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From: Arfa Daily on 12 Aug 2010 21:14 Hi all. Missus has got it into her head that she fancies a Vee Dubbya Tow-Rag. Not a new one. Probably something around 06. Anything particular to look out for ? Anything considered particularly bad about them ? Petrol or diesel ? Engine size ? Any thoughts - practical, owning, or repairing - appreciated. What about any similar sized / aged motors from Nissan or Toyota or Audi or what have you. Anything in that sort of size considered a much better buy than the others ? TIA Arfa
From: Rob on 12 Aug 2010 22:13 On 13/08/2010 11:14 AM, Arfa Daily wrote: > Hi all. > > Missus has got it into her head that she fancies a Vee Dubbya Tow-Rag. > Not a new one. Probably something around 06. Anything particular to look > out for ? Anything considered particularly bad about them ? Petrol or > diesel ? Engine size ? Any thoughts - practical, owning, or repairing - > appreciated. What about any similar sized / aged motors from Nissan or > Toyota or Audi or what have you. Anything in that sort of size > considered a much better buy than the others ? > > TIA > > Arfa These have too many problems, mainly reflects on the country in which they were made. Be interesting to see the full service history including the warranty work. r
From: Adrian on 13 Aug 2010 02:12 Rob <mesamine(a)gmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > These have too many problems, mainly reflects on the country in which > they were made. So what are the inherent problems with vehicles built in Slovakia?
From: Adrian on 13 Aug 2010 02:13 "Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily(a)ntlworld.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > Missus has got it into her head that she fancies a Vee Dubbya Tow-Rag. > Not a new one. Probably something around 06. Anything particular to look > out for ? Anything considered particularly bad about them ? Petrol or > diesel ? Engine size ? Anything other than the V10TDi is a cop-out. Other than that engine, and the straight five, it's just a rebadged Cayenne.
From: Chris Bartram on 13 Aug 2010 03:33
On 13/08/2010 07:13, Adrian wrote: > "Arfa Daily"<arfa.daily(a)ntlworld.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like > they were saying: > >> Missus has got it into her head that she fancies a Vee Dubbya Tow-Rag. >> Not a new one. Probably something around 06. Anything particular to look >> out for ? Anything considered particularly bad about them ? Petrol or >> diesel ? Engine size ? > > Anything other than the V10TDi is a cop-out. Other than that engine, and > the straight five, it's just a rebadged Cayenne. I suppose the 4.2 or 6.0 would be OK as well, but I have to agree, the V10 would have to be the one. Sorry I don't know enough about them to comment beyond that, and 'get a bloody warranty'. Even if the reliability is good, parts will be shocking, Someone on a forum recently had a narrow escape with a Phaeton V10 autobox. If you can, get it scanned with VCDS, there's a shitload of electronics. |