![]() Oh and just for good measure LR3 = puke in appearance.The transmission pan gasket helps to seal in transmission fluid and keep it from leaking everywhere. If you buy a low mileage, one owner vehicle with all the records, it should serve you pretty well. With all that said, MANY people have been fully satisfied with their Touaregs and many of them have had little to no problems at all. I personally will never step into a T1/T2 again and can't in good conscious recommend it to family or friends. I recently sold my Touareg after spending 4k on it in 2 months with still needing another 2-4k to have gotten it up to good working order. The Touareg is not very user friendly and most things that do go wrong are not things you will fix at home (same with the LR3). I know in particular, the diesel system can cost over 10k to repair if the HPFP is to fail or other issues occur. The touareg is a very luxurious vehicle, I would argue more luxurious than the LR3, but that also means it also costs A LOT if anything is to go down the tubes. Both "can be" reliable and both "can -will- be" a pain in the ass. IMHO, you should do your research before going with either one of those choices. Take some time to understand the community - if you walked into a room of strangers with a chip on your shoulder, I wouldn't expect to leave with many new friends. I'd hardly classify a one word response as "horrible" and "off-putting". Good luck with your search.Īlso - don't read so much in to other peoples comments. Also - if you are looking at a 2010 diesel, I am sure you are aware there isn't anything comparable from LR - it's V8 only. the oil filter is in a terrible spot.īut I loved it so much I got a second one. One thing I didn't do with my V6 is change the oil myself. So take that for what it is for LR's.Īs for Touareg's, I did a bunch of "routine" stuff to mine - brakes (rotors, pads), air filters, changed the blower motor, fixed a leaky rear washer hose, replaced the battery, repaired some wires that weren't factory capped (twisted and taped instead) and other things. None of them do much in the way of their own maintenance to them - they all have someone else do the work. Several of them are gear heads or handy with tools. That is what I've learned from lots of and lots of reading. Once you start letting it go though, she'll go quickly. The car will go a LONG time IF you keep up on it. I've only had my Touareg a month and I can tell you that I spend maybe 30-35 hours reading up on everything before I bought it. No, it's not as expensive as the Cayenne, but it can add up real quickly. It is a luxury SUV and is priced as such to maintain. The Touareg is a different animal all together. If you're looking for good gas mileage and a car that'll break 300k miles, that's the one to get (know several that have). The Hyundai Elentra is also a VERY VERY reliable car. The early 2000's models can rust up REAL fast. The EJ25 engine is plagued by bad head gaskets which didn't get fixed until years later. Subaru is also very reliable, but they have such a good reputation because MOST of the car you can play the odds and do minimal maintenance on and it won't crap out on you. Like Nooby said, if reliable is your number one pick, Toyota is where it's at, hands down. I saw your last thread about Toyota, Subies, etc. Like all vehicles, they have their fair share of demons in them. I've spent many, many, MANY hours reading up on all things Touareg. ![]() I can tell you a few things regarding a Touareg. Nooby likes to be jovial and you should take it as such. This site is basically channeling Touareg zen.
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