PureWhiteAutobahn
Passed Driver's Ed
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- Lowell MA
I'm looking at the Hyundai Sante Fe Sport as well. Some nice fully loaded used 2013's out there still inside their warranty.
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Should I buy the wife a Tiguan?
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AF-MKVI
Go Kart Champion
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- Flight Level Two-Nine-Zero & PA.
New MQB Tiguan will be out this summer...judging by every other MQB car I have driven, probably worth the wait.
Stage2Sasquatch
Go Kart Champion
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- Walled Lake Michigan
Have you checked out the Mazda CX-3? We have one here at work and I think it's nicely equipped, drives nice and looks great. Right in that price range.
snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
- Location
- Southeast Michigan
I think you have that backwards.
The Sport is the nicer/more expensive model...it has leather, roof, HID's, body kit, navigation, 18's, etc.
The Wolfsburg just adds some different wheels & a pano roof & the Wolfsburg badge over the base S. (no HID's or fogs for example)
I love my Tiguan. Solid build quality/materials, and insurance is pretty cheap on it.
BUT downsides:
-Takes premium
-Crappy gas mileage in the city (under 20)....mid to maybe high 20's on the freeway
-Not much room in the trunk, unless you fold down the rear seats
-Auto trans isn't the best pairing with the 2.0t (no DSG here)
snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
- Location
- Southeast Michigan
"Only" 184hp though
If it had the GTI's engine, then it'd be a no brainer
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2018-volkswagen-tiguan-prototype-drive-review
AF-MKVI
Go Kart Champion
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- Flight Level Two-Nine-Zero & PA.
Nothing JB1 / 4 can't fix... Its probably one of the only actually tuneable small SUV.
Sandman GTI
Drag Race Newbie
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- Tennessee USA
Keep in mind the current Tiquan has the older generation engine.
If you want a Tiquan I would wait for new one.
Reggie Enchilada
Autocross Newbie
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- nowhere
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Get the MQB Tiguan and add one of these: http://burgertuning.com/vw_volkswagen_Group3_JB1_tuner.html with the JB4 Beta option
plus one of these: http://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25550
$830 for an IS20 swap onto a 1.8 MQB Tiguan. Should be good for around 230HP and 290TQ. Plenty of power for an average commuter car.
Theoretically, you could put an IS38 on it, but who knows how long the motor/trans would last. I would love to see a 1.8 with an IS38 though. Talk about a sleeper.
plus one of these: http://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25550
$830 for an IS20 swap onto a 1.8 MQB Tiguan. Should be good for around 230HP and 290TQ. Plenty of power for an average commuter car.
Theoretically, you could put an IS38 on it, but who knows how long the motor/trans would last. I would love to see a 1.8 with an IS38 though. Talk about a sleeper.
themagicpacket
Passed Driver's Ed
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- OC
I would definitely wait for the MQB Tiguan. I had a 2016 Tiguan as a rental and it felt dated and sluggish. We wanted an Audi Q3 but it was based off the PQ35 platform as the MK6 and current Jetta and Tiguan. That was a deal breaker for us so we went with the new BMW X1. Be patient and don't rush. Good luck!
FWIW I bought a 2015 Tiguan R-Line for the wife and I consider it one of my biggest mistakes. We go back and forth about selling it every month or so. We loved it for the first few months, but than after the constant dealer visits for issues and the lack of space we started to dislike it. Finally the fixed the car and have not been back to the dealer in almost a year but the lack of space still bugs, we have 2 kids (2yr/6m) and we can't fit all the stuff we need for them in that tiny trunk. The MX-5 was nice little bigger trunk, and I wanted it but the wife didn't want to learn a new informat system.
Gro Harlem
Ready to race!
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- Gambrills, MD
Alltrak? Why not consider one? More room than the dinky-ass Tiguans plus the current-gen Tiguan's are going to depreciate horrifically when the new gen one comes out in 6 months so unless you are buying one for under $18k its not a great value IMO.
CX-3 is incredibly small inside and a completely pointless car. The Mazda3 hatch has more interior room and can be had for a similar price but for that kind of money you can get a 4-motion Sportwagen
CX-3 is incredibly small inside and a completely pointless car. The Mazda3 hatch has more interior room and can be had for a similar price but for that kind of money you can get a 4-motion Sportwagen
Axles of Evil
Ready to race!
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- Louisiana USA
More boring box...
O.M.G! We think its time for VW designers to get out of the 1980's design classes and get busy on something that is more fitting for our time. This thing above looks WAY worse that a 2005 GMC Acadia (and the Acadia still looks better than this today). My Lord! The words "boring", "stodgy", "More boxy than a 1970's Volvo"....uggh.
Did a great thing with the Mk7...but think about this for a moment...the Mk7 is really a mild redesign on the corners of a Mk6 which is a mild redesign of the corners from the mk5 etc., etc.....so not a whole lot of opportunity to mess up a naturally good design from years gone by. OK then.
We looked around, and did consider the new Tiguan (still boringly boxy, especially that horrid and hideous front grill on the 18's), I was hoping for something modern, instead BOXY and UGLIER than the 16's.
Gave up!
Enter....Mazada CX-9. Just bought one, Signature Series. i-Active AWD, so many safety features, HUD, Bose stereo, fast 2.5L turbo.....Smooth, quiet, AWESOME in everyway. Sorry VW...you need to get ahead of the times, not lag behind!
EDIT: PS...this thing ^^^^^^looks like something from the hertz car rental lot at Heathrow airport. Woah!
New MQB Tiguan will be out this summer...judging by every other MQB car I have driven, probably worth the wait.
O.M.G! We think its time for VW designers to get out of the 1980's design classes and get busy on something that is more fitting for our time. This thing above looks WAY worse that a 2005 GMC Acadia (and the Acadia still looks better than this today). My Lord! The words "boring", "stodgy", "More boxy than a 1970's Volvo"....uggh.
Did a great thing with the Mk7...but think about this for a moment...the Mk7 is really a mild redesign on the corners of a Mk6 which is a mild redesign of the corners from the mk5 etc., etc.....so not a whole lot of opportunity to mess up a naturally good design from years gone by. OK then.
We looked around, and did consider the new Tiguan (still boringly boxy, especially that horrid and hideous front grill on the 18's), I was hoping for something modern, instead BOXY and UGLIER than the 16's.
Gave up!
Enter....Mazada CX-9. Just bought one, Signature Series. i-Active AWD, so many safety features, HUD, Bose stereo, fast 2.5L turbo.....Smooth, quiet, AWESOME in everyway. Sorry VW...you need to get ahead of the times, not lag behind!
EDIT: PS...this thing ^^^^^^looks like something from the hertz car rental lot at Heathrow airport. Woah!