VW Tiguan
Anyone towing with a Tiguan 2.0 TDI?
What are your thoughts?
Our van has a mptlm of 1433kgs
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Hi
I have a 2.0 TGI with a DSG gearbox, towing a van with an MTPLM of 1450kg. Mine is the R Line, so has firmer suspension than most Tigs. I think it tows fine, manages about 26mpg when towing. As a 2.0 it tows fine, but does lack a little top end power when overtaking with the van on. No issues with towing, but as with almost all cars, you do know the van is behind you. I had a Touareg before, towing a TA of about 1800kg. That would accelerate hard even going uphill at 60 with the van, but that's the difference between 3.0 and 2.0. I prefer the Tig overall, certainly when solo.
G Cherokee, does your post suggest you are unhappy with the car ?
Peter
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Hi, Onepig,
It is time to change the good old Jeep for something newer.
On a recent jaunt to Woolacombe it let me down. And I have lost my confidence in its reliability, it's a sad day because I,ve loved owning the Jeep.
But the parts are stupidly expensive, and you always have to wait for them to come from Chrysler.
So I'm trying to find a decent 4x4 to replace it.
Volkswagen Tiguan
Honda CR V
And today I went to see a Mazda CX7. And that is a nice motor.
Going back to subject, how does the auto compare to the manual??
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Hi we have a 2012 2ltr TDI 4 motion pulls our Cosmos 564 MTPLM 1350 like a dream I have to be careful sometimes as I can quite easily forget the van is behind me. As it's a 4 motion you lose a little on your fuel consumption but can still average about 27 mpg. Driven sensibley I can get 50+ solo. Would recommend
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Ok, so on another slant to the conversation, I know there is a lot of folk that tow with a manual (and i dont want to start another discussion on auto v manual preference).
Lets say you own a 5 year old manual tow car, who has had to have the clutch replaced since ownership?
And what vehicle was it? I'm trying to get a feel for an idea of what I expect from changing to a manual. There are obvious pros and cons with either.
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Agree with all the positive posts above. I tow a Ranger at 1326kgs with my 2014 DSG 140 hp Tig. Get about 30 mpg towing and with the Cruise Control I only have to remember to steer and break! I have done 40K in it and 20k of it is towing all over Europe over Alps etc; never missed a beat. If you get one you will not be disappointed.
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Heaver mpg
Higher vehicle licence fund
More expensive to buy
To name a few. I have driven a proper auto for 7 years, I know the advantages, you can't a more "proper" auto, than a 2 ton 4x4 Jeep!
As I said in a previous post, I do not want to get into a "my auto is better than your manual" argumemts.
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Thank you Comeyras,
That's the kind of response I was looking for.
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Posted by G Cherokee.
"Anyone towing with a Tiguan 2.0 TDI?
What are your thoughts?
Our van has a mptlm of 1433kgs"
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Forgive me, I could have sworn you were asking for an opinion on the Tiguan 2.0 TDI Manual and DSG!
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I have just got a Tiggy 150ps 2lt evil diesel (so they say) love it. I had the older Tiggy which was a great car, I'm looking fwd to towing more with the new Tiggy had one tug great now worries both of mine are manual which I like. Good luck with your new one
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My final trip with my Abbey (1350kg ) produced 33mpg on a 200 mile drive home in mostly 'orrible weather. I wonder if my proposed MH will be able to better that?
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Oops. Just noticed that this is about Tiggys and mine was a Kuga.
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Update:
I test drove a 140bhp Tiguan auto yesterday and found it a little lacking in power around 20 to 30mph, it just seemed a bit gutless.
2016 with 23000 miles
Looking round for a 170 R line to try next
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As most towing reviews were like Alanj76's we were looking at Tig's before settling on an XC70 with the 215bhp D5 diesel auto which was a surprise as we hadn't even considered Volvo, we just happened to be passing the dealership.
Like you we looked at CX5's and a myriad of other manufacturers.
Boot space and price premium was what ended the quest for a Tiguan.
Why not have a gander at the XC60 it is similar in size to what you've been looking at, stick to the Volvo D5 engines not the Renault derived ones and buy from a Volvo Selekt dealer.
The XC tows our 1500kg van like a dream and the D5 engine with the 6spd Auto is sublime. 28 towing, 35 round town, 44 on motorway.Later models have an 8 speed. The XC60 is a good kerbweight too which should be a consideration.
Anyways good look with your quest. Would be good to here what you settle on and then an update when youve towed with it.
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