Is my Tiguan 4WD?

[tigger73]

Still off topic, would a stock 162tsi Tig beat a stock V8 Landcruiser?

At the lights yes. Through a river crossing maybe not.


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[Darvidge]

Even my 132TSI would clean up a Landcruiser. Obviously not at a river crossing!

[Hillbilly]

Well I have owned both vehicles and I certainly wouldnt take a TIG anywhere near some of the places I have been in a Landcruiser.

Why. Well first a TIG is a unitary body and take it across an uneven driveway and it will creak as it flexes

A Landcruiser (at least my 100ser) has a ladder chassis and is as stiff as a board as its meant to be and so will take a lot more punishment than the Tig.

As said it isnt really a 4wd and isnt meant for going across the Simpson or to the Cape. Your money your car but mine stayed on road or maybe just a paddock and with 20in wheels and low profiles I wouldnt let the tyres down too far either.

Also for the Cruiser knockers a diesel one was the one to have and was a dark day when they ended them. Never bothered trying Kias or anything I had to pay for the fuel so why waste it.
Mine pulled a 3 tonne van 51000km around Aus without any repairs or even punctures. Just got serviced as scheduled and thats all it needed

[Darvidge]

Your absolutely right about landcruiser capabilities. The comparison was only about off the mark short drag .
I bought mine before the idea of buying a caravan was considered. Bought a 1975kg AGM single axle full size Jayco and the 132kw Tiguan tows it easily. But if I new I was going to tow a van , I would have bought the likes of a landcruiser.

[Flipper Dog]

Your absolutely right about landcruiser capabilities. The comparison was only about off the mark short drag .
I bought mine before the idea of buying a caravan was considered. Bought a 1975kg AGM single axle full size Jayco and the 132kw Tiguan tows it easily. But if I new I was going to tow a van , I would have bought the likes of a landcruiser.

You need to weigh up the usage of a Landcruiser v's a Tiguan in the real world. Yes having a large heavy towing vehicle is great to move a caravan around the country but how many times a year would you do it and over what distance ?
If the Tiguan is capable of towing 2 tons of caravan, all well and good. The Tiguan is better at performing commuting requirements on a daily basis over a Landcruiser, especially in urban environments. Fuel usage, drivability, size all factor into what is really the core requirement of your vehicle usage.

I use to have a 300 series Landcruiser provided as a work vehicle. Too large to fit into inner city streets, pain to park in shopping centre carparks, heavy on fuel, boring to drive. It did however do what we required it to do on the odd occasion we really needed it capabilities. That was maybe once a month.

[Darvidge]

There is very little room left in a standard 5.4meter garage either with tow hitch. The "likes" of a land cruiser would be Izuzu Mux. That will have all capabilities and just enough room to move around it in the garage with tow hitch. But, to come full circle, the Tiguan does do the job well and yes, towing is only a small part of each year.

[Hillbilly]

There is very little room left in a standard 5.4meter garage either with tow hitch. The "likes" of a land cruiser would be Izuzu Mux. That will have all capabilities and just enough room to move around it in the garage with tow hitch. But, to come full circle, the Tiguan does do the job well and yes, towing is only a small part of each year.

Yes very true as I put a hole in rear of garage more than once. HOWEVER it is illegal to drive around with your tow hitch on if not towing. Strange but true. In answer to Flipper Dog Well my Cruiser did 10per 100 around town and the Tig did 9.6 on average so not enough to worry about. Yes the Tig is much more of a "car" than the Cruiser as I wore outside of my fronts off on the 7 roundabouts on my way to work. Always late at 430am. Did have a second car so mainly used that on short trips. After 2 years of vanning sold the whole rig and bought a Passat wagon Much more economical as it also was a diesel Went Bribie to Coffs and return on 56 Ltrs and 1049km. Honestly I didnt quite believe it either.

[jets]

After 2 years of vanning sold the whole rig and bought a Passat wagon Much more economical as it also was a diesel Went Bribie to Coffs and return on 56 Ltrs and 1049km. Honestly I didn't quite believe it either.

I bought my Tig. diesel in Brisbane & most of the trip up to the SA border with no AC running it showed 5.3 ltrs/100 & I couldn't believe it either.
My son & daughter both have 200 series [daughter has 2] & she drove us [5 people] into Palm Valley in the rougher one & no way would I consider driving my tig in there.
The 200 series would use twice the fuel of the Tig.

[brad]

There is very little room left in a standard 5.4meter garage either with tow hitch. The "likes" of a land cruiser would be Izuzu Mux. That will have all capabilities and just enough room to move around it in the garage with tow hitch. But, to come full circle, the Tiguan does do the job well and yes, towing is only a small part of each year.

I run a Pajero Sport in Inner West Sydney. It's only a fraction longer than our Golf Alltrack wagon. No issues parking except height for a few 1.9m parking stations. It uses maybe $3.00 more fuel per 100km than the Alltrack.