Why The Distaste For The Tiguan?
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I had a 2019 and it was probably my least favorite vehicle I have ever owned. It wasn't terrible overall, but the powertrain was terrible and you had no idea what was going to happen when you hit the gas - sometime it would take off like a bat out of h*** othertimes it would just sit there and do nothing. The ride and handling were good, as were the steering and brakes. The check engine light came on at one point but I didn't take it in and it fixed itself. Apparently there was a recall that improved the throttle response but at that point I was over it and traded it in for the Jeep which was just a much better vehicle.
It also annoyed me that it had a third row, it was totally useless and made me feel like I was driving a minivan. The only new car I've ever regretted purchasing.
It also annoyed me that it had a third row, it was totally useless and made me feel like I was driving a minivan. The only new car I've ever regretted purchasing.
Yeah, he probably lied and he tested it wrong. Im sure its fine.
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We already realized you never sat in a Tiguan yourself and you're just watching stupid videos all night.
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We already realized you never sat in a Tiguan yourself and you're just watching stupid videos all night.
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In regards to Plastic parts lasting (or lack of) I read in automotive news years ago that US and Japanese manufacturers use plastics that are recyclable vs German plastic parts that are biodegradable. And that was kinda my experience; my bimmer had all kinds of engine plastic parts fail (E46 expansion tank I’m talking to you) meanwhile my ‘11 F150 Ecoboost went 160k with all its original under hood plastics intact.
My .02 worth.
My .02 worth.
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Very honest review.
I like that.
I am not in the market for anything just asking the ???
Kia and many others got slapped hard in Autoblog too. VW wasn't alone.
I paid $23k for it. At that price I can't complain, it was an SE with the pano roof. If I had the recall completed it probably would have resolved the throttle response issue and being a 2019 it had the 6yr/72k bumper to bumper warranty. I bought it before the pandemic hit and we were driving a lot more and would probably still have it as a workhorse vehicle, but things changed and we work from home now so why keep it around?
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Yeah at $23k and the warranty you really can't complain.
But if it irritated you, better to let it go.
Irritated me? It tried to kill me! I would try to make a left turn in an intersection and the thing would die on me! I'd be pushing my foot through the floorboard and it would just make this chug-chug-chug sound as it sat there in the middle of the intersection slowly building revs. As soon as I got out of the intersection it would be balls to the walls!
I know, right? They arent actually that flexy. The review was dumb. They just, I dunno, but its not really like it was there.
You are correct though, of course I haven't sat in Tiguan. If I wanted unreliable junk, Id at least buy a Stelvio or something fun.
Tiguan R is neat. But not available in the US
True delta still takes small samples of data and it appears 2018 Tiguan owner experience mirror ours with 94k:
Looking good:
2017-2018 Audi A4 / A5 / etc.
2017 Audi Q7 (no repairs reported by 20 owners during 2019),
2018 Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain
2018 Honda Accord
2016-2018 Mazda CX-5
2017-2018 Subaru Impreza
2018 Subaru Crosstrek
2018 Toyota Camry
2018 VW Tiguan
Looking good:
2017-2018 Audi A4 / A5 / etc.
2017 Audi Q7 (no repairs reported by 20 owners during 2019),
2018 Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain
2018 Honda Accord
2016-2018 Mazda CX-5
2017-2018 Subaru Impreza
2018 Subaru Crosstrek
2018 Toyota Camry
2018 VW Tiguan
Scotty kilmer must be operating this website.
We all know VW is the most reliable brand of automobiles equipped with the latest tractor motors.
Asian or domestic cannot COMPETE with superior tractor technology! So they pay MILLIONS in producing this false narrative.
Remember to only use 15w40 in all volkswagen engines, don't listen to CAFE.
We all know VW is the most reliable brand of automobiles equipped with the latest tractor motors.
Asian or domestic cannot COMPETE with superior tractor technology! So they pay MILLIONS in producing this false narrative.
Remember to only use 15w40 in all volkswagen engines, don't listen to CAFE.
We like ours just fine. Never a bit of trouble.
We have two newer VW both Mexico made. But we have low miles on both so not really a good sample size.
However, as long as you own a VW without a pana-roof you will be good. As it's not an IF but WHEN the roof leaks, you will have a swimming pool.
My wife drove our 2016 Jetta from new to 30k and I took over. We are at 35k now. Car is out of warranty, it was in the dealership for a radio acting up. They gave her a new unit. And that's about it. Currently it has a broken driver seat heating element. While its nice to have heated seats in the midwest, I can live without it. I believe parts were $120 but I have to strip the seat and I'm bit lazy.
Our 2020 Tiguan, we got for a great deal. Only has 7k on it but it's more than enough car for my wife and newborn. She has no issues and I have no issues either. I hate the start/stop feature myself but they have a button that's easy to reach to turn it off. It didn't get stuck in the snow. Drives really nice. Personally I feel its a bit slow and could use some APR tuning but its under warranty. We drove other similiars and well price/feature and bang for the buck is this. $7-10k more will get us a Rav4 or CRV with slightly less features. MPG could be slightly higher but I think that's a wife issue not a VW. Its getting 19mpg city.
However, as long as you own a VW without a pana-roof you will be good. As it's not an IF but WHEN the roof leaks, you will have a swimming pool.
My wife drove our 2016 Jetta from new to 30k and I took over. We are at 35k now. Car is out of warranty, it was in the dealership for a radio acting up. They gave her a new unit. And that's about it. Currently it has a broken driver seat heating element. While its nice to have heated seats in the midwest, I can live without it. I believe parts were $120 but I have to strip the seat and I'm bit lazy.
Our 2020 Tiguan, we got for a great deal. Only has 7k on it but it's more than enough car for my wife and newborn. She has no issues and I have no issues either. I hate the start/stop feature myself but they have a button that's easy to reach to turn it off. It didn't get stuck in the snow. Drives really nice. Personally I feel its a bit slow and could use some APR tuning but its under warranty. We drove other similiars and well price/feature and bang for the buck is this. $7-10k more will get us a Rav4 or CRV with slightly less features. MPG could be slightly higher but I think that's a wife issue not a VW. Its getting 19mpg city.
Uh, how can 26th out of 26th be "average"?
In salt belt we probably can't keep them for more than 10 years, but here in California I see most car disappear when they're after 15-20 years, 180k miles to 200k miles (which is probably 250-300km?).
Thing about quality is, you do have to factor in the local parts available, local labor cost, local mechanic experience, local customer expectation, local climate, local durability expectation, local quality expectation, local performance expectation all added together.
In the US people who likes reliability likely buy Toyota / Honda and people who likes towing and big pickup / SUVs like to drive domestic. They may forgive the weakness of the cars they are familiar with but not the other way around.
VW in the US is a lot harder on the wallet than say a Toyota, and people tends to own cars for 170k miles (probably around 250kM) 11-20 years (I expect 20 years usually, at least 10-15 years of no problem at all other than maintenance) before they crush it. I don't think European are that demanding on their daily commuter that only cost them $18k USD.
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It might be their regulation on bio-degradable (which leads to their wiring bio degraded before the car is crushed). Black plastic from my experience tends to have better UV protection so they last "longer".
I never have a cracked or deformed Japanese dashboard, but I have seen a Ford Escort dash warped way worse than my corolla despite being only 4 years older (16 vs 20).
