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Currently, I have an 04 F-150 Lariat that I love. Its been a great truck and have not had any problems with it. I am currently in the market to get an suv as we have a baby on the way. Looking for more safety features and a more "usable" vehicle. I am looking at the Touareg and really like what I see. However, I have heard some rumors off the reliability issues with it. Also, I have heard that the repair prices are through the roof too. I found this on consumerguide.com http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/2003-to-2007-volkswagen-touareg-2.htm- I was wondering if these prices are remotely accurate, because they dont even look credible. Its a tough spot. I really like the looks of the Touareg, the all around capability(on and off road), the safety is top notch. But, the last thing that I want to do is go from a great truck with no problems, to a nice, expensive to repair, and repair constantly suv. (the certifieds do have a 2 year warranty, and thats what I would more than likely do). So I was just wanting some real world feedback from all of you guys. Thanks a lot for your help.
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Replying to: kasrhp (May 03, 2009 1:17 pm)
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Replying to: gsotig (May 04, 2009 8:04 am)
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Replying to: jlcjr (May 04, 2009 9:41 am) We bought it with 55000 miles on it, didnt have a clue how bad it was. I am so glad we found a great deal on an 08 Volvo, and I am so glad we decided to trade this in after only two months ownership. Today my husband went to the dealer where we bought the Volvo. They said the VW 2006 Touareg was so bad, so many things totally wrong, they couldnt even afford to sell it as a trade in. They had to dump it at the auction. We know about the headlight being expensive, and so was a seat belt part. The brakes we already had to fix but made the dealer who declared the vehicle to be in excellent shape, fix it. They said it was a $900 job. The other problem was about a $200 job and apparently there were another whole set of problems besides those. Whew, I am glad we are out of that. I dont know if Volvo is that pricey to fix, but at least we got one with no former owner, just a demo.
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Replying to: emmab (May 04, 2009 12:07 pm)
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Replying to: kasrhp (May 11, 2009 1:39 pm) I'd give the Touareg a hard look. I've owned multiple BMW, Lexus and Mercedes products and rank the Touareg with any of these. In Houston the Treg is a sought after vehicle.
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Replying to: arhou (May 11, 2009 4:09 pm) |
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| first the entire drive shaft needed to be replaced at 50k ok under warranty no problem 60k later it needs to replaced again bc of the same bearing issue no warranty $1200 out of pocket dont know what to do because its just gonna break again if i do fix it. plus i buy 60k guaranteed goodyear tires i wear those out in 20k (i do rotate my tires for guarantee) sensors are constantly breaking so annoying and expensive did i mention the paint on all of the buttons bubbles off if you touch them. to sum it all up the most expensive piece of junk i have ever bought in my life what ever happened to that new car lemon law GERMAN ENGINEERING AKA UNRELIABLE ENGINEERING ps. i could i have bought three new cheaper cars for the same price with less than half the problems of the touareg | |
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Two weeks ago it seemed that my a/c wasn't blowing cold enough air. Took it in to VW and they did whatever computerized tests they do and supposedly tested the temp, but said nothing was wrong. Figured it was my imagination. It definitely wasn't working though as I found out. It got steamier and more humid here in Chicagoland, so I took it in again a week ago to get it checked out for a 2nd time. I needed an oil change anyway. NOW they did find something wrong with the a/c after they delved into the issue a little more than just hooking it up to a computerized thing. They said it needed some valve. That didn't solve it. Then they talked with VW to get more input and decided it needed a new compressor (sorry...I'm not familiar with all of this car stuff). That didn't fix it. Now they are waiting to hear from one of their regoinal engineers to figure it out. Has anyone else had any a/c issues with an '07? I love this car and have been very happy with it---other than replacing the brakes at 20K miles. It's still under warranty for the a/c so at least I don't have to worry about that. What if they can't figure it out? Luckily the dealership has been great and always gets me a loaner (although this time it's a rental they are footing the bill for because they were out of loaners). They keep me posted and don't seem to be blowing smoke. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks!
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