I have ordered/received my New Tiguan

[Flipper Dog]

Right I am not going to go on about the wonders of AdBlue or what ever but just a word of warning to those of you thinking of buying the 140 TDI. If you buy a modern VAG diesel which is Euro 6 than you will need to take into account the requirement of AdBlue.
Talk to your dealer about it and get information to make an inform discussion before buying one and not being able to maintain it.

AdBlue will be required to be refilled before your 12 month/15000 km service if you doing those kms in mainly urban environments.
There are options ranging from AdBlue at the pump, buying small bottles or taking it to the dealer to do.
Warnings will appear from about 1500 kms before you are empty, so heaps of time to do your shopping. There will be no way you will forget the warnings as the vehicle will be like a kid wanting an ice cream on the beach, it will keep telling you to fill it.
If you do happen to forget to fill it then the engine won't allow you to start it, but the same can be said if you forget to fill it with fuel.

AdBlue has an odour of urine, when using it wash down the area after refueling for any overflow or crystals will form. At the pump it is under a dollar a lt but by the bottle it can be about 5 times that per/lt. It is sold at the pump at major truck stops but your local servo may not be included, look up the various fuel suppliers web pages for availability.

A modern VAG TDI will be your friend even with AdBlue so embrace it and enjoy the driving experience, if this is too much for you than you should be looking at a TSI or go back to a Toyota Rav4.

[Tiger72]

It will probably take another 2 weeks before you get your hands on the car.


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Dealer called me today and said car will be ready tomorrow
Can't wait to get my hands on the new wheels

[Gladbach]

So what are you picking up tomorrow?

[Tiger72]

So what are you picking up tomorrow?

Tiguan Comfortline 132TSI with Drivers Assistance Package and Luxury Package

[mattaus]

Tiguan Comfortline 132TSI with Drivers Assistance Package and Luxury Package

Nice. I would be interested in some interior shots if you don't mind?

[Fridgie877]

Right I am not going to go on about the wonders of AdBlue or what ever but just a word of warning to those of you thinking of buying the 140 TDI. If you buy a modern VAG diesel which is Euro 6 than you will need to take into account the requirement of AdBlue.
Talk to your dealer about it and get information to make an inform discussion before buying one and not being able to maintain it.

AdBlue will be required to be refilled before your 12 month/15000 km service if you doing those kms in mainly urban environments.
There are options ranging from AdBlue at the pump, buying small bottles or taking it to the dealer to do.
Warnings will appear from about 1500 kms before you are empty, so heaps of time to do your shopping. There will be no way you will forget the warnings as the vehicle will be like a kid wanting an ice cream on the beach, it will keep telling you to fill it.
If you do happen to forget to fill it then the engine won't allow you to start it, but the same can be said if you forget to fill it with fuel.

AdBlue has an odour of urine, when using it wash down the area after refueling for any overflow or crystals will form. At the pump it is under a dollar a lt but by the bottle it can be about 5 times that per/lt. It is sold at the pump at major truck stops but your local servo may not be included, look up the various fuel suppliers web pages for availability.

A modern VAG TDI will be your friend even with AdBlue so embrace it and enjoy the driving experience, if this is too much for you than you should be looking at a TSI or go back to a Toyota Rav4.

And what about the dpf system not covered under warranty as well as and damage caused by excessive carbon in the engine because the dpf was not "cleaned" properly by allowing it to go through its filter process? Yes this was told to me by the dealer, any damage caused by only driving in the city and not doing a decent highway run ever week or so will not be covered under warranty

[aven]

And what about the dpf system not covered under warranty as well as and damage caused by excessive carbon in the engine because the dpf was not "cleaned" properly by allowing it to go through its filter process? Yes this was told to me by the dealer, any damage caused by only driving in the city and not doing a decent highway run ever week or so will not be covered under warranty

How will the dealer know that you haven't done a highway run every week or so?

[Fridgie877]

How will the dealer know that you haven't done a highway run every week or so?

Average speed for start, And id say they could tell with the diagnostic tool that the dpf hasn't been through a clean cycle. There would be many ways they could tell

[Gladbach]

For the first time, I saw a new Tiguan on the road this morning (well, I've seen one other, but it had dealer plates). If you have a black Tiguan and were driving through Frenchs Forest then it was yours

Seeing new cars in traffic among other cars is always so different to seeing them at a dealership or in press photos IMO, so I was excited to see it!

[Ozsko]

The worst thing about needing to fill up with the AdBlue is not that you have to pay for it, it's what happens when you don't end up topping it up after you have run the car after several warning reminders....

Basically it won't let you start the engine until you top up lol!

So you go grocery shopping. Turn engine off. Go shopping. Come back and say to yourself "ok now it's time to get this AdBlue s**t". Turn key or push-start... WTF! Why won't the engine start???!!!

I work as professional driver and I have seen more that one truck which was low on Adblue topped up with water to complete the trip. The system needs to be working and is not particular as to what is in it.

[Ozsko]

And what about the dpf system not covered under warranty as well as and damage caused by excessive carbon in the engine because the dpf was not "cleaned" properly by allowing it to go through its filter process? Yes this was told to me by the dealer, any damage caused by only driving in the city and not doing a decent highway run ever week or so will not be covered under warranty

I think the dealer was being a bit loose with the truth myself. I would want to see in writing where it was a condition of warranty that the vehicle had to be driven in certain conditions to maintain the DPF. Also things have changed with DPF's these days, Mazda for one inject fuel into the DPF to burn off the carbon during a cleaning cycle and the DPF issues have disappeared for them. Personally I would not buy a diesel to just drive it in normal metro areas and I own one now.

[GolfR79]

So my car was scheduled for build week 42.. moved to 47.. and is now sitting at week 49..

[hcvo1]

So my car was scheduled for build week 42.. moved to 47.. and is now sitting at week 49..

Mine is still scheduled for week 47... For now...


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[Ozsko]

So my car was scheduled for build week 42.. moved to 47.. and is now sitting at week 49..

I still reckon March/April for mine and the order was in for the first production run. Salesman will say anything to get a contract signed so I tend not to believe them.

[Mac135]

Email from my sales person today (unprompted) said our highline was due in production next week....which I think it is week 43. We will see.