I have ordered/received my New Tiguan

[heffmeister]

Chose white ... looks great in the flesh! Ride is not hard at all in the Normal ride setting. I think the true character of the motor will reveal itself after a good run in period. Bit more driving today so I'll give some feedback on that later. Go to the German VW website and check out the 0 -80 kmh acceleration times of a Golf GTI and a Tiguan 162 ... interesting.

[theitchy]

Please post some photos of the ride.......

[NZ_GolfR]

Chose white ... looks great in the flesh! Ride is not hard at all in the Normal ride setting. I think the true character of the motor will reveal itself after a good run in period. Bit more driving today so I'll give some feedback on that later. Go to the German VW website and check out the 0 -80 kmh acceleration times of a Golf GTI and a Tiguan 162 ... interesting.

Good colour choice, that I what I have ordered. Should be at the dealers today I believe but told them to hold off until beginning of January to make it registered in 2017.

Just read the German spec sheets and see the rated times for 0-80 and 0-100; the GTI is 5.0 and 6.5sec while the Tiguan is 4.3 and 6.5sec which is where the 4Motion shows its benefit. I noticed that the times for the 162TSI are the same as the 176kw BiTDI. Also they don't list any times for 80-120kmh for either the 162TSI or the 176BiTDI but they do for all the other Tiguan engines and the GTI.


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[Bassik]

I really need to drive it on my own as I mentioned I didn't feel the 162kW was that impressive in terms of punchiness. Coming from a MK6 GTi I feel my that is a lot punchier.

How can you guys be getting it already I ordered mine back in August, still got May/June deliver date.

[heffmeister]

I really need to drive it on my own as I mentioned I didn't feel the 162kW was that impressive in terms of punchiness. Coming from a MK6 GTi I feel my that is a lot punchier.

How can you guys be getting it already I ordered mine back in August, still got May/June deliver date.

Your demo Tiguan 162 was brand new with a tight engine so it probably seemed a bit flat to you. After only about 200km in my 162, it's loosening up noticeably.

My early delivery came from my dealer doing me a favour - the car he had ordered for a demo vehicle matched my specs exactly (White R Line Highline 162TSI + DAP) so he said I could have it. Guess I was lucky.

[Bassik]

Your demo Tiguan 162 was brand new with a tight engine so it probably seemed a bit flat to you. After only about 200km in my 162, it's loosening up noticeably.

My early delivery came from my dealer doing me a favour - the car he had ordered for a demo vehicle matched my specs exactly (White R Line Highline 162TSI + DAP) so he said I could have it. Guess I was lucky.

Yeah consider yourself lucky I guess... How much did you get it for, if you don't mind me asking? Also I mentioned there was a salesmen with me as well however I didn't hold back I drive it hard enough to test.

[REXman]

Have to say , I think a brand new motor doesn't make its max power until at least a few KMs on the clock (3K-5K KMs?).

Every new car I have had, also sounds better after approx. 2500kms when the exhaust has built up those sooty deposits..

FYI I will be caressing my new motor with varied but low RPMs for the first 2000KMs.

I didn't do this for the first time in my life on the Golf R, and it was a nightmare sorting out the excess oil consumption that resulted.

Everyone has their opinion on this issue - some people say that revving the crap out of the motor when its brand new, helps the ring seal set on the cylinder but I don't know if that is true.

[bulletbelt]

Happy Christmas all. I received the "I've been built" email from VW AU for the 162 R-line I ordered. What timeframe for shipping / expected delivery have others experienced that have already received the build confirmation?


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[REGS12]

Al the best for Xmas everyone and may your wishes all be fulfilled---------with extras! Cheers to everyone, Reg W

[Delewin]

May everyone have a blessed Christmas and a safe New Year.

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[TungstenR]

Your demo Tiguan 162 was brand new with a tight engine so it probably seemed a bit flat to you. After only about 200km in my 162, it's loosening up noticeably.

My early delivery came from my dealer doing me a favour - the car he had ordered for a demo vehicle matched my specs exactly (White R Line Highline 162TSI + DAP) so he said I could have it. Guess I was lucky.

Guess your dealer needed that sale for his 2016 bonus...

[veew]

Yeah everyone runs in their cars differently with different results. We drove the car without worrying about babying it during run in. It hasn't used a single drop of oil in more than 30,000km.

FYI I will be caressing my new motor with varied but low RPMs for the first 2000KMs.

I didn't do this for the first time in my life on the Golf R, and it was a nightmare sorting out the excess oil consumption that resulted.

Everyone has their opinion on this issue - some people say that revving the crap out of the motor when its brand new, helps the ring seal set on the cylinder but I don't know if that is true.

[VWVY]

I got a 'I'm built!' status on Thurs 2+pm Wolfsburg time just as NADCON says its going to be week 51 day 4, so it looks like the 'follow my journey' site is pretty fast to update.

Merry Christmas Everybody!!

[REXman]

Yeah everyone runs in their cars differently with different results. We drove the car without worrying about babying it during run in. It hasn't used a single drop of oil in more than 30,000km.

Good to know it might be more of a car by car thing.

I wonder how the 132TSI comfort line guys are finding their cars? Any major issues? Smooth sailing ?! I also want to hear about the people that aren't having any issues which we normally don't get.

[Gladbach]

I know that there are various schools of thought on run in periods, but what a VW mechanic told me was that the most important thing is to vary the rev range without red lining. The worst thing you can do is go on a long trip and sit on cruise control at 2.5k rpm for hours. I've found this advice quite helpful and have follows it for two new cars I've had.

In any case, Merry Christmas to everyone! This forum has been so awesome. My car started getting built yesterday (not so sure I want a Xmas built car!!).