New Tiguan keys dates

[dubber36]

Really not a fan of any of these SUV style vehicles. They're all fugly.

I guess that depends on whether you have the 'need' for one.

[GerryD]

Quite like the look of this.
Might have a look at it to replace the Mrs's GTI.
Will depend on price and spec of course.
The page is on VW's webpage but is in the forthcoming models bit.

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/new/tiguan-nf/home

[kalimon]

Really not a fan of any of these SUV style vehicles. They're all fugly.

I guess that depends on whether you have the 'need' for one.

By 'need' I assume you mean need more space?
The fact that people buy them when most of them offer no more room than a standard car I find strange.
A lot of people I know personally, have one child and buy a people carrier!

[phope]

There's a reason small SUVS are beating traditional shapes in sales for family cars. They can be more practical, even if they have no more space

Two examples:

Raised suspension/ride height - less grounding out over speed bumps/road humps.car park entrances, and easier to lift kids in and out.

Elevated driving position - better visibility at junctions for the driver

[Rhyso]

Really not a fan of any of these SUV style vehicles. They're all fugly.

I guess that depends on whether you have the 'need' for one.

By 'need' I assume you mean need more space?
The fact that people buy them when most of them offer no more room than a standard car I find strange.
A lot of people I know personally, have one child and buy a people carrier!

Its all a con. As you say most offer no extra room over a standard car and some feel rather cramped in space

I much prefer estates hence why I bought one!! 

[davewilliams000]

Really not a fan of any of these SUV style vehicles. They're all fugly.

I guess that depends on whether you have the 'need' for one.

By 'need' I assume you mean need more space?
The fact that people buy them when most of them offer no more room than a standard car I find strange.
A lot of people I know personally, have one child and buy a people carrier!

Its all a con. As you say most offer no extra room over a standard car and some feel rather cramped in space

I much prefer estates hence why I bought one!! 

Agree with all these comments. Some people seem to like these SUVs though, including my parents who just got a 2015 Qashqai, which I pointed them towards, as they wanted that sort of car and were looking at a Kuga. Nice enough as the Qashquai is, and has plenty of toys on board, I don't think it really offers little, if any more space inside than the golf, and I don't like the driving position of being high up - I had a quick go in it, and then jumped back in the GTD, and it felt like I was sitting on the ground in comparison!

Had the new tiguan come out 6 months to a year earlier I would have pointed them towards getting one of them, but the current tiguan just looks a bit out of date inside and out.

[mcmaddy]

The point of suv's for most is the driving position ie higher up and also access. The current tiguan in facelift guise is still a good looking car and the inside is exactly the same as mk 5 and 6 golfs just updated but it's proven. Tiguan feels a lot sturdier and solid than the mk7 gtd i had so i hope the new version doesn't go all flimsy on the mqb platform.

[dubber36]

I'd like one for it's towing capabilities. My Passat estate does a good job, but does lack the weight required to keep a bigger trailer or caravan in check. A higher driving position and larger mirrors also give much better visibility when reversing a trailer.

A proper 4x4 would be the best tool for the job, but the running costs when being used as a normal car would be too much of a compromise. 

[john999boy]

I'd forgotten about what good towing capabilities the Tig had as it wasn't part of the criteria when I purchased it. The total lack of wheelspin was something I hadn't bargained for as previous (FWD) cars could manage that in third gear depending on the conditions. Likewise the raised seating position is good but I don't particularly miss that when driving in the other car - a 5er.

Just as an aside and even though I've got notifications set up, I don't seem to be getting any at all! Is that normal?

[Exonian]

Just as an aside and even though I've got notifications set up, I don't seem to be getting any at all! Is that normal?

I get thread notifications through ok on this forum (but not some others) but PM notifications don't come through.
I think you may just have to persevere with the settings a bit, maybe clear cache and history etc out and try again.
Love the Mustang pic in your other post. Every time I go past a Ford dealer I just want to go in and try one just for the hell of it!