2018 Tig Highline 162 Vs Peugeot 3008 GT Line

**coastvw** · 21-08-2018, 12:24 PM

Hi all, after a long time away (sold a Tiguan some years back), looking to come back to the Tiguan family, but torn between a 162 Highline and the Peugeot 3008 GT Line (Petrol). I know this is a VW centric forum but love to hear of owners experience with the 162, especially real world fuel economy.

At this point my comparison goes like this

Looks...........3008
Engine ........Tiguan
Space..........Equal
Finish..........small win to 3008
Cost (value)....3008
Warranty.........3008
Performance ....Tiguan

So its not an easy decision, I have ruled out Diesel having had an almost DPF wallet lightening experience with a LR Evoque.

**Pointcookie** · 21-08-2018, 01:10 PM

We also had hard mental battle as well moving away from a 2016 petrol LR discovery sport but with the amount of headaches and time the car spent in dealership we have managed to get comfortable with this 110 TSI (9sec to 100kmh), similar power to the petrol Disco sport (8 sec to 100kmh) with much better fuel economy. The 6-sp DSG is 10times more smoother than the 9 speed ZF in the LR. We were lookink at a diesel TD4 but then found out the DPF saga was huge that we gave up our deposit for it.

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**coastvw** · 21-08-2018, 01:20 PM

Pointcookie, I had that 9 speed in the LR Evoque it got into a tangle around 4-5-6, the diesel had a mountain of power.

**Scratchyratface** · 21-08-2018, 01:29 PM

The Mrs chose a 3008 over a Mazda CX5/Tiguan, she's had it for 12 months now and couldn't be happier. She just wanted something a bit different. The 1.6 litre turbo in the Peugeot certainly has more poke than the lethargic 2.0 in the CX5. She didn't get to test drive the Tiguan, she picked the 3008 before that opportunity came up. No rattles or faults with the 3008 and the fit and finish is very good.

**Pointcookie** · 21-08-2018, 02:16 PM

Also check the euro encap website to see if the interurban AEB score is good or not, you want 2.5 or more for good pretection. I think this Tiguan has 2.8. The highest is the new XC60 scoring 3. Our old disco sport scores 2.5 and it saved our lives

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**Tintin** · 21-08-2018, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by coastvw

Hi all, after a long time away (sold a Tiguan some years back), looking to come back to the Tiguan family, but torn between a 162 Highline and the Peugeot 3008 GT Line (Petrol). I know this is a VW centric forum but love to hear of owners experience with the 162, especially real world fuel economy.

At this point my comparison goes like this

Looks...........3008
Engine ........Tiguan
Space..........Equal
Finish..........small win to 3008
Cost (value)....3008
Warranty.........3008
Performance ....Tiguan

So its not an easy decision, I have ruled out Diesel having had an almost DPF wallet lightening experience with a LR Evoque.

I extensively drove the 3008 before ordering the tiguan wolfsburg (not delivered yet). If you dont place much importance on occasionally being able to floor it and flick up and down the gears, then the 3008 is the better choice. I almost went with the Allure model in the 3008 range which would have been $45K compared to $60k for the tiguan. However, i figured out that would need the GT Line with leather which was $55k. At that price the decision to spend another $5k for the tiguan was easy. The 3008 is a really nice car, something different and great looker regardless of spec. If only it had a slightly sportier engine I would have gone for it

**INASNT** · 22-08-2018, 02:46 PM

Doesn't the 3008 have a CVT?

**TheTig** · 22-08-2018, 03:11 PM

Originally Posted by INASNT

Doesn't the 3008 have a CVT?

That's a no for me, we're trading in a Pathfinder for the Allspace that has one of those abominations in them... never again will I purchase a car with a CVT, horrible to drive, just like a big rubber band when you put the foot down.....