I have ordered/received my New Tiguan

[Gladbach]

Also a musician........and agree car audio is almost always going to be a compromise but we frequently compromise on audio quality for convenience. Think MP3. The fact is that sometimes it is just good to have music on in the cat...the hours drive where you can listen to music when you can't allocate that hour to critical listening at home with the stereo. I say enjoy your music however you can consumer it compromises or not.

car looks great BTW.

I don't tend to feel the need to upgrade car audio, and haven't done so in the past. However, the sound quality from the new Tiguan is sub-par. It's pretty much the only negative in what is an amazing car. My two Jettas have not had Dynaudio, yet the sound quality is very good. The Tiguan just stereo just sounds a bit thin and flat. I did a comparison when I drove a Tiguan a few days ago. Played some music on the radio, then payed a song from my phone. I did the same thing when I jumped back into my Jetta and it was easy to acknowledge that the sound was a lot better in the Jetta. I'm far from an audiophile, but the difference to me is quite significant.

[hcvo1]

For anyone interested in comparisons or for reassurance my 162 Highline timeline is:

Order placed 12/11/2016
Estimated delivery 31/05/2017

1st e-mail (built) 23/11/2016
2nd e-mail (shipped) 05/01/2017

VIN number requested and received from dealer 02/12/2016

Loaded onto ship 19/12/2016
ETA Brisbane 30/01/2017

Currently on the Titania off the West coast of Africa

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You must have been lucky and picked up one that was already scheduled to be built. If you don't mind me asking, which packs did you order with your highline?


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[Brizzypom]

You must have been lucky and picked up one that was already scheduled to be built. If you don't mind me asking, which packs did you order with your highline?

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Yeah think I may have fell lucky and got one that was possibly scheduled to be a demo. Only extras I ordered were DAP and front and rear mudflaps (and a free tank of fuel ) subject to test drive

[hcvo1]

Yeah think I may have fell lucky and got one that was possibly scheduled to be a demo. Only extras I ordered were DAP and front and rear mudflaps (and a free tank of fuel ) subject to test drive

Nice not long now... what colour did you get?


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[Gladbach]

You must have been lucky and picked up one that was already scheduled to be built. If you don't mind me asking, which packs did you order with your highline?

From what I can see, the first ones coming out of the factory where straight highlines (or those with DAP). After that the R-Lines started to roll, and after that R-Lines with sunroof.

[hcvo1]

From what I can see, the first ones coming out of the factory where straight highlines (or those with DAP). After that the R-Lines started to roll, and after that R-Lines with sunroof.

Suppose good things come to people who wait and on this forum, it is all of us!


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[Mac135]

I don't tend to feel the need to upgrade car audio, and haven't done so in the past. However, the sound quality from the new Tiguan is sub-par. It's pretty much the only negative in what is an amazing car. My two Jettas have not had Dynaudio, yet the sound quality is very good. The Tiguan just stereo just sounds a bit thin and flat. I did a comparison when I drove a Tiguan a few days ago. Played some music on the radio, then payed a song from my phone. I did the same thing when I jumped back into my Jetta and it was easy to acknowledge that the sound was a lot better in the Jetta. I'm far from an audiophile, but the difference to me is quite significant.

Source material plays a big part in this.....the old saying rubbish in rubbish is especially true of audio. I won't have an MP3 in the house or the car for that matter. I have the dyn system in the Scirocco and it is decent to good but my source material is all lossless coming from an iPod classic (yes such things still exist). Anything less than CD quality adds to the compromise that is already the compromise of car audio.

On on the other ha,no you could of course be absolutely correct and the Tiguan stereo doesn't match the quality of the other tech in the car. We will find out very soon!

[Mac135]

Thank you Mac135, I'm sure you'll also be waiting to experience what the car sounds like (higher revs, "dsg farts" etc. ) once the engine has been "broken in"...

Wife's so it will take sometime to break in. Current Tig 147 is 8 years old in April and has just turned over 40,000km. At least this one has paddles and DSG for some more spirited driving.

if nothing else will post some pics. The habanero orange should brighten up this forum a bit since most seem to have opted for various shades of grey.

enjoy your driving

[Brizzypom]

Nice not long now... what colour did you get?


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White - would have liked the Oryx white but it wasn't an option here

[hcvo1]

White - would have liked the Oryx white but it wasn't an option here

Nice, I went for white as well!


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[Brizzypom]

Wife's so it will take sometime to break in. Current Tig 147 is 8 years old in April and has just turned over 40,000km. At least this one has paddles and DSG for some more spirited driving.

if nothing else will post some pics. The habanero orange should brighten up this forum a bit since most seem to have opted for various shades of grey.

enjoy your driving

I saw an habanero orange one just before Christmas. Before then I though it was a hideous colour however actually having seen it in the flesh I must admit I actually liked it.

[TungstenR]

When I saw the Habanero orange, and learned about the Tiguan R-line, my first thought was to have an R-line in Habanero orange. Guess it would have been too much to handle for the guys at AUDI...

[Mac135]

Had the R line been available in the orange I probably would have stu,pedi up for it. One of those few occasions when the determination of my wife has saved us money.

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Thanks Frogasauras

the Don Juan docked in Melbourne 3 hours ago

[JB286]

Thanks for the update. Wonder why my dealership has said that there had been a delay on all highlines... I ordered mine last July and still waiting. Early April is what my dealer said


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What is the relationship like with your dealer? Is it possible to just (nicely) ask him why he has been told all 162's have been delayed when you know that there are some being delivered in Feb? This is my first VW but what I plan to do with my dealer regarding the towbar on the R-Line.

Mine is a 162 R-Line White with DAP and Sunroof, supposedly the combination that will take the longest, and I ordered it back in September as well so I can't see why yours is any different to mine and what the delay could be. Hopefully it isn't anything suspicious or dodgy from the dealer/VW.

Keen to keep hearing how you go!