VW Touareg & Tiguan

[Sidshk]

Hi 

Need expert advice in buying used VW Touareg  & Tiguan.  

 

[Gaurav]

Which year model you are eyeing and for what exact purpose will it be used?

Of course daily drive (can't be off road) but how long you drive daily?

Have you set the max budget yet? If not do that first before comparing.

[desertdude]

Go for the Touareg although not a big fan at all. Driven it a lot and not impressed with the drive feel or quality. Much better than Jap or Korean SUVs in the same class but nothing to write home about.

Also it's been around longer and more common than the Tig so more bits and bobs around new and used and probably cheaper.

But get the best one you can afford because like all German cars when they are running they are great but when they raise their legs up in the sky it can be a real PITA and you don't want to be buying someone else's lemon

[Frederic]

Go for a Touareg with proper service history. They are great cars but lack of proper maintenance really kills them. 

[sertac]

I would be scared of any VW because of DSG gearbox. 

[Frederic]

Just now, sertac said:

I would be scared of any VW because of DSG gearbox. 

They got a bad reputation in the past because of one bad series (pre 2007). After that, they seem to be dead-on reliable, and definitely more pleasing than these horrible CVT things.

[Sidshk]

4 hours ago, Gaurav said:

Which year model you are eyeing and for what exact purpose will it be used?

Of course daily drive (can't be off road) but how long you drive daily?

Have you set the max budget yet? If not do that first before comparing.

Between 2014-2016 

Daily i drive from SHJ to RAK - so it will be daily driver 

Budget is not set 

[Gaurav]

5 minutes ago, Sidshk said:

Between 2014-2016 

Daily i drive from SHJ to RAK - so it will be daily driver 

Budget is not set 

Set the budget first, so that you end up with a fair comparison and not like many buyer start from 50k and then end up buying 90k car.

Tiguan is compact SUV vs Touareg, so space wise Touareg wins.

If daily kms fuel usage is not of big concern for you, I would suggest Touareg any day, being proven through the test of time unlike Tiguan or any other recent release.

Also, Touareg is a VW flagship model, so chances of cheap material or timed spare parts will be far less.

Last but not least, whichever option you buy, make sure its well serviced and if its with full dealer service history then its worth more in its value, so you can buy at premium (worth it). German cars are good for first 5 years in GCC, then next 5 years are totally dependent on how well they were taken care previously (not forgiving like Japanese and US marque).

[Wrangeld]

Touareg for me any time over the Tiguan - because, as @Gaurav mentions, it's the flagship. It also has most of the same underpinning of the Porsche Cayenne without the expensive (usually non-working) suspension. I am also a big fan because it is a very safe car [saved the life of a very good friend of mine]. VW has had it's quality (and emissions!) problems, but the Touareg has remained pretty solid throughout. Service history on them is important. 

[Sidshk]

What about Maintenance and repairs, is it going make dig my pocket ?