Hi all,
I hope this is the right community for this, but I figured this was the place to ask about maintenance/reliability considerations involving buying an older touareg.
I'm looking for a tow vehicle that I'll tow probably 4-6k miles a year with, and if it's a touareg, because I love them, probably at least a couple thousand more around town. Ultimately probably less than 10k miles a year.
Having owned a touareg before, I'm aware of the general cost of doing maintenance and repair on them, but I'm curious what you guys think as far as the gamble you'd be taking buying one this old just in terms of general reliability for my purposes, and what you'd look out for to ensure the best odds of finding one that's in good shape.
Part of my consideration is that some of the tdi's spent some time on the shelf getting fixed, but I don't know how much of a difference that would make given the wear and tear basically just comes down to mileage.
Ultimately I'm considering a touareg because A.) I love them, and it would mean not just buying a vehicle strictly for towing that I'd never use otherwise. That basically means a mid-size SUV that's actually enjoyable to drive and has the grunt to tow what I want, and there's very few options that check those boxes. I can also unhitch at the campsite and do some off roading a lot of tow vehicles wouldn't be capable of. And B.) unless I buy a really old, super high mileage truck, I'm not even sure there's a less expensive option. And a truck that old might not even be more dependable/inexpensive to own. Sure spending more on a reliable, newer truck would have an overall lower cost of ownership, but I'd prefer not to front that much money.
I'm planning on getting a 23-25' toy hauler and converting the garage into something like a small living room. So not only would this probably be on the longer side that you'd want to tow with a touareg, they're taller too. So quite a bit of cross-section. I'm curious what you guys think about towing a trailer like this with a touareg.
Lastly, might as well include this question as well. I am partial to the 1st/2nd gen touaregs, but I'm even more hesitant of using a 13+ year old German SUV to tow near its limits. But I have no experience towing, so I'd be interested to know how comfortable you'd feel doing so, and if maybe going with a t2/2010 would be an option.
I hope this is the right community for this, but I figured this was the place to ask about maintenance/reliability considerations involving buying an older touareg.
I'm looking for a tow vehicle that I'll tow probably 4-6k miles a year with, and if it's a touareg, because I love them, probably at least a couple thousand more around town. Ultimately probably less than 10k miles a year.
Having owned a touareg before, I'm aware of the general cost of doing maintenance and repair on them, but I'm curious what you guys think as far as the gamble you'd be taking buying one this old just in terms of general reliability for my purposes, and what you'd look out for to ensure the best odds of finding one that's in good shape.
Part of my consideration is that some of the tdi's spent some time on the shelf getting fixed, but I don't know how much of a difference that would make given the wear and tear basically just comes down to mileage.
Ultimately I'm considering a touareg because A.) I love them, and it would mean not just buying a vehicle strictly for towing that I'd never use otherwise. That basically means a mid-size SUV that's actually enjoyable to drive and has the grunt to tow what I want, and there's very few options that check those boxes. I can also unhitch at the campsite and do some off roading a lot of tow vehicles wouldn't be capable of. And B.) unless I buy a really old, super high mileage truck, I'm not even sure there's a less expensive option. And a truck that old might not even be more dependable/inexpensive to own. Sure spending more on a reliable, newer truck would have an overall lower cost of ownership, but I'd prefer not to front that much money.
I'm planning on getting a 23-25' toy hauler and converting the garage into something like a small living room. So not only would this probably be on the longer side that you'd want to tow with a touareg, they're taller too. So quite a bit of cross-section. I'm curious what you guys think about towing a trailer like this with a touareg.
Lastly, might as well include this question as well. I am partial to the 1st/2nd gen touaregs, but I'm even more hesitant of using a 13+ year old German SUV to tow near its limits. But I have no experience towing, so I'd be interested to know how comfortable you'd feel doing so, and if maybe going with a t2/2010 would be an option.
