2016/2017 VW Touareg
Anyone have reviews on this car? Looking to get a used one. How's the reliability after 100,000km ?
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Dec 24th, 2020 12:11 pm
I can vouch for that. I have the same vehicle with about 115K and have had even fewer issues. Very solidly built.neluabaclia wrote: ↑ Did not mention whether Gas or TDI. But I've owned a 2013 Touareg 3.6 and it's been absolutely bulletproof during the 50.000 kms of ownership. I am just about to roll over 100.000 kms though so cannot say much about that, however, this is not your typical VW, they are built well and have no known reliability issues (again on the 3.6 powerplants). The only issues I've had was AC drain blocked which I fixed myself and one of the rear door keyless sensor malfunction, rendering all other doors inoperable, so need to do press lock/unlock from keyfob instead. It needs a new door handle basically in order to restore the feature.
I must say though, the VR6 variant is not the most dynamic vehicle, so if you are looking a fun drive, go for TDI if any are still available.
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Dec 26th, 2020 9:47 am
The Atlas is based on MQB--it's an augmented version of other transverse smaller cars including the Golf. It was not really designed to be an "SUV" but more of a family vehicle that "isn't a minivan". It was very much designed with a North American, on-road, family use in mind. It's basically just a car/minivan made to look like an SUV because that's what people are buying these days. If it were the 90s they'd have made it into a minivan no doubt lol. Now this is not a hit against the Atlas--it's a big seller and very successful for VW and most owners love the vehicle. To be sure the vast majority of people buying these types of vehicles are not buying them for their offroad prowess and capabilities. While some might consider the towing, most will still not be doing much of that. Hence why this vehicle sells far more today than T'Reg could ever muster even in its highest sales year in US.
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I actually have one waiting in the wings..it is promised to me after my friend is done with it ('15), equal to trade offer from Porche on it ,for a new one. He upgrades every 5-7 years...this last one, he bought the diesel because I told him to. I own a few Jetta TDI's. He absolutely loves it...great ride, great power (for him) and highway driving is actually great. He got the fix and the cheque..I will remove the fix and all the other def crap..and chip just stage 1 ..that thing will last me the rest of my life as a second car.
Dec 28th, 2020 12:28 pm
Dec 28th, 2020 1:15 pm
He proabably should have taken the settlement $$$ and kept it! Can't get vehicles like this anymore--not the T'reg and not many diesels (or any VAG diesels) either.
For enthusiasts and people that really like the T'reg indeed; for VW it's the other way around! Max sales year in US for T'Reg was 2012 with 10,500 sold. Atlas OTOH sold 27,000 in its first year in US (2017) and sold 81,500--nearly 8x as many as T'Reg's highest year--in 2019.
Dec 28th, 2020 4:49 pm
Yes the sales numbers make sense, Americanizing it along with the PassatES_Revenge wrote: ↑ He proabably should have taken the settlement $$$ and kept it! Can't get vehicles like this anymore--not the T'reg and not many diesels (or any VAG diesels) either.
For enthusiasts and people that really like the T'reg indeed; for VW it's the other way around! Max sales year in US for T'Reg was 2012 with 10,500 sold. Atlas OTOH sold 27,000 in its first year in US (2017) and sold 81,500--nearly 8x as many as T'Reg's highest year--in 2019.
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Dec 29th, 2020 12:43 am
The only gas vehicle I own are my boat and lawn tractorcardguy wrote: ↑ I actually have one waiting in the wings..it is promised to me after my friend is done with it ('15), equal to trade offer from Porche on it ,for a new one. He upgrades every 5-7 years...this last one, he bought the diesel because I told him to. I own a few Jetta TDI's. He absolutely loves it...great ride, great power (for him) and highway driving is actually great. He got the fix and the cheque..I will remove the fix and all the other def crap..and chip just stage 1 ..that thing will last me the rest of my life as a second car.
Dec 29th, 2020 10:11 am
Get the one with diesel powertrain. Otherwise you can get vr6 powertrain with Atlas 7 seater or Atlas cross sport. If you want vr6 , then get Atlas. You will get more features and solid to drive.
Dec 29th, 2020 11:46 am
I would argue that if one is looking for a lower purchase price and reliability, then Touareg VR6 is still a solid choice as opposed to Atlas.MalikBrother wrote: ↑ Get the one with diesel powertrain. Otherwise you can get vr6 powertrain with Atlas 7 seater or Atlas cross sport. If you want vr6 , then get Atlas. You will get more features and solid to drive.
The only tempting about Toureg is diesel. Other than that, it is not worth investment especially on used VW that will be maintenance pricey unless it is worth sticking out for such as v6 diesel or v8 either way.
Dec 29th, 2020 12:20 pm