army646 Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 Has anyone had a VW Touareg 3.0ltr V6 diesel? Was told they were bad news by a mechanic in terms of reliability and also how hard they are to work on. For the amount of 'serious' off road stuff I do and for what you can pick a low mileage example up for, they are tempting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 Daughter has one. It's fairly thirsty.Access to some parts of the engine is difficult without removing lots of bits. I like it though,as for serious off road not sure but it copes well with muddy tracks and fields. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPP Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 1 hour ago, army646 said: Has anyone had a VW Touareg 3.0ltr V6 diesel? Was told they were bad news by a mechanic in terms of reliability and also how hard they are to work on. For the amount of 'serious' off road stuff I do and for what you can pick a low mileage example up for, they are tempting I’m on my second, which year are you referring to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/topic/369980-touareg-3000cc/ Tried to put a link up to a thread 3 or 4 pages back but failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnytheboy Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 Just check for service history in case it’s been a lease vehicle and ‘’missed’ it’s services Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 A friend has had a few and she cannot get more than 21 mpg from hers. Now swapped to a q5 fr some economy. Nice ride though. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downforce Posted May 4, 2021 Report Share Posted May 4, 2021 On 23/08/2018 at 19:23, army646 said: Has anyone had a VW Touareg 3.0ltr V6 diesel? Was told they were bad news by a mechanic in terms of reliability and also how hard they are to work on. For the amount of 'serious' off road stuff I do and for what you can pick a low mileage example up for, they are tempting I know this is old thread but I ended up here after reading about the honda (good luck) - I had a 2016 Touareg 3.0 V6 R Line - Awesome performance and cheap as chips for the spec at the time. I only had it on lease for 24m so at that old I wouldnt expect to have any issues - I would buy one from then (2015/2016) now as long as it had been serviced but wouldnt buy the older model like pre 2005 or something. You can get really really cheap ones if you wait. I also tend to look at the MoTs History - firstly check the mileage is consistent but if you see a lot of fails over time with things like tyres, split rubbers and leaks and stuff that would normally be picked up by and decent garage that services it you can be fairly confident it's not been proactively maintained. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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