Opinions anyone?

[emiliok]

lookin to upgrade my dads car, thinkin along the lines of a vw touareg luxury model
we found one its a v6
pretty cheap 28,000
only thing is, its done a LOT of kms
179,000!!!!
claiming to be all country kms seeing as in its for sale in wodonga
what do you guys think?

p.s i know its not about opels :p but i value all your opinions :)

cheers everyone

[chrissn89]

To many km's for my liking. But if he's planing on keeping it for a while and doesnt do to many km's why not.

[rjastra]

lookin to upgrade my dads car, thinkin along the lines of a vw touareg luxury model
we found one its a v6
pretty cheap 28,000
only thing is, its done a LOT of kms
179,000!!!!
claiming to be all country kms seeing as in its for sale in wodonga
what do you guys think?



180K kms and you have to ask? Run away is what I would suggest

[lithium]

i agree...any car thats done 180k is getting pretty tired, doesn't matter how well made it is. it might be $28k, but don't be surprised if you need to fork out an extra $5k for repairs within the year or two!

interesting, it looks like you have $28k to spend...have you considered getting him a second hand WRX? :p it still drives 4 wheels so he could still take it off road...sort of...until that huge bonnet scoop gets choked up with dust :p

[btm]

how old is it?

[Vectracious]

wouldnt bother with the V6 petrol Touareg's - from what I've heard they are underpowered and slowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

+ 180K is getting pretty high, even with country K's.


sort of...until that huge bonnet scoop gets choked up with dust

hehehehe - I love picking out all the leaves and moths and what not out of the intercooler fins when I wash it.

[GodsKnight]

I would get Honda Accord Euro Luxury with that budget but thats just me :p

[emiliok]

yeah see thats what im tryna tell him, the kms are too high. he's pretty set on getting himself a 4wd though. he recons he's been driving sedans for too long and would like something bigger. wrx would be sweet:D and a honda accord euro is an awsome car, but he wants it to be big, powerful and luxurious........

any suggestions?

[btm]

does he have a budget?

[emiliok]

does he have a budget?

yeah sorry forgot to mention that :p anywhere around 30,000 but no more than 35,000

[poita]

2003 Audi A4 2.0 Avant B6, goin for about $30K

2001 AUDI ALLROAD QUATTRO c5 -$29k

[JohnBu]

i'm not too sure about a 180,000km VW..

they don't seem to have the best reputation for reliability, but at 180k, you're just asking for trouble, furthermore prices of VW parts are ridiculously high when things go wrong and for general maintenance.

i know i'll be looking at a Prado or similar, for the same price.

[GodsKnight]

Big 4WD's in surburbia are the devil!!!!

Have you looked into the AWD Subaru Liberty's/Outback's?

Are does he actually want a too big for the road 4WD?

EDIT: But if he does want that I can't look further then a Land Rover...great for off road if he wants to take it out.

http://www.carpoint.com.au/used-car/LAND%20ROVER/DISCOVERY/Victoria/csn5355914.aspx (http://www.carpoint.com.au/used-car/LAND%20ROVER/DISCOVERY/Victoria/csn5355914.aspx)

[emiliok]

Have you looked into the AWD Subaru Liberty's/Outback's?


yeah they are too small

[GodsKnight]

Land Rover Freelander II Si6 SE 5-dr wagon is a great car for it's price..is this the size he is after?

[Ice]

wouldnt bother with the V6 petrol Touareg's - from what I've heard they are underpowered and slowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.




they are !!!!! got a friend at Tennis who works for Volkswagon and he said they suck, you can watch the petrol gage drop everytime you put your foot down. The V6 Models anyway.

you want the V10 thats pulls that Jumbo in the TV add, haha

[emiliok]

i agree, great car, but nah too small still for my dad. he'd prefer the discovery/land cruiser size

[GodsKnight]

have a look at the link i posted.

Probably not the sleak exterior design he is looking for though :( sadly they are a great car buy they dun look nice haha

[btm]

i agree, great car, but nah too small still for my dad. he'd prefer the discovery/land cruiser size

what about a jeep cherokee?