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Hi folks,
First off, I'd like to thank the many posters of this forum. It's been a very valuable source of information on a variety of Touareg-related topics (as would be expected)!
Bit of history on my first Touareg:
I recently (end of November 2015) picked up a 2008 Touareg V8 with 158xxx KM and drove it back from Saskatchewan to my home in Ontario. So far, I'm loving it! I've done a bit of work on it so far (transmission fluid change, oil change, just yesterday finished cleaning the carbon from the intake ports).
I figured I could contribute a some information on some of the technical information, since I do all of my own maintenance (save for a replacement caliper and the first round of drivetrain fluid changes which were performed during the mandatory Ontario safety inspection). More on that later.
And some history on my mechanical/servicing background:
The Touareg is my 4th vehicle - I own a 2001 Golf TDI, 2004 Chevrolet Suburban, and a 1986 Nissan 300ZX (still very much a WIP). I do all of my own maintenance (everything from fluid changes up to timing belts & head reassemblies on my 300ZX). Since purchasing the 'treg I'm trying to "liquidate" a couple of my vehicles.
Anyways, enough about me. Hopefully I'll have a chance to get to know some of the other members here over time!
Chris
First off, I'd like to thank the many posters of this forum. It's been a very valuable source of information on a variety of Touareg-related topics (as would be expected)!
Bit of history on my first Touareg:
I recently (end of November 2015) picked up a 2008 Touareg V8 with 158xxx KM and drove it back from Saskatchewan to my home in Ontario. So far, I'm loving it! I've done a bit of work on it so far (transmission fluid change, oil change, just yesterday finished cleaning the carbon from the intake ports).
I figured I could contribute a some information on some of the technical information, since I do all of my own maintenance (save for a replacement caliper and the first round of drivetrain fluid changes which were performed during the mandatory Ontario safety inspection). More on that later.
And some history on my mechanical/servicing background:
The Touareg is my 4th vehicle - I own a 2001 Golf TDI, 2004 Chevrolet Suburban, and a 1986 Nissan 300ZX (still very much a WIP). I do all of my own maintenance (everything from fluid changes up to timing belts & head reassemblies on my 300ZX). Since purchasing the 'treg I'm trying to "liquidate" a couple of my vehicles.
Anyways, enough about me. Hopefully I'll have a chance to get to know some of the other members here over time!
Chris