We looked at a Tiguan 147TSI but the lack of a manual, the small boot and a general lack of equipment led us to the Octavia. The biggest issue with the Tiguan was the terrible value - the 147TSI was $45k on road (at the time) but to make it nice you had to add leather and the like, 125TSI/103TDIs don't even get front foglights as standard and the rest of the class get everything as standard (note: this is where the Yeti will really do well - a more practical Tiguan with more for less).
The most annoying thing about the Tiguan, for me, is that it's so much nicer than the rest of the dreary compact SUV class, but look elsewhere and you can do better. Reliability? Well, I haven't had any trouble whatsoever in just under three years at all, something that (touch-wood) really surprised me.
If you're looking at an RS, the MY11 cannot be beaten for value - sat-nav and everthing else as standard for around $40k is unbeatable in my book. But get the facelifted version - the styling finally matches the car's aggressive (at times) character and when my pre-facelift RS is parked next to a facelift, it does kinda look old... Still love it to bits though!
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