Great idea czech.

I drove a Toyota Highlander before owning the Touareg so just having it sit in our garage makes me proud. It is an incredible machine. It handles soooo much better than a Toyota (not meaning to bash Toys). My whole family loves it. We have had other German cars and SUV's but this one is our favorite. It can do all and looks great doing it!

 

yep, me sometime i wake up early in the morning, so i take a chair and sit outside in the yard smoking and watching the treg. I love its every detail, this car is really awsome. :wave:

 

I also had several SUV's before the V.W. Jeep G.C Limited, Accura MDX. The Touareg is very special, you don't see one on every corner. When I first got mine I started counting MDX's before I saw another Treg. Counts as high as 50 were common. I hunt and fish out of mine, and the comments by the farmers is priceless. The air sup. really impresses. I can climb in and out of ditches, and get to places that would mean a mile or more walk with a lesser truck. I'm very proud of my Treg.

 

I was really proud of the touareg when i drove through a river against the currant. elvic_thrust: I was ****ting my pants but when i drove out i was impressed. :wave:

 

I wish I had Czech's courage. Great stories man.

 

well, not really courage, i grew up in that area and i used to go fishing there with my cousin. si i knew that the river is not very deep (the lower bumper grille was almost halfway underwater). I wouldnt do it if i didnt know the place. :wave: If you ever decide to do something like this think with the head thats on your neck. Some people dont realize how offroad capable the heavy treg is. :wave:

 

I am just proud that i was able to zoomed by a stuck 325 and a stuck TL this morning with 2 feet of snow........

I should have get out and ask if they want me to tow them out, chances are, i can do it in one shot

 

There are very few Touaregs out here is West Texas. I only see two or three around town and one of those is my old 04 which I traded for the 07. Comments run the gamut from "I didn't even know VW had a SUV" to "Wow, does it have the air suspension? Can you run it up for me?"

One of the neatest stories occurred late last summer at the Colorado Touareg Rally. Five of us topped a pretty difficult trail to Imogene Pass at 13000 feet and there was a club of 16 jeeps already there. It was drizzly, windy, and cold, and they were freezing their collective a$$'s off while we were all warm, dry, and happy. A lot if neat conversations took place at that point.

Rick

 

Rick,

I was going to mention the rallies and was thinking of how nice and comfy these things are while off-roading and I started to laugh thinking about those poor, wet, frozen shlubs in the Jeeps, while we had heaters, seat warmers and our grey poupon!!!!

I would say, search for the Colorado Off-Road Rally threads and you'll know why I love this vehicle so much. That and VWoA has been very, very good to me (and us).

 

It was drizzly, windy, and cold, and they were freezing their collective a$$'s off while we were all warm, dry, and happy. A lot if neat conversations took place at that point.

Rick

Touareg style.... elvic_thrust:

 

Just a PS on the jeep club. This group was extremely organized, respectful of all on the trail, and really nice even though they were freezing their butts off.

What we need now is 16 Touaregs on the same trail in late July so we can emulate their class.

Y'all come!

Rick

 

Just a PS on the jeep club. This group was extremely organized, respectful of all on the trail, and really nice even though they were freezing their butts off.

What we need now is 16 Touaregs on the same trail in late July so we can emulate their class.

Y'all come!

Rick

Was air needed for this trail or can it be done with the steel? I would give it a go if it can be done but not going to chance it if I will need more clearance.

 

Just a PS on the jeep club. This group was extremely organized, respectful of all on the trail, and really nice even though they were freezing their butts off.

What we need now is 16 Touaregs on the same trail in late July so we can emulate their class.

Y'all come!

Rick

Was air needed for this trail or can it be done with the steel? I would give it a go if it can be done but not going to chance it if I will need more clearance.

How about going to a offroad shop and having bigger springs installed??? :wave:

 

Yeti, we have had several steelie's make this climb and descent. You will have to make sure of your wheel placements, but we all do that anyway. You will make it and will enjoy the thrill!

Looking forward to seeing you in July.

Rick

 

there was a Touareg get along offroad adventure in CZ on summer - it was located in an old Soviet tank training ground. Ive heard from a friend that there were huge pools of mud and steep climbs. i wish id been there....

Check it out yourself : http://www.expedice4x4.cz/testy/vw_touareg_2005/index.html

:wave:

 

Proudest Touareg moment for me is actually not off road..it was on road this summer. Here's the scenario: 1500 miles from home, towing our travel trailer..weather is really nasty (rain) and we are drving down a realtively steep downhill on a freeway,doing around 120 km/h (~70mph). All of a sudden we hear a loud rumbling & smacking sound. Look in my rearview and realize that one of the tires on the camper has blown out. I slow down and pull over..calm as anything. Didn't feel a bit of vibration, didn't have any drama at all slowing down this 4000lb camper. Try that with your typical suv.

I said holy ****. This is a serious vehicle.

 

Yeti, we have had several steelie's make this climb and descent. You will have to make sure of your wheel placements, but we all do that anyway. You will make it and will enjoy the thrill!

Looking forward to seeing you in July.

Rick

Sweet, that is all I wanted to know and I get the wheel placement thing so it should be fun.

 

BTW, what exacltly is a wheel placement??? :wave: like wheel geometry?? :wave:

 

Wheel Placement.....

Start with 1 wheel at each corner...With the high tech Touareg, VW has already done this for you.

The tricky ones are the in the middle and protect your oil pan, tranny, transfer case, and other necessary goodies. "Rock Knockers" makes a good set but install is really tough with the unibody. :razz:

Rick

 

so is that like a underbelly/skid plate??? thanks... :hug:

 

We have probably hijacked this thread with enough foolishness, but we often refer to step bars as "skidplates" but they don't work much except for getting torn up.

Also, "Rock Knockers" have no correlation to curvacious ladies at a heavy metal concert. The install is pretty straight forward (no pun intended) for the front and rear, but the middle attaches to the muffler bearing (remember that one, Spock?) which is really tricky.

I am still proud of my Touareg although no skid plate is offered for this serious off-road vehicle.

I, obviously, have too much time on my hands!

Rick

 

Wheel Placement: The art of keeping wheels out of low spots, or on high surroundings (i.e. rocks, etc) to keep from bottoming out or becoming high centered. Basically, positioning your wheels on objects which give you more ground clearance.

As Rick pointed out, VW did a good job of pushing the wheels to the corners. This eliminates massive "overhangs" that stretch past the wheels (kinda like the back of an extended van. It does, however, come with a price, as the breakover angle (where you pass over a hill/log/dire rise/etc) is not as great, and being high-centered (with one axle on either side of an object) is a possibility, and not fun.

Matt

 

thanks. The steel touareg is not quite bad in offroad, ive had some expireince in slovakia with it and it never left me down. (+ it was on snow so i didnt know whats ahead of me...)

 

Check here for a description and illustration of approach, breakover, and departure angles:

http://hummer.off-road.com/hummer/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=376150

Matt

 

thanks man!!! great article!!! :wave: