I'm on the hunt for a treg and am running into a bit of a dilemma. I'm in Denver and most of my usage of the car will be shuttling myself, wife, and gear to and from the mountains for skiing, backpacking, etc. Off-roading ability is needed, so air suspension is a requirement.
My dilemma is in power. My previous two cars were a modded twin turbo Audi S4 wagon, and an '88 Porsche 911. My S4 was an awesome ski wagon, but 450 lbs of tq and AWD helped rack up a lot of speeding tickets. But, my dilemma now isn't so much fun power, but power to pass on the often short passing sections in the Colorado high country. I'm only looking for a fully optioned treg, and being down 50 HP in denver, and 80 HP at elevation - I can't help but think that I'll grow annoyed with it's lack of passing power in the V8.
The V6 TDi weighs a bit less, makes a lot more torque (chipped), and has better mpg. The V10 is a monster, and while I could afford one with a warranty, it's uncertain to me how it would do in the 100K+ mileage range without a warranty. It might be hard to justify the on-going costs if a chipped V6 TDi gets pretty close to the performance.
Anyone have any experience with these three setups? And of you high country guys feel your V8 is underpowered, especially on the 2-lane roads where you're trying to get around that slower semi or general slow-moving car?
My dilemma is in power. My previous two cars were a modded twin turbo Audi S4 wagon, and an '88 Porsche 911. My S4 was an awesome ski wagon, but 450 lbs of tq and AWD helped rack up a lot of speeding tickets. But, my dilemma now isn't so much fun power, but power to pass on the often short passing sections in the Colorado high country. I'm only looking for a fully optioned treg, and being down 50 HP in denver, and 80 HP at elevation - I can't help but think that I'll grow annoyed with it's lack of passing power in the V8.
The V6 TDi weighs a bit less, makes a lot more torque (chipped), and has better mpg. The V10 is a monster, and while I could afford one with a warranty, it's uncertain to me how it would do in the 100K+ mileage range without a warranty. It might be hard to justify the on-going costs if a chipped V6 TDi gets pretty close to the performance.
Anyone have any experience with these three setups? And of you high country guys feel your V8 is underpowered, especially on the 2-lane roads where you're trying to get around that slower semi or general slow-moving car?
