FWIW, there's a White 2004 V8 Toureg with 25k on it and the local Nissan dealer only wants a paltry 39.2k for it Guess they keep their resale value too. Curious on what it got traded in on. DM&FS At 04:17 PM 8/18/2006, Kenneth Wilford wrote: >My older brother (who have never been a VW person) surprized me by buying a >brand new VW Toureg. It didn't take him long to bring it by to show off. >The story is that he went to the dealer to buy a Jeep Grand Cherokee (yuck) >but decided to test drive the Toureg while he was there. First he test >drove the 6 cylinder version. He was impressed but then he drove the loaded >V8. He fell in love with the truck and although he didn't tell the >salesman, he had to have it. When he brought it by and started showing it >to me I was immediately impressed. I had heard how the Toureg had placed >1st and 3rd in a World Cup race in Africa. Also the Toureg was the winner >of the robotically controlled vehicle race last year. I can tell why. This >is a super well made vehicle. It has all the bells and whistles of a Benz >or Lexus for less money. It is, if anything, even nicer than those cars. >Usually when I look over a VW, I find the places where VW had a great idea, >but then reality of cost set in, and they cut a corner to get you 75% there >and keep the vehicle at the price point. This vehicle has none of those cut >corners. Everything is done to 100%. The seats, the interior, the outside, >the suspension, the engine, etc. He let me drive the thing a few miles. I >am in love with it as well. Super smooth acceleration, super smooth ride, >quiet power, GPS in the dash, power everything you can imagine. I love this >car. If I had $50k that I didn't know what to do with, I would definitely >buy this beast. This comes from a person who used to be a valet. I have >driven everything from Rolls-Royce, Mercedez, Porsche, to Hyundais. Lexus >were top on my list as the smoothest car I have ever driven and the most >comfortable. The Toureg has taken this spot as even smoother and nicer. >Again I am talking about the V8, fully loaded, adjustable suspension height >and ride, version. Not sure what the cheaper version is like. > >If you get a chance, take one of these for a spin. However, beware! You >may fall in love. > >Thanks, >Ken Wilford >John 3:16 >http://www.vanagain.com >http://www.strictlyvwauctions.com >http://www.eurovan.org >http://www.vwcabrio.org >Phone: (856)-327-4936 >Fax: (856)-327-2242 > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.3/423 - Release Date: 8/18/2006
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