Congrats! 👏🏼
Post pictures of your new Treg and boat soon!

 

Definately! Waiting for paperwork to get done, then it gets shipped from St. Louis to me in California. I’ve already got my TDI specialist shop in line, they’re tight with my friends at 805 diesel, who only does American trucks. But they are solid.

 

Congrats!
It is nice that your emission is covered for a while but keep in mind that with 64K on the odometer you'll be almost due for some basic services. Front/rear diff and transfer case fluid swap. Coolant fluid swap. Brake fluid swap. Power steering fluid swap. If the battery hasn't been changed that'll be coming up as they last 7-10 years. You might want to do a transmission service, regardless of VW's "Sealed for life/non-serviceable" B.S., especially if you plan to tow.
It's not to sound like a Debbie Downer on your purchase but it is important to remember that most of these would be necessary on most 4WD vehicles with that mileage if you plan on keeping it for long.

 

Sweet reply, this is the type of nitty gritty stuff I need to know!
thank you!!,!!

 

Nice! I was not aware that the emission fixes were still being done. There was no requirement to do it by a certain time? Is it from VW that you are buying the car? CPO?

 

You can still get the emissions fixed you just don’t get any money for it. Sounds like the previous owner missed out on a stack of cash!

 

I towed a 20' 4k lb boat for years without issue at any speed or any hill.

ALWAYS run fuel additive - lots of options, i've always run Diesel Kleen and its factory recommended by Cummins
Always fill up at a reputable top tier station - frequent fuel filter changes - ~ yearly call it
Dealer is usually the cheapest for oil changes and definitely the most knowledgeable. Absolutely must run the proper oil
4 wheel tire rotations w/ every oil change

You can still get the emissions fixed you just don’t get any money for it. Sounds like the previous owner missed out on a stack of cash!

Or he traded it in, which the dealership has to fix it before they can sell it.

 

Not sure how it worked with buybacks on the VW Touareg TDI, but based on the Carfax you mentioned any chance this was a buyback from VW corporate that VW of America held for a few years and recently sold?

 

I dunno, it just seems odd. Also noticed the fix was completed on 8-2-21, yet it failed emissions inspection on 10/18/21, or 2 and a half months after the fix. Doesn’t that seem odd?

 

No, it needs to be driven a certain amount of miles before the computer will pass it after the fix. I experienced this when I bought my daughters golf TDI CPO. I think it’s 200 miles. It’s nothing - not a true fail but more of a must drive 200 miles before we pass anyone

 

Ahh ok, good

 

But it still seems weird that it sat for 4 and a half years, but that’s the recall point so I suppose many things could have happened. So rather than barely getting driven each year, it actually got 60k in 2 years- so that tells me tons of freeway miles

 

Not odd at all. Your Touareg was one of these TDI's in the TDI holding grounds.

 

Brake fluid changes are due at 3 years old and then every two years after that.

 

its only a matter of a few months BUT...the emissions warranty does not start until the 1st retail sale after the fix. From August til the day you take delivery may not matter now, but come Aug 2025 it just might

 

I am always suspicious of the amount of time they sat is Auburn Hills. I’ve been homing in on “one owner” TDIs on Carfax for that exact reason. Speaking of which, should I spring for my own Carfax report BEFORE I take it to VW for exam, or is it redundant? For some reason I feel like $225 for VW inspection is okay but I’m too cheap to fork over $$ for Carfax reports for other used-car sites.

 

I completely agree regarding the hesitancy of picking one of the TDI up that has been sitting for years at the parking facility. Lots of bad things can happen due to inactivity. With that said, Volkswagen has to follow very stringent requirements for the vehicles that are sitting there regarding maintenance and usage etc.


Without a doubt I would have Volkswagen do the once over but make sure it's at a dealer that is extremely familiar with not only the TDI but also the Touareg. If you want peace of mind or at least to have a full understanding of the vehicle then definitely do a Carfax also

 

Ive decided that I’m not willing to take a chance on a Touareg/Cayenne, even though I would really like one, due to the “possible” problems of a 4- year period of inactivity- and the host of other scenarios without a bumper to bumper for at least 3-years…
Now weighing in on either a 2022 Yukon with the new 3.0 duramax, or the BMW X5 45e plug-in Hybrid. The hybrid is especially interesting to me, plus it comes with at least a $7500 tax credit-
The Yukon diesel is also intriguing as the 3.0 straight-6 diesel is like a baby cummins with 470 lbs torque, and 277 Hp- the BMW hybrid has 389 HP and 421 torque- with a 4- year 48k, along with a 3-yr maintenance

 

Like I said, Volkswagen group has very stringent requirements of their vehicles sitting in the fix hold lot, so chances are you won't have issues. BUT, it is what it is. Sitting that long, you never know

 

It's possible but pure speculation. Without evidence, regardless of what it is, assume it's not done.

 

A Carfax single report is like $35. Cheap data IMHO