Will be back at the house for a day or two this week. Let me know if anyone would like pictures of anything in particular. thanks

 

Shahp cah!

 

Ha! You from new England as well? And thanks!

 

will be back at home for labor day week if anyone would like to see the vehicle in person, or want any additional photos. hopefully the weather is nice and i can get some driving in, and maybe a proper cleaning.

 

Owned it a couple months and already selling? Seems sketchy.

I'm right up the highway from Jamestown.

 

Nothing sketchy about it, but I see your point.


I had really been looking for a touareg hybrid as a project car, but as you might know, they are few and far between. Then I had a few too many whiskeys one night and won an auction on the tdi touareg. Almost the following week, a hybrid pretty much fell in my lap, so i scooped it up. TDI is a great vehicle, and I don't mind keeping it since the hybrid won't be super reliable for a little bit. But I've also got the S5. So three vehicles and only two garage spaces doesn't make a ton of sense with winter coming. On top of that, I travel for work, so I'm usually gone for weeks or months at a time with only a day or two home in between when I can manage it. Honestly don't need one car, let alone three.

Anyways, if you're nearby Jamestown, stop over labor day weekend if you want to check any of them out. Happy to provide a cold beer for your travels if nothing else.

Thanks

 

no problem. always happy to chat about vehicles.

and thanks, excited about the hybrid, should make a fun winter project in the garage if i can get some real time off from work. and stay off the ski slopes every day!

 

Where do you usually ski?

 

Spent a day with the touareg. Switched out the wheels, and finished the interior trim swap to the black/silver SPORT trim from the silver/wood LUX trim. Took her out for a 40 minute drive since she's been sitting for a while. Pulls strong up the onramps and when overtaking on the highway. Android Auto Wireless worked flawlessly through the Ksmart box. Brake pedal was a little bit spongy, but seemed to stop ok. so next on the list might be a brake flush. or maybe just driving it more often would bring some firmness back.

Will upload some more photos i took as i did the work.

 

19" oem EVEREST wheels w/ new Goodyear Eagle LS-2 265/50/19R tires (less than 2000 miles on them installed May 1st 2023)

 

also was able to verify that the TPMS is working correctly. I guess i switched one of the front and back wheels from where they were when i took them off, because the tire pressures were reversed. so i also got to verify that the tire inflator/compressor is working properly. fixed things up quickly and easily. very handy.

and yes, i know it's dusty in there. i had the doors all open in the heat while working on the interior, so she needs to be cleaned a bit.

 

the twins with their matching shoes on.

The tint on the windows of the TDI is definitely darker than the tint on the Hybrid.

 

She only had one key when i bought her, so i ordered a new spare through the dealer. Finally showed up after 2 months, guess it was back-ordered or something. Haven't made it back to the dealer to get it fully paired up yet.

 

pics of the trim swap. I've never been a fan of the wood interior. especially the lighter colored wood that was in this 2012 LUX. but now i can see why so many people just wrap the insert pieces, definitely takes some time to change everything out. luckily my 2013 hybrid has the darker colored wood, so i can probably live with that for a while.

really love the way the black and silver SPORT trim inside matches the silver and black exterior on the TDI. very happy with the change.

 

rear doors

 

interior

 

Looking good. Beautiful house too

 

Thanks man. The house is an old girl, so she needs a ton of work too. Good thing I like projects.

 

pics of the wireless android auto interface added with the Kremersino box. works great. can even run VW maps in the background for turn-by-turn directions in the cluster

 

Wow that's awesome!!

 

Winter is coming. Price drop for more garage space needed for projects. haha

New asking price - $12,700.

 

i'll be around the house for the next two months for the most part. so if anyone would like to check out the touareg in person, or wants pictures of anything, i'll be much more available. thanks for looking and all the interest.

 

temporary price reduction to $12,000 as i have a chance to pick up one of my dream motorcycles at a great deal. pick up a great rig and help me get my H2!!

 

forgot i hadn't coded in the AUTO HOLD parking brake button yet. so did that today. works just like it should. also coded in the proper green dash PARK indicator.

 

remote control window control screen unlocked through VCDS

 

I've had a few people ask about the Touareg Hybrid i mentioned in this listing. It's a 2013 with 198,000+ miles on it. I'm planning a full engine refresh in the spring, but for now it actually runs pretty well. Can run in full e-mode just like it's supposed, and switches back and forth between the hybrid and the ICE without much hesitation. The hybrids came with all the bells and whistles; so she's got heated front and rear seats, front driver and passenger memory seat controls, pano sunroof, OEM tow package, a darker wood interior trim, electronically adjustable steering wheel column, heated steering wheel, KESSY keyless entry and push to start (push to start works, but the door handle sensors don't yet), parking sensors front and rear, rear view camera (doesn't currently function), and ACC (cruise control works, but not the adaptive cruise control probably because of a bad sensor i haven't dug into yet). I've updated the RNS-850 to the newest K0711 firmware and updated 2021/2022 North American Region 6.24 maps, as well as added wireless Apple Carplay and Android Auto added via Kremersino module.

This is the project i'd like to keep, as it's got a lot of potential. But if anyone wasn't really interested and would give me $8000 for it, i guess i could keep the TDI. And yes, i'm very aware that's probably unrealistic for a Hybrid with basically 200,000 miles that could detonate an expensive hybrid system at any time. haha. but i've been asked, so here's the info.

Any further questions, just ask.

 

And the Audi S5 is listed over on VWVortex for those interested in that.

FS: 2016 Audi S5 prestige w/ 6MT in Sepang Blue - Jamestown, NY | VW Vortex - Volkswagen Forum

Heck, i've even got a 2019 Kawasaki Z900RS Cafe for sale if I can line up this H2 purchase.

thanks again everyone for all the interest.

 

possible sale pending.