Saw a Tiguan 2.0TSI - MY11?

[team_v]

Both prices were the Drive-Away cost just so you all know.
I don't know where the extra 2.5k came in but it's there now, maybe because it is the second highest selling VW after the Golf.

Will be good to see how the DSG handles an APR treatment as gears 1 and 2 hit the red pretty quickly when you floor it.

The other makes are reducing their prices as well.
A territory can be had for 36,900 (only RWD) and the XTrail is offering their 6k tech package for free on their models.
Will be interesting to see how the market segment plays out with the Q3 and X1 impacting on the upper end and the Xtrail and IX35 hitting the lower end.

[Sanman]

VW can sell all the Tiguans it makes, and VWA can ensure that by restricting supply. This is the best strategy for a niche player to maintain price and profitability. When times were bad, they discounted, now they're loading it on. The answer to "why do they charge more?" is "Why not!".Territory is old model from a traditional volume seller. As soon as the gloss of the slight facelift wore off, they've gone back to the Special Value pack $36990 level they established 3 years ago with SR. Expect deeper discounts as they run it out next year. Never paid much attention to Nissans, but the Xtrail is also yesterday's hero. When Tiguan gets older, you'll see they'll add some more gadgets (like TEAM pack in Europe, or Pacific Golfs here) but not drop price. Maintains a nice residual value too.

[Arctra]

Great side-by-side write-up Sanman! Thanks for that.

When I first looked at the Tig I was disappointed it didn't come in DSG. Now that I have been using the tiptronic for over a year though I am thoroughly impressed with it and don't feel like I lost out on the DSG. Good on VW for bringing the DSG out for the MY11 though.

And Sanman, I'm a fan of VW's tactics to retain residual values now that I have an older generation Tig (if you can call it that) When I do finally sell it I'm hoping it won't have lost too much.

[aussietig]

Both prices were the Drive-Away cost just so you all know.
I don't know where the extra 2.5k came in but it's there now, maybe because it is the second highest selling VW after the Golf.

I'm Team team_v on this one!

FWIW, at the time of negotiating a serious deal on my Tig (back in late June/ early July), most dealers were uncomfortable to lock in a price for a MY11 147TSI DSG based on the discounting they were prepared to do on a MY10 147TSI automatic. One dealer wanted to wait until August to see something from VWA to confirm no price hike and another wanted me to tell him which dealer told us that there's no price hike.