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DEI37 · 06-24-2003, 04:34 PM

Got a couple in yesterday. It's going to be an interesting vehicle, I think. Hopefully, it marks a turn around in VW build quality, along with the Phaeton. What are your thoughts on the vehicle?

clockworkgreen · 06-24-2003, 07:32 PM

The commercials are weird. Other than that, haven't seen the full thing. Anyone got a pic?

kurty[B] · 06-24-2003, 10:04 PM

I like it. Of course I'm a VW fanatic. I don't think I'd buy one though, it's too nice, and I'd want to do some serious offroading with it, and then scream when I chipped the paint... Well, I guess a ClearBra wouldn't be a bad idea.

Atomic Pinkie · 06-25-2003, 12:20 AM

DEI37 you work at a VW dealer?!??!?!??!

acpower · 06-25-2003, 02:10 AM

it's the most beautiful SUV out there i think... however i don't like the way the shift knob looks.. it's like a giant T.. but otherwise it's AWESOME

DEI37 · 06-25-2003, 04:22 AM

Yup...I work at a VW dealer. We're actually a dual dealer, so we have Audi as well. And, we have SAAB & Nissan as well. Maybe I'll try to get some "real world" pics of one today.

clockworkgreen · 06-25-2003, 04:32 AM

Wow, that's pretty hot.

Rippley · 06-25-2003, 04:42 AM

Touareg is sooo nice. Especially with the V10 Diesel engine. supersweet! Torque out the Wazzoooo!!!

Spyder_Venom · 06-25-2003, 05:24 AM

I kinda looks like a jacked up wagon but actually dosen't look bad like that. Ehhh - better than what I would have expected from VW.

damiandt · 06-25-2003, 08:31 AM

Thanks to US Emissions controls the V10 diesel isn't going to be allowed in this country.

Granted you can still buy a monster diesel Ford Excursion cause that's American

Mill · 06-25-2003, 09:00 AM

Same platform as the Porsche Cayanne. Stiff structure and lots of electronics to keep it moving in the slop.

thadon · 06-25-2003, 02:11 PM

interestion car

DEI37 · 06-25-2003, 02:59 PM

It has been confirmed that we ARE getting the diesel. 313HP & 550 Ft Lb torque. I heard this at a VW training class.

iamii · 06-25-2003, 09:30 PM

I am trying to convince my parents to get one, they need it more than me. Awesome vehicle, and I think that with this and the R32 VW has hit it big

sllabxam · 06-25-2003, 09:33 PM

DEI37 It has been confirmed that we ARE getting the diesel. 313HP & 550 Ft Lb torque. I heard this at a VW training class.

Any time frame? Thanks.

DEI37 · 06-26-2003, 02:46 PM

I didn't get a time on it then. Just that the vehicle itself was coming end of June, early July. We have the vehicle now...maybe a model year later for the diesel? I really don't know.

wondash · 06-27-2003, 09:05 AM

The specs are impressive, but the looks are bland.

gibingus · 06-27-2003, 11:45 AM

DEI37, what's up with the bus? i saw some auto show images of the reworked bus, but haven't seen them on the streets anywhere. an updated camper bus is my dream. i had a 84 wolfsburg westfallia that i put a quarter million miles on.

DEI37 · 06-27-2003, 02:51 PM

They didn't confirm the Microbus, I don't think. They did have pictures and stuff, but I don't remember a confirmation on it. I didn't like it, though.

FreshCoast · 06-28-2003, 04:56 PM

Great to see another company jump on the SUV bandwagon...

iamii · 06-28-2003, 07:10 PM

I just test drove one today, what a great interior, it was so awesome. And the ride was incredible. At the delearship I went to they had a V6 for test driving, but also were prepping a V8. They also had two other V6s of which one had air suspension. The delear said that if I came in on Monday I could see the air suspension, which would be awesome. We are planning to get the V6 version cause it has ample power and better ride thanks to the individual suspensions than other suv's we checked out.

And YES VWOA did confirm the Microbus, just don't know what the production version will look like

King Tut · 06-28-2003, 07:45 PM

Wow, I really think that VW is becoming one of the best lines out there, my dream (resonable) car is the Jetta or the Passat.

Scorps · 06-29-2003, 09:53 AM

Omg its a benz with a VW on the front

Dylan · 07-01-2003, 11:52 AM

I drove a V6 the other day. Beautiful interior - best I've seen in a vehicle this price. Nicely tuned suspension, drives like a german sedan mostly. The high center of gravity isn't nearly as noticable as in most SUV's. The V6 in a vehicle this heavy is underpowered for my tastes but would probably satisfy most SUV buyers. It's competitive with the X5 at a much lower price.

I still prefer wagons, though. They have all the space and utility of a mid size SUV for the way that most people use them. But they are quicker and handle better.

-Dylan

merkerguitars · 11-03-2003, 03:46 PM

My friend who is a touareg certified mechanic says ther are a bunch of things that suck about them.
Parts are pricey....$1000 a door panel for instance
The ignition switch actually sends out a signal to the starter....so the starter will crank over for 30 seconds before it gives up if it doesn't start. But otherwise I guess it's nice cause for small it is the towing capacity is really nice.

Cynthetiq · 11-03-2003, 05:46 PM

saw those in Munich and Austria... not as many of those over there as I would have thought... lots of Tourans (minivans but not the microbus)

jw_toyboy · 11-03-2003, 05:56 PM

The cars cerintaly look good and are top quality in their build... as Mill pointed out it's the same as the Porsche Cayneen.

bundy · 11-03-2003, 06:10 PM

i quite like this vehicle... but the name is a bit of a strange one.
i mean, i´d like to see them call it the Touaregi, so that it could have all the vowels.

then we could call the Reggie for short... i like that...

Elitegibson · 11-03-2003, 10:13 PM

The reason that Diesel engines aren't as popular in America as in Europe is that our diesel fuel sucks. Federal standards are making our fuel better, but it's still going to be way behind the purity of the rest of the world's diesel.

On the Touareg, it looks pretty cool. I'm not much into SUVs, but the ads are great, and VW is a pretty solid manufacturer.

wrongfullyaccuzd · 11-04-2003, 08:48 PM

they pronounce the name incorrectly

clonmult · 11-05-2003, 12:18 AM

Isn't it amazing how far VW have come from their roots as a "PEOPLES CAR" company. Heck, thats what VolksWagen means.

Rippley · 11-06-2003, 04:50 AM

Touareg is a sweet car. Single most powerful diesel-engine in a production car. Saw them tow a combine across a field in some tv show...lots of torque. It comes at a price. When a diesel engine has worse mileage than my 1.8l gasoline engine, you know it's bad...apparently it only does like 8km per litre. Still though, I'd drive it!!

Halx · 11-06-2003, 11:02 AM

I saw one drive past me (I was parked, I'm sorry!) and I noticed that it has an exceptionally ugly ass end. It kinda has a bell-like shape.

aintyoboyfriend · 11-06-2003, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by clonmult
Isn't it amazing how far VW have come from their roots as a "PEOPLES CAR" company. Heck, thats what VolksWagen means.

How so? Peoples car may refer to a car for all kinds of people. Golfs for active people or first cars, passats for familys, t-regs for soccer mom people, phaetons for big luxury car driving people. They are all still people

06-24-2003, 04:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
DEI37 Go faster! Location: Wisconsin	VW Touareg Got a couple in yesterday. It's going to be an interesting vehicle, I think. Hopefully, it marks a turn around in VW build quality, along with the Phaeton. What are your thoughts on the vehicle? __________________ Generally speaking, if you were to get what you really deserve, you might be unpleasantly surprised.

06-24-2003, 10:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
kurty[B] Sauce Puppet	I like it. Of course I'm a VW fanatic. I don't think I'd buy one though, it's too nice, and I'd want to do some serious offroading with it, and then scream when I chipped the paint... Well, I guess a ClearBra wouldn't be a bad idea. Last edited by kurty[B]; 06-24-2003 at 10:06 PM..

06-25-2003, 12:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
Atomic Pinkie Addict Location: Chicago	DEI37 you work at a VW dealer?!??!?!??! __________________ Where dem bitches at?

06-25-2003, 04:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
DEI37 Go faster! Location: Wisconsin	Yup...I work at a VW dealer. We're actually a dual dealer, so we have Audi as well. And, we have SAAB & Nissan as well. Maybe I'll try to get some "real world" pics of one today. __________________ Generally speaking, if you were to get what you really deserve, you might be unpleasantly surprised.

06-25-2003, 04:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
Rippley Insane	Touareg is sooo nice. Especially with the V10 Diesel engine. supersweet! Torque out the Wazzoooo!!! __________________ roadrazer - 300kgs, 300hp = pure fun.

06-24-2003, 07:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
clockworkgreen Psycho Location: DC	The commercials are weird. Other than that, haven't seen the full thing. Anyone got a pic?

06-25-2003, 02:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
acpower Crazy	it's the most beautiful SUV out there i think... however i don't like the way the shift knob looks.. it's like a giant T.. but otherwise it's AWESOME

06-25-2003, 04:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
clockworkgreen Psycho Location: DC	Wow, that's pretty hot.

06-25-2003, 05:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
Spyder_Venom Psycho Location: MN	I kinda looks like a jacked up wagon but actually dosen't look bad like that. Ehhh - better than what I would have expected from VW. __________________ The local track whore

06-25-2003, 08:31 AM	#10 (permalink)
damiandt Upright	Thanks to US Emissions controls the V10 diesel isn't going to be allowed in this country. Granted you can still buy a monster diesel Ford Excursion cause that's American

06-25-2003, 09:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
Mill Psycho Location: Center of the Universe	Same platform as the Porsche Cayanne. Stiff structure and lots of electronics to keep it moving in the slop.

06-25-2003, 02:11 PM	#12 (permalink)
thadon Cruisin thru life Location: Alpharetta, GA	interestion car

06-25-2003, 02:59 PM	#13 (permalink)
DEI37 Go faster! Location: Wisconsin	It has been confirmed that we ARE getting the diesel. 313HP & 550 Ft Lb torque. I heard this at a VW training class. __________________ Generally speaking, if you were to get what you really deserve, you might be unpleasantly surprised.

06-25-2003, 09:30 PM	#14 (permalink)
iamii Crazy	I am trying to convince my parents to get one, they need it more than me. Awesome vehicle, and I think that with this and the R32 VW has hit it big

06-25-2003, 09:33 PM	#15 (permalink)
sllabxam Upright	DEI37-deisel DEI37 It has been confirmed that we ARE getting the diesel. 313HP & 550 Ft Lb torque. I heard this at a VW training class. Any time frame? Thanks.

06-29-2003, 09:53 AM	#23 (permalink)
Scorps Lost!! Location: Kingston, Ontario	Omg its a benz with a VW on the front __________________ A.K.A. PainTrain

11-03-2003, 05:46 PM	#26 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	saw those in Munich and Austria... not as many of those over there as I would have thought... lots of Tourans (minivans but not the microbus) __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

06-26-2003, 02:46 PM	#16 (permalink)
DEI37 Go faster! Location: Wisconsin	I didn't get a time on it then. Just that the vehicle itself was coming end of June, early July. We have the vehicle now...maybe a model year later for the diesel? I really don't know. __________________ Generally speaking, if you were to get what you really deserve, you might be unpleasantly surprised.

06-27-2003, 09:05 AM	#17 (permalink)
wondash Psycho	The specs are impressive, but the looks are bland.

06-27-2003, 11:45 AM	#18 (permalink)
gibingus Insane Location: 38° 51' N 77° 2' W	DEI37, what's up with the bus? i saw some auto show images of the reworked bus, but haven't seen them on the streets anywhere. an updated camper bus is my dream. i had a 84 wolfsburg westfallia that i put a quarter million miles on. __________________ if everyone is thinking alike, chances are no one is thinking.

06-27-2003, 02:51 PM	#19 (permalink)
DEI37 Go faster! Location: Wisconsin	They didn't confirm the Microbus, I don't think. They did have pictures and stuff, but I don't remember a confirmation on it. I didn't like it, though. __________________ Generally speaking, if you were to get what you really deserve, you might be unpleasantly surprised.

06-28-2003, 04:56 PM	#20 (permalink)
FreshCoast Upright Location: Chicago	Great to see another company jump on the SUV bandwagon...

06-28-2003, 07:10 PM	#21 (permalink)
iamii Crazy	I just test drove one today, what a great interior, it was so awesome. And the ride was incredible. At the delearship I went to they had a V6 for test driving, but also were prepping a V8. They also had two other V6s of which one had air suspension. The delear said that if I came in on Monday I could see the air suspension, which would be awesome. We are planning to get the V6 version cause it has ample power and better ride thanks to the individual suspensions than other suv's we checked out. And YES VWOA did confirm the Microbus, just don't know what the production version will look like

06-28-2003, 07:45 PM	#22 (permalink)
King Tut Upright	Wow, I really think that VW is becoming one of the best lines out there, my dream (resonable) car is the Jetta or the Passat.

07-01-2003, 11:52 AM	#24 (permalink)
Dylan Upright	I drove a V6 the other day. Beautiful interior - best I've seen in a vehicle this price. Nicely tuned suspension, drives like a german sedan mostly. The high center of gravity isn't nearly as noticable as in most SUV's. The V6 in a vehicle this heavy is underpowered for my tastes but would probably satisfy most SUV buyers. It's competitive with the X5 at a much lower price. I still prefer wagons, though. They have all the space and utility of a mid size SUV for the way that most people use them. But they are quicker and handle better. -Dylan

11-03-2003, 03:46 PM	#25 (permalink)
merkerguitars Buffering......... Location: Wisconsin...	My friend who is a touareg certified mechanic says ther are a bunch of things that suck about them. Parts are pricey....$1000 a door panel for instance The ignition switch actually sends out a signal to the starter....so the starter will crank over for 30 seconds before it gives up if it doesn't start. But otherwise I guess it's nice cause for small it is the towing capacity is really nice. __________________ Donate now! Ask me How! Please use the search function it is your friend. Look at my mustang please feel free to comment! http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=26985

11-03-2003, 05:56 PM	#27 (permalink)
jw_toyboy Tilted Location: Australia	The cars cerintaly look good and are top quality in their build... as Mill pointed out it's the same as the Porsche Cayneen.

11-03-2003, 06:10 PM	#28 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	i quite like this vehicle... but the name is a bit of a strange one. i mean, i´d like to see them call it the Touaregi, so that it could have all the vowels. then we could call the Reggie for short... i like that... __________________ Ohayo!!!

11-03-2003, 10:13 PM	#29 (permalink)
Elitegibson More Freedom, Less Bullshit Location: Tulsa, OK	The reason that Diesel engines aren't as popular in America as in Europe is that our diesel fuel sucks. Federal standards are making our fuel better, but it's still going to be way behind the purity of the rest of the world's diesel. On the Touareg, it looks pretty cool. I'm not much into SUVs, but the ads are great, and VW is a pretty solid manufacturer. __________________ -Erik Stupid people shouldn't breed.

11-04-2003, 08:48 PM	#30 (permalink)
wrongfullyaccuzd Addict Location: NoVA	they pronounce the name incorrectly

11-05-2003, 12:18 AM	#31 (permalink)
clonmult Crazy Location: Wherever I lay my hind quarters	Isn't it amazing how far VW have come from their roots as a "PEOPLES CAR" company. Heck, thats what VolksWagen means.

11-06-2003, 04:50 AM	#32 (permalink)
Rippley Insane	Touareg is a sweet car. Single most powerful diesel-engine in a production car. Saw them tow a combine across a field in some tv show...lots of torque. It comes at a price. When a diesel engine has worse mileage than my 1.8l gasoline engine, you know it's bad...apparently it only does like 8km per litre. Still though, I'd drive it!! __________________ roadrazer - 300kgs, 300hp = pure fun.

11-06-2003, 11:02 AM	#33 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	I saw one drive past me (I was parked, I'm sorry!) and I noticed that it has an exceptionally ugly ass end. It kinda has a bell-like shape. __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals]