, 11:38
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thinking of Tiguan... it appears to tick all the boxes
budget will allow for TSi or TDi 4mo
anyone have any specific Tiguan advise or experience please?
tia - Guy
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Hello Guy
You wont be disappointed with Tig esp the 4WD great in the winter months, Having had front wheel drive cars GTI's , GTD its perfect for my 19 month old son get the 170 or 140diesel.
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Hello Guy
You wont be disappointed with Tig esp the 4WD great in the winter months, Having had front wheel drive cars GTI's , GTD its perfect for my 19 month old son get the 170 or 140diesel.
thank you :)
only have a £10k budget so we'll be quite limited although I spotted a 1.4TSi which is 4mo but I have no experience of those engines and wondered if they would cope with snow etc.. it'll be used in some pretty hilly surroundings and probably snowy conditions
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Speak to mr hell ! He walked away after his good lady test drive it !
And it had previously ticked all the boxes for him too :lipsrsealed:
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Speak to mr hell ! He walked away after his good lady test drive it !
And it had previously ticked all the boxes for him too :lipsrsealed:
DH - your take please?
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The 1.4TSI can have a few problems
Try and get a 140 diesel if you can :wink:
What about a Yeti?
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The 1.4TSI can have a few problems
Try and get a 140 diesel if you can :wink:
What about a Yeti?
yeti is too pricey still at the moment... £10k budget
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Ok what about an estate with Haldex or Quattro?? :undecided:
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Ok what about an estate with Haldex or Quattro?? :undecided:
been thinking about them... like a passat but the preference is for a tig or a defender 90
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As bullet proof as the defenders are, I don't think you'll like it as a day to day car. Far too loud and uncomfortable. They are extremely basic, even the brand new ones, and I know its a kinda charm that some like, but for me its just not a nice place to be when driving. Don't get me wrong they have their niche, but for a daily/workhorse, I couldn't spend alot of time on the road in one. I think the Tig is probably the best you're likely to find in the VAG range. Maybe an BMW X3?
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knowing the requirements and conditions - all these soft roader recommendations are useless.
Landie all the way :kiss:
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Why not a Disco? Something that will properly handle snow and offroad conditions and have a reasonably comfortable interior.
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What ARE the requirements then?
I'd have a Tiguan in a heartbeat, unless there was a Yeti in front of it (or anywhere in sight), then I wouldn't get to the Tiguan.
But all this is immaterial unless we have a purchasing specification.
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and if you look there are a few tdi 4mo's in your price range :kiss:
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Why not a Disco? Something that will properly handle snow and offroad conditions and have a reasonably comfortable interior.
Series 2 TD5 disco go for it, avoid a cheap D3 for under 10k... In all honesty, avoid D3 completely... Unless your prepared to shell out ££££££ on keeping it on the road.
Defender 90 all the way id have one if i had the cash. Doubt youl get a puma under 10k though, would probably be a TD5. Nothing wrong with that though. Stoping making the Defender at some point shortly anyway. A DC130 like thing to come with rubber bumpers etc hahah........
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What ARE the requirements then?
I'd have a Tiguan in a heartbeat, unless there was a Yeti in front of it (or anywhere in sight), then I wouldn't get to the Tiguan.
But all this is immaterial unless we have a purchasing specification.
10k
4wd
good fuel economy
not starship mileage
comfortable inside - used as a daily
MUST handle hills and snow as it is essential to travel from a remote location everyday
be able to handle 3 hour motorway journeys happily
be able to be used to transport surfboards easily
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t5 tdi 4motion VAN then :grin:
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10k
good fuel economy
That eliminates the entire Land Rover range then. :grin:
T5 4motion isn't a bad shout, but the spec'd be pretty basic for £10k.
Tiguan definitely satisfies your requirements. Hopefully you/whoever it's required for can put up with the agricultural gear-shift and high clutch.
If it's serious winter work you need it for then get a set of wheels and winter tyres for it - you'll soon make people in Land Rovers look stoopid with that combination.
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10k
good fuel economy
That eliminates the entire Land Rover range then. :grin:
T5 4motion isn't a bad shout, but the spec'd be pretty basic for £10k.
Tiguan definitely satisfies your requirements. Hopefully you/whoever it's required for can put up with the agricultural gear-shift and high clutch.
If it's serious winter work you need it for then get a set of wheels and winter tyres for it - you'll soon make people in Land Rovers look stoopid with that combination.
looked at the T5's but they were all very high milage that we could find
test drove a Tiguan yesterday and although it wasn't 'exciting' it wasn't offensive
good call on the winter wheels ;)
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Audi Allroad? Quite a few about for your 10k budget mostly between 80-100k miles though, what would you class as starship miles?
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If I'm honest you'll struggle to better the Passat 4Mo TDI estate and it'll leave you with a lot smaller dent in your finances. It's a much simpler car, too.
You could even go B6 and have a bucketload of cash left from your budget. Do you NEED the ground clearance?
Tiguan 170 TDI we drove did 35MPG on a test drive and I wasn't particularly spanking it as it doesn't demand that sort of treatment - it's vehicle as appliance territory for me, whereas the Passat can still be grabbed by the scruff of the neck when needed/wanted.
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Audi Allroad? Quite a few about for your 10k budget mostly between 80-100k miles though, what would you class as starship miles?
consider anything up to 100k
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http://autotrader.mobi/used-cars/advert/201236484042007/viewing-42/0?PHPSESSID=dd22ln6njg3j6k67qcamjq30s2
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well we got one... 4 year old 4mo 140 2.0TDi, black, tinted mofo windows, full VW sh, new pads and discs, 4 new tyres, full panoramic sunroof, parrot, 510rcd, CC, auto lights and wipers, parking sensors and park assist
drives like a brand new car, cruises really well and returns good mpg
needs a polish, few dents pulled, new wiper blades and alloy refurb... apart from that its all gravy :evil:
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piccies or gtfo :whistle:
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piccies or gtfo :whistle:
will do some custard shots maybe tomorrow... but deffo when i start to polish it
the leather interior is rather nice :smug:
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needs a polish, few dents pulled, new wiper blades and alloy refurb, remap
:whistle:
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needs a polish, few dents pulled, new wiper blades and alloy refurb, remap
:whistle:
:grin: which of course you have been contacted about :grin:
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if its that good, shall i start the bidding on the rivage :whistle:
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needs a polish, few dents pulled, new wiper blades and alloy refurb, remap
:whistle:
:grin: which of course you have been contacted about :grin:
:evil: :grin:
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if its that good, shall i start the bidding on the rivage :whistle:
yeah right :grin:
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if its that good, shall i start the bidding on the rivage :whistle:
yeah right :grin:
well i must be in credit still :whistle: so do i get discount :tongue:
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if its that good, shall i start the bidding on the rivage :whistle:
yeah right :grin:
well i must be in credit still :whistle: so do i get discount :tongue:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7074/7065911119_aa48b2316e.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/7065911119/)
Clive Dunn (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/7065911119/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
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that was my birthday pressie :tongue:
be back in credit if i need to hire a fooking trailer soon :tongue:
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that was my birthday pressie :tongue:
be back in credit if i need to hire a fooking trailer soon :tongue:
:grin:
if you need to hire a trailor then you won't be getting it will you dummy!! :whistle:
and the actual kit was your birthday pressie... well... and the application :grin:
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well it needs moving, one way or the other :laugh:
:kiss:
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well it needs moving, one way or the other :laugh:
:kiss:
that it will... by end december :lipsrsealed:
thinking mot and tax might be the way forward
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your call, I off 23 - 30 but in yorkshire for some of it :lipsrsealed:
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your call, I off 23 - 30 but in yorkshire for some of it :lipsrsealed:
:afro:
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your call, I off 23 - 30 but in yorkshire for some of it :lipsrsealed:
:afro:
Failing that, short haul to mine, can add it to the 2 dumped on the drive for now :laugh:
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your call, I off 23 - 30 but in yorkshire for some of it :lipsrsealed:
:afro:
Failing that, short haul to mine, can add it to the 2 dumped on the drive for now :laugh:
fcuk that... keeping the unit so can store it there but would rather not :wink:
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but thank you for the offer anyway :laugh:
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we can move it to the unit easily enough, well once i been to the diamond isle and collected some bits of plastic :grin: :laugh:
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we can move it to the unit easily enough, well once i been to the diamond isle and collected some bits of plastic :grin: :laugh:
:smiley: :grin:
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Where are the pictures of it then? :rolleyes:
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Where are the pictures of it then? :rolleyes:
not taken yet... mods have started though
got a new bosch wiper blade for it yesterday... big difference! :grin:
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Good car / small jeep but 4 mo has turning circle of a boat
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Where are the pictures of it then? :rolleyes:
:lipsrsealed:
And no I haven't forgotten about you :kiss: