Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:56:28 -0600
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From: bueses <bueses@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Re: NVC My impressions of the VW Toureg
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on 8/18/06 4:14 PM, Max Wellhouse at maxjoyce@IPA.NET wrote:
> 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.
I believe that Consumer Reports rates the Toureq as poor reliability,
underpowered in the non v8, gas thirsty, expensive, but good off road for a
car based SUV.
List retail-$43,645 for the 2004 v6- so the v8 has depreciated about 50% in
2 years?
FWIW,
Tom B.
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