Matthew's VW Tiguan

[Matthew]

That's before options though isn't it? Ie - no Nav, Sensors etc? I priced an estate VRS and it was more than I wanted to pay really. Nothing fun yet - but I have just bought a rather large house so that's going to keep me busy for the foreseeable :wink:

GAP purchased from ALA £115 to cover £15,000 for 2 years. Not bad for £1.20 a week!

 

[ForceIndia]

That's before options though isn't it? Ie - no Nav, Sensors etc? I priced an estate VRS and it was more than I wanted to pay really. Nothing fun yet - but I have just bought a rather large house so that's going to keep me busy for the foreseeable :wink:

GAP purchased from ALA £115 to cover £15,000 for 2 years. Not bad for £1.20 a week!

No. Nav, auto parking, bixenon cornering lights. I don't think there are any options, bar full leather to tick. Given that it comes with half alcantara heated seats, I wouldn't even think of having them!

 

[Gally]

I find manual in a car like that very strange.

 

[Bluebeard]

I find manual in a car like that very strange.

When leasing it for cheap to carry the wife and baby, it's not an issue. And certainly not worth spending the extra £1500 or so.

If you're doing 15k+ a year in it then I see your point but as a basic family tool, budget>luxuries.

IMO.

 

[AdDaMan]

No. Nav, auto parking, bixenon cornering lights. I don't think there are any options, bar full leather to tick. Given that it comes with half alcantara heated seats, I wouldn't even think of having them!
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That looks good! That your one? Wheres the deal from?

 

[Matthew]

I find manual in a car like that very strange.

I've used DSG many times and have never got on with it mate. My preference will always be manual.

 

[ForceIndia]

That looks good! That your one? Wheres the deal from?

No its my brother's. No idea where he leased from, I'll find out

 

[philmots]

I find a manual in any car strange these days. Awful.

That car isn't for me but it makes sense if you're just wanting cheap reliable transport for 2 years.

 

[ForceIndia]

I don't know when enthusiasts stopped enjoying changing gear themselves. I know I never will.

 

[banther]

Auto chat is a bit off topic? Who gives a f**k - just falls on personal preference and the right horse for the right course.

Really like the Tiguan - I was offered a Tiguan Lease from Listers with £1500 off the deposit so there's some good deals about! New one landing this month off the top of my head. Looks pap next to this one - too much front end styling with that enormous enormous grill.

 

[Matthew]

Yes as above, I enjoy changing gear and don't really have a stop start commute so auto for me isn't needed. Plus I still think it's a bit 'old man'.

Anyway, had a really quick go at recording the park assist earlier if anyone is interested. Its bloody brilliant, especially for the Mrs in tight car parks...

 

[Stay Puft]

Soooo weird.

 

[Matt W]

Awesome!

 

[Matthew]

It parallel parks and reverse parks between two cars. It's a cracking bit of kit.

 

[Gally]

How big does the space have to be? The whole thing is alien s**t like. The focus my brother had home blew my mind! Magic s**t!

 

[Matthew]

I've got it to park me in spaces I wouldn't have even attempted so it's pretty impressive!

 

[makavelli]

My ST was picked up last Friday, was a company collecting on behalf of g2l

Guy walked round from the train station did a 20 min check then drove off. Part of the hand back Info was to wash and Hoover out the car and have 1/8 of a tank of fuel in.

With us having a little one now I've opted for a vrs estate which will be here on the 25th

 

[ForceIndia]

My ST was picked up last Friday, was a company collecting on behalf of g2l

Guy walked round from the train station did a 20 min check then drove off. Part of the hand back Info was to wash and Hoover out the car and have 1/8 of a tank of fuel in.

With us having a little one now I've opted for a vrs estate which will be here on the 25th :smile:

Cracking choice. Although the saloon boot is big enough lol.

 

[MarkCup]

I've got it to park me in spaces I wouldn't have even attempted so it's pretty impressive!

The C-Max I bought for Sarah in January has this too. I mostly use it when I go to pick up a curry from our village, it gets me parallel parked in spaces I wouldn't even attempt to get into in my Fiesta!. Plus with over 4k miles already Sarah's not kerbed one rim once. Amazingly useful technology.

 

[leeds2592]

That is brilliant, do you find yourself hovering over the brake just in case though?

 

[Matthew]

I did at first, but now I totally trust it. It uses radar and is super precise so now I don't feel the need to cover the brakes.

I also must say, the nav and stereo system is bloody superb! Nav is so easy to use, so is the radio and the Bluetooth for streaming. It also swaps between phones instantly depending on who's phone is ringing. It's totally effortless. The stereo is also brilliant. I think it's got 10 speakers and sounds ace.

Both me and the Mrs are chuffed to pieces with it. So glad we went for it. No regrets

 

[realnumber 1]

Looks nice.
Few months down the line they'll be another thread saying your bored and need another fun cheap weekend car. Then you'll end up getting another 1*2 even though iirc you've said the last one you had will be your last... :tonguewink:

 

[makavelli]

Cracking choice. Although the saloon boot is big enough lol.

You haven't met my wife! And now with the daughter in tow I can guarantee she will fill it on our regular Scotland and Newquay trips

 

[Matthew]

Looks nice.
Few months down the line they'll be another thread saying your bored and need another fun cheap weekend car. Then you'll end up getting another 1*2 even though iirc you've said the last one you had will be your last... :tonguewink:

Haha no I wont own another Clio mate. Been there and done it to death. If I get bord I will be getting another Z4 or a classic Mini.

 

[makavelli]

How big does the space have to be? The whole thing is alien s**t like. The focus my brother had home blew my mind! Magic s**t!

Love watching the vids of them park! It's fantastic in the focus although in all honesty we have it in the wife's focus and in the 2 years of owning it I have never had a need to use it!

 

[MarkCup]

I did at first, but now I totally trust it. It uses radar and is super precise so now I don't feel the need to cover the brakes.

I also must say, the nav and stereo system is bloody superb! Nav is so easy to use, so is the radio and the Bluetooth for streaming. It also swaps between phones instantly depending on who's phone is ringing. It's totally effortless. The stereo is also brilliant. I think it's got 10 speakers and sounds ace.

Both me and the Mrs are chuffed to pieces with it. So glad we went for it. No regrets :smile:

Oooooooh, yours actually moves itself as well?

In our C-Max it does the steering only, you apply drive and brakes yourself, guided by the 360 degree sensor coverage.

Every single time I've used it I have been absolutely 100% convinced that the sensors are wrong and I'm going to connect with something...but I force myself to just let it keep moving and trust that it won't...which is very hard to do!

 

[Matthew]

The Fiesta is being collected Tueaday. So today it's had a right going over. Other than a few stone chips on the from and two on the rear wings it's in amazing condition. Had a bit of gloss white paint on the leather seats () but used some nail poilsh remover and it seems to have got it out luckily.

Drove it for the first time in nearly two weeks today and it's still a cracking drive and so much fun. These are going to be some serious buys on the second hand market in 2 to 3 years.

I had to get the splitter off, and f**k me what a s**t job that was. Nuts and bolts seized and in totally inaccessible location meant what should have been a 30 min job took me nearly 2 hours. In the end I had to drill the heads, to melt the bumper to pull the bolts through - cue a trip to halfords for bumper filler!!! Which I'm waiting to harden so I can sand and paint.

Before:

During:

Holes

One Tripple R splitter (£20 collected if anyone's interested...)

After, looking shiney...

Forgot to take an 'after splitter removed' pic, but here's one from before I fitted it..

So yeah it's ready for collection. I'm going to miss the old girl I think. The Tiguan is brilliant but this thing is epic fun when your on it.

 

[MarkCup]

Where are you based?

 

[Matthew]

Halifax mate!

 

[RDH]

Get that splitter on ebay. You'll get £70 for it no problem.

They are £103 brand new delivered, and some guy travelled from stockport to me to pick it up for £50.... And it was chipped.

 

[Matthew]

I'll bang it on eBay then. It's not in 100% condition but it's fine.

 

[MarkCup]

Halifax mate!

I don't really want one but for £20 it would be rude not to...if it weren't for the 9.5 hour round trip.

 

[Matthew]

Fiesta went today. The guy looked round it for about 20 mins and commented on its mint condition. No remarks on the report and he drove it away. Good bye ST! Off down to Shrewsbury apparently. Maybe an auction?

 

[Daz_RT_04]

@Matthew Did you fit that splitter lol? Whats the nails about?

 

[makavelli]

Fiesta went today. The guy looked round it for about 20 mins and commented on its mint condition. No remarks on the report and he drove it away. Good bye ST! Off down to Shrewsbury apparently. Maybe an auction?

Apparently they don't put the ST's in auction as there are plenty of dealers who are ready to snap them up. It probably went to Whitchurch as the company who collect have a depo there!

 

[Bluebeard]

Apparently they don't put the ST's in auction as there are plenty of dealers who are ready to snap them up. It probably went to Whitchurch as the company who collect have a depo there!

That makes no business sense at all.

If there's plenty of dealers willing to snap them up surely you'd let them fight it out at auction??

 

[treemanx]

Mines getting picked up next Friday. Im wondering if I'll miss it.

 

[Matthew]

@Matthew Did you fit that splitter lol? Whats the nails about?

Of course I fitted it! Ha. It came with nuts and bolts but I couldn't get access to the otherside of the bumper. By that time it was jacked up and masked on. So I thought, f**k it, I'm going to nail the s**t to the bumper!!! Did a proper job too. It was safe as houses.

 

[Daz_RT_04]

Of course I fitted it! Ha. It came with nuts and bolts but I couldn't get access to the otherside of the bumper. By that time it was jacked up and masked on. So I thought, f**k it, I'm going to nail the s**t to the bumper!!! Did a proper job too. It was safe as houses.

LOL brilliant.
Yeah I skipped the middle ones IIRC as I couldn't reach easily/be arsed.

Stayed good for 13k regardless.

 

[makavelli]

That makes no business sense at all.

If there's plenty of dealers willing to snap them up surely you'd let them fight it out at auction??

I think he most likely meant hey could avoid auction fees with the ST's as they had a list of buyers (dealers) ready to offer a good price for them