Tigger73's 155TSI

[tigger73]

Just bought another Tiguan for the wife. Though it won't arrive in our driveway for a couple of months.





Only minor (cosmetic) mods planned at this stage....

[Dutch77]

Geez, you couldn't help yourself.

Looks familiar..

[team_v]

Hahah what!
After 10 pages of contemplation you sell the old tig to buy a gen 2.

This is another forum member's?

[tigger73]

Geez, you couldn't help yourself.

Looks familiar..

Yes - stole the photos.

Hahah what!
After 10 pages of contemplation you sell the old tig to buy a gen 2.

This is another forum member's?

We're actually both changing cars. The Tig is sold and that's getting replaced with the Liberty for my next work car.

When I saw avdo's 155TSI come up I spoke to my wife and she was dead keen to replace her Mazda 3. So the new Tig is going to be her set of wheels. It's much lower km's than my old Tig and not modified (apart from the wheels/body kit). We'll get an extended warranty for it and look to keep this one longer term.

So much for saving money

[Pete_R]

Nice, I am actually looking at one of these for a replacement of the Mrs Mazda 3 too!
So this isn't the R-Line one? Are they a safe buy?

[team_v]

Nice, I am actually looking at one of these for a replacement of the Mrs Mazda 3 too!
So this isn't the R-Line one? Are they a safe buy?

Not R-Line.
See the black plastic bumpers and side trim.

Does have the R-Line arch extensions retrofitted though.

[Sharkie]

Saw the pictures in the add and thought ... NICE! ....

Now its congrats , good looking Tig, love the wheels too.

The only thing it needs is a tune ..... no other mods required

[Fred Nurk]

That didn't take long.

[tigger73]

Nice, I am actually looking at one of these for a replacement of the Mrs Mazda 3 too!
So this isn't the R-Line one? Are they a safe buy?

Correct it's a 2 1/2 years old 2012 build MY13 155TSI. The R-line kit only came out with the latest model update - so you'll only find it on MY15+ cars only. A few people have looked at retrofitting these kits but it is a horribly expensive exercise. Once you buy the kit you then have to get it painted and turns into a $10k upgrade. If you buy new it's a ~$2.5k option or you get it standard with a 155 R-line.

This car just has the wheel arch extensions fitted and wider 19" rims. All the lower body plastics are still the standard unpainted grey. I don't think it looks too bad with the pepper grey paint colour - certainly less of a 2 tone effect than on some other colours.

As far as an upgrade from a Mazda 3 it's a massive step up. Ours is a 2011 Mazda 3 Neo manual (which will be up for sale shortly) and it's a big difference between the 2 cars. You notice it in how solid the car feels, paintwork on the Mazda is a long way away from VW quality and there's a lot more road noise in the Mazda compared to the Tiguan.

If I was buying new I'd definitely consider getting the body kit on a 130TDI or a 155TSI R-line.

Now as to whether they are a safe buy, I'm still going to take out an extended warranty even though it's a low km car. There's not a lot that goes wrong with these cars but if it's a major item it can be costly. Consider it like insurance. Most likely you're not going to need it but in the case that you do it's worth every $ spent.

Saw the pictures in the add and thought ... NICE! ....

Now its congrats , good looking Tig, love the wheels too.

The only thing it needs is a tune ..... no other mods required

Thanks - saw this one advertised and thought it was too good an opportunity to pass up. Plus it's literally around the corner.

Given that it's going to be my wife's car (and I'm looking to maintain the warranty on this one), I'm not sure if it'll get tuned. Also as my wife is the main driver and she usually has kids in the car it seems a bit of a waste. DSG tune is a possibility for better shifting.

That didn't take long.

Hmmm yes. That's why I should have stayed off the forums altogether

[Sharkie]

Thanks - saw this one advertised and thought it was too good an opportunity to pass up. Plus it's literally around the corner.

Given that it's going to be my wife's car (and I'm looking to maintain the warranty on this one), I'm not sure if it'll get tuned. Also as my wife is the main driver and she usually has kids in the car it seems a bit of a waste. DSG tune is a possibility for better shifting.

Not that I'm trying to talk you into getting it tuned .... but .... APR's tunes are now completely removeable (as in a claimed 100% undetectable) before a service or warranty work

And my wife loved to drive the Stg 2 Tiguan (and now the Amarok) and my kids keep telling me how heavy her foot is ....