I LOVE central Oregon! Lots of places to kayak and MTB. Lake Billy Chinook is one of my favorites. Also Mi Cielo Mexican Restaurant in Redmond has the best Chile Verde.

 

Lake Billy Chinook is at its best right before Memorial Day and right after Labor Day. I go there every year at those times, usually for 5 nights. Stay at the deluxe cabins near the marina.

 

Lake Billy Chinook is at its best right before Memorial Day and right after Labor Day. I go there every year at those times, usually for 5 nights. Stay at the deluxe cabins near the marina.

Great looking Touareg! What wheels are those and what size tires you running?

 

Jip. My T1 R5 did 700km in 6hrs and 10minutes the other day at 10.5l/100km.

Cant really complain about that!

 

I drive (on average) 25k miles per year - the T3 is the most comfortable vehicle I have ever owned.

 

I recently drove 3700 km from Vancouver BC to Sonoma CA along the coast highway (101) over the mountains to Truckee CA, the back via Crater Lake and Portland OR.


Family wedding in Sonoma so Thule box on roof for wedding clothes and shoes (so many shoes!) and four adults inside; I am 6'7"; future SIL is 6'3"; future DIL is 5'11"; my fiancee 5'7". Carried food and wine in addition to more clothes. Trunk was full. Averaged 9L/100km (26 USmpg).


Very comfortable with lots of power when needed. Love the TDI.


John

 

Sounds like the kid of trip we Europeans dream about and you make it sound like the daily commute



Paul

 

Sounds like the kid of trip we Europeans dream about and you make it sound like the daily commute Paul

Of course I meant kind rather than kid !!

 

Picked up our 2007 last Wednesday and did a 800 mile round trip to Phoenix over the weekend. Not a skip or miss, ran smooth as silk with the V1 and cruise control, was able to make great time. Torrential rain and no leaks, very happy with the Treg so far. Look forward to towing my track car all over the west next year.

 

A buddy of mine and I just took a trip to Indy and back from Philly to visit my brother. 650 miles one way. About 200 miles into the trip on the way out, he says to me "Man, this thing drives really nice. Feels like a car."

I just smiled.

 

We've done that run a couple of times. Other than going through the Appalachian's its super boring, but a swift traffic crowd. Everyone seems to be doing 80+ which is such a sweet spot for the Touareg.

Our last run was a one way back to NYC in a new-ish 20K miles Toyota Highlander. What a crap box. Even my wife - who very much wanted a Volvo or Benz, said (unsolicited), "...sure wish we were in the Touareg"

 

I don't get tired driving this car (T3) on long trips. And I don't get backaches. I can go from Salem to north of Seattle non-stop. I suffer from chronic back pain and am kind of tall, so the ability to do this without issue is a revelation.

 

combined with your love for T3

I enjoy as well, but would have loved a little massage (like my old Volvo did) - on long trips.

 

I think the "comfort" of the T3 is something that is not touted enough.

I've owned allot of vehicles and as I get older (59 now) and I have a bad back that is uber sensitive, the comfort of a vehicle has become extremely important to me.

We own two T3s (13 LUX and 14 EXEC) and they are both smooth as glass - they are just easy and enjoyable to drive:

1) TDI power plant is effortless - it gets with the program with zero fuss
2) 8 speed power train is like silk, but quick and responsive in all situations
3) Cabin is quiet as a mouse
4) Handling is not "loosey goosey" and it is not so stiff that it becomes annoying creating fatigue - it is "just right"
5) Overall solidity of the platform inspires confidence, makes able the quietness and is also the foundation for T3's comfort. People have said the Touareg feels as solid as a vault - I like this description.

I am describing the T3 having never owned one of the prior generations, which I don't mean to exclude, I just have experience with the two I have owned.

Cheers - can't way for the 15!

 

Well, I'm jealous about the comfort in a T3. T1 sans air suspension is quite bumpy. But i do have a bad back, and i honestly have never felt any discomfort when driving my T1.

Drove the Touareg X earlier this year and i recall it was smooth so I can relate to the T3 bening Nice and Comfortable.

 

Sarends, ditto. 59 with the back of a 79 year old. I traded up from a Jetta, which I loved, because my wife cringed every time I tried to fit my stiff 6-2 frame through the door.

My 2014 sport tdi is the most comfortable & best driving car I've had.

 

Looking forward to my next big trip in a few months time 1300 km and 16 hours from Sutherland NSW to Orchard Beach Fraser Island QLD. The last 80 or 90 kms is along the beach highway / runway.

A weeks rest and then back again. All in a spring T1 running 40 PSI which has never given me back pain