MY17/MQB Platform Tiguan Discussion Thread

**veew** · 31-10-2016, 08:42 PM

Actually I just found the differences b/w Discover Pro and Discover Media, scroll to the bottom for those who don't know: http://www.vwvortex.com/features/technical-features/golf-7-technicalpreview/

**tigger73** · 31-10-2016, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by Fridgie877

this is one of the reason I think we might cancel our order for the r line this weekend. I think we will either go for the jeep srt or a merc of some sort.... still unsure, I need to go back and sit in the Tiguan again because I'm loosing excitement and starting to regret my decision..this is what happens when you have to wait 6 months to even see the car you ordered in person

Don't get the Jeep. There are many reasons like high maintenance costs, spare parts pricing, etc, etc but the biggest one is that the cars are just plain unsafe. It's one of the a couple (Toyota Hilux being the other) that nearly rolled over doing the "moose test":

Compare it to what the Tiguan looks like:

Makes the choice pretty simple.

**Gladbach** · 31-10-2016, 08:50 PM

Isn't an SRT about 90k?

**NZ_GolfR** · 31-10-2016, 09:57 PM

Don't buy a Jeep because..... it is a JEEP!!

For the price of the SRT (which is almost double the 162TSI R Line) all you get is an engine over 3 times the size that isn't that much faster (0-100 is 4.9s vs 6.5s) yet will suck the tank and wallet dry much faster! At least you don't have to worry about missing out on technology that our countries get though as they just don't have anything, the best it can offer is a touchscreen radio and reversing camera and that is it. Not to mention the interior is just ugly.

Compare that with everything you get with the R Line for half the price plus a much safer car as it appears and that is an easy choice for me, even with the wait. Plus it is a Jeep!!

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**Fridgie877** · 01-11-2016, 04:53 AM

Lol all the hate towards the poor old srt. Yer the srt is about 90 base but 110k fully optioned.

hmmmm the decisions are a struggle, first world problems.

speaking to my father the other day (works for nrma road side assist) and he pretty much begged me not to get a vw or merc, he goes too many deg problems as well as a lot of others. But I understand every car company has their lemons and faulty vehicles. The weird thing he said was that I should get a jeep, they don't have many call outs for jeeps it seems.

The mrs and I have decided to get one car about 100k and I will make do with my work car. If the new Touareg was due next year then we would wait for that, but we need at least one car bigger than the current cx5 and while the Tiguan is a little bigger, it may not be big enough. In saying all that, the deposit will stay on the tig untill or if we decide to go elsewhere.

Thanks for for those vids tigger I will look more into the safety of them.... but the test jeep was not an srt, just a standard jeep, as you would know, the srt has different suspension and all the adjustable technical things I don't even know what they are called.

nz_golf, they have basically all the same features as the tig, the only thing they don't have is lane keep assist, folding mirrors, self park and the active bonnet thing...... remember the old saying? There is no replacement for displacement lol

**Gladbach** · 01-11-2016, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by veew

Actually I just found the differences b/w Discover Pro and Discover Media, scroll to the bottom for those who don't know: http://www.vwvortex.com/features/technical-features/golf-7-technicalpreview/

It's also a more powerful head unit (compute processing power) so it is apparently a bit smoother when navigating through the menu etc. Also, it's been discussed here before, but the Pro will allow the navigation maps to be on both the head unit and on the active info display, where as the Discover media does not (because it's processing power is not as good).

**Bassik** · 01-11-2016, 05:04 PM

So I saw this today... My first face to face with an R Line. It's impressive (not in grey) but nice overall, The leather seats are great and almost feels like taking a seat in the Golf R (sharing the same steering wheel + Honey comb) and having an actual R next to it I was driven to the Tiguan more so from an interior perspective. The LEDs are sweet as well, back seats are pretty decent and the front end is just awesome IMO.

Here are some pics

**Gladbach** · 01-11-2016, 05:24 PM

Thanks for posting those pics! I agree on the grey, certainly looks a lot better in white, but if you wanted perhaps a more understated look then the grey wouldn't be a bad choice. I see you're in Sydney, which dealership was it?

**equiped** · 01-11-2016, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by Gladbach

Thanks for posting those pics! I agree on the grey, certainly looks a lot better in white, but if you wanted perhaps a more understated look then the grey wouldn't be a bad choice. I see you're in Sydney, which dealership was it?

Looks like Castle Hill