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Any of y’all ever owned a VW Tiguan? Or a VW in general?
Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:00 pm
If so, thoughts?
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:02 pm to Hot Carl
Yes, I bought one for my daughter 5 or 6 years ago and surprisingly we had nothing but trouble with it. It would continue to overheat as it kept leaking coolant. We brought it in to Volkswagen in Baton Rouge multiple times to get fixed and ultimately decided to trade it in and let someone else deal with that issue.
Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:06 pm to Hot Carl
We just bought a new Atlas and love it. Has the 3rd row which goes down easy, little turbo engine has quite a bit of pick up. Rides great, warranty is 72k miles so we'll be good for a while. Would recommend.
Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:07 pm to Hot Carl
Yes but it was a '71 VW Squareback bought in '78
Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:11 pm to Hot Carl
Had 2 VWs over my lifetime and will never own another one.
Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:13 pm to Hot Carl
Does air-cooled count?
Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:16 pm to Red Stick Rambler
My 2008 Rabbit has 243,000 miles on it and all I've done for it, besides regular maintenance, is change the belts at around 180K miles.
Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:17 pm to Hot Carl
John Clay Wolfe (givemethevin.com) said they are junk and break all of the time. Have heard him mention this a few times.
Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:25 pm to Hot Carl
Don't do it. My daughter has a 2006 Touareg. It cost more to replace the starter than the car was worth. Had to drop this engine to install. Move on.
Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:28 pm to Hot Carl
My dad bought and maintained (which is quite the ordeal) a 2011 Tiguan ("Tiggy," as we called it) for my sister.
Giant POS. 2 bad evap valves within a year span, coolant leaking into oil, prematurely failed water pump, leaky sunroof, and electrical gremlins galore.
Run far far away and get a Honda.
Giant POS. 2 bad evap valves within a year span, coolant leaking into oil, prematurely failed water pump, leaky sunroof, and electrical gremlins galore.
Run far far away and get a Honda.
Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:29 pm to VolsOut4Harambe
don't do it `
mechanics hate messing with them.
mechanics hate messing with them.
This post was edited on 8/19/20 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:29 pm to Hot Carl
Electric gremlins
Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:33 pm to Hot Carl
I think average mechanics don’t want to work on Volvo’s /Volkswagen type vehicles. Special tools and shite like that. Special computer diagnostic software. So expensive to fix as well
Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:34 pm to Hot Carl
They run great and have an incredibly smooth ride. The maintenance is expensive, as it is on all German cars, but we haven't had any major issues.
Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:35 pm to Hot Carl
Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:43 pm to TheFonz
Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:44 pm to Crusty
quote:
surprisingly we had nothing but trouble with it
You should have done some research first if you were at all surprised by this.
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10 least reliable models of 2020, according to Consumer Reports:
Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon (same body style, different badging)
Chevrolet Camaro
Jeep Wrangler
Alfa Romeo Giulia
Volkswagen Atlas
Volkswagen Tiguan
Acura MDX
Tesla Model X
Chrysler Pacifica
Chevrolet Traverse
LINK /
LINK
This post was edited on 8/19/20 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:45 pm to Hot Carl
I had a '72 VW Beetle when I was at LSU. GOAT all-terrain vehicle. 
Posted on 8/19/20 at 12:46 pm to Hot Carl
I've owned three Jetta's. The first one I had for 10 years and put over 200k miles on it. Got rid of it when the AC went out. I have never had any major issues with any of them other than replacing air conditioners. I had to replace the ac in my current jetta a couple of years ago. They run great. Now, when something does go wrong finding a repair shop is difficult. Lots of places won't work on VW but I've always found a place.
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