You are here: Forums SUVs Volkswagen Touareg VW Touareg SUV

VW Touareg SUV

2207 messages,  Last post on Mar 19, 2009 at 7:01 AM

You are in the Volkswagen Touareg Forum. Your Hosts are steve_ & tidester

What is this discussion about? Volkswagen Touareg, SUV

Messages Page 188 of 221 1 ... 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 ... 221 Prev Next Last

Go To Msg # Search This Discussion

#1869 of 2207 Avery1 by mmee1 May 18, 2004 (8:04 pm)
I guess I can say a dealer name here as long as I do not list individual names. My dealer is Bob Lewis VW on Capitol Expressway in San Jose, CA.
#1870 of 2207 VW Touareg Mileage Advertising Discrepancy? by mikeri2 May 20, 2004 (6:21 am)
VW's website claims that the V6 AWD 2.3l model gets 18/26 mpg, yet the EPA, KBB, and Edmunds sites claim 15/20 mpg.   Which one is right? Who's lying?   I'm seriously considering one of these.   Also... Will the 2005 be worth waiting for? Any anticipated improvements? Hybrid?   Thanks in advance Mike Replies to this message: sebring95 (May 20, 2004 7:07 am) panzer (May 20, 2004 7:26 am)
#1871 of 2207 Re: VW Touareg Mileage Advertising Discrepancy? [mikeri2 #1870] by sebring95 May 20, 2004 (7:07 am)
Replying to: mikeri2 (May 20, 2004 6:21 am) The VW.com lists the 3.2L V6 at 15/20. Possibly you're looking at the wrong vehicle or the european vw site?   Won't be any hybrids from VW. They've already stated they have no intention of developing this, and I wouldn't hold my breath for any european manufacturer to do it. Their diesel models are the bread and butter in the rest of the world. Replies to this message: panzer (May 20, 2004 7:26 am)
#1872 of 2207 Re: VW Touareg Mileage Advertising Discrepancy? [sebring95 #1871] by panzer May 20, 2004 (7:26 am)
Replying to: sebring95 (May 20, 2004 7:07 am) As of a couple of weeks ago, vw.com did, indeed list 18/26 for the 3.2 liter v6. It appears they've fixed their faux pas. By the way, my v6 Touareg averages 16-18mpg in mixed driving, and about 20mpg in steady highway driving at 70-80 mph. This is with good premium (shell) and about 1mpg less with cheap gas that I think has more ethanol in it.
#1874 of 2207 VW Service by bcj2 May 20, 2004 (4:00 pm)
Mine is Browns in Richmond   By the way, they suddenly got the airbag in; installed it + everything seems ok...of course, they forgot to call me + tell me the veh was ready..typical
#1875 of 2207 Transmission Problem by bcj2 May 23, 2004 (11:53 am)
I had my 1st long trip w/ the toureg this weekend. Both on the ride down + on the ride back, the transmission had the same problem - after being on the hwy ~65mph for 2 hrs, the transmission made a loud thump noise + vibration when slowing down off the hwy. I looked at the gear indicator each time I heard the thump + noticed the veh in 4th gear both times.   Anyone else notice this? Thoughts? Replies to this message: tbradshaw (Oct 21, 2004 8:45 am)
#1876 of 2207 Burn marks on muffler! by username12345 May 31, 2004 (12:04 pm)
I noticed small 1/2" burn marks and a tad of a discoloration to a good amount of my muffler. I am not a gear head so sorry for this but its not the muffler pipe its the main portion thats exposed on the back bottom of the car. I asked the dealer if it was a concern since it was purchased in December. My thought was that if its showing signs of "wear" now what will it look like in a year and god forbid what will happen within the year. The sevice guy told me it was "working" correctly... but I didnt get a good response really that made me feel safe.   My question to all of you is... is this safe? Have any of you encountered this? Is this a VW thing?   Thanks!
#1877 of 2207 by jb_shin May 31, 2004 (7:15 pm)
Ummm, mufflers do get hot, and it does discharge unburnt and burnt fuels, so it will leave some carbon deposit and make it look black. But more to your question, it gets quite hot, so discoloration is more of norm than exception. Replies to this message: username12345 (May 31, 2004 8:18 pm) tidester (May 31, 2004 8:43 pm) username12345 (May 31, 2004 10:23 pm) and 1 more...
#1878 of 2207 Re: [jb_shin #1877] by username12345 May 31, 2004 (8:18 pm)
Replying to: jb_shin (May 31, 2004 7:15 pm) Yeah, I get the idea of the hot as by touch its boiling. But for it to start discoloring and show a yellowish tint seems a little too soon for it to start after a little over a half of a year. I know the response to this is to just talk to the dealer or vw again but just want to know if its something others have had... Replies to this message: tidester (May 31, 2004 8:43 pm) username12345 (May 31, 2004 10:23 pm) tidester (Jun 01, 2004 5:35 am)

Messages Page 188 of 221 1 ... 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 ... 221 Prev Next Last

Go To Msg # Search This Discussion

You are here: Forums SUVs Volkswagen Touareg VW Touareg SUV