Tiguan... buying advice

[JC]

knowing the requirements and conditions - all these soft roader recommendations are useless.

Landie all the way 

[DubFan]

Why not a Disco? Something that will properly handle snow and offroad conditions and have a reasonably comfortable interior.

[Diamond Hell]

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.

[JC]

and if you look there are a few tdi 4mo's in your price range 

[CJA321]

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........

[Guy]

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

[JC]

t5 tdi 4motion VAN then 

[Diamond Hell]

10k
good fuel economy

That eliminates the entire Land Rover range then. 

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.

[Guy]

10k
good fuel economy

That eliminates the entire Land Rover range then. 

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

[Jimble]

Audi Allroad? Quite a few about for your 10k budget mostly between 80-100k miles though, what would you class as starship miles?