Touareg service experience

[sparky]

Servicing

Picked mine up new in January(TDV6)..first service on windscreen 15000k...my Cayenne normal service 30000k..petrol engine.....rgds John

[Sunshineviking]

My 2007 R5 TDI had done just under 13000kms when I bought it and the service warning came on as soon as I passed 13,000. I Thought that may have been a coincidence as it was also just a year old. I drove it straight back to the dealer(Gary Crick in Maroochydore) and got them to do the service(as they had promised before I picked it up.. what did they think - I wouldn't notice! Next one is technically due at 30k.. Will certainly be checking pricing with the Brisbane dealers before I stump up the cash. Only a 1 hour drive down there and at 8.7l/100k about $20. Plus what the good lady wife will spend in the brisbane shops of course!

[Sunshineviking]

Beach Driving - Any tips?

Had my 15,000km service at 16,000km on Monday (6 months early ) after a day of 4WDing on Stockton Beach. Was very lucky in that it rained (wow did it rain) on the freeway home to wash off some of the sand on the outside.


Flipper Dog

How did the vehicle get on on Stockton Beach? I'm planning a trip to Fraser Island in the near future. any Tips(tyre pressures - I note that the manual does not reccomend lowering on sand)

cheers

[barefoot]

Yeah, the manual recommends quite a few weird things....I've been on all the islands around se-qld, 18psi is what I've used, never got stuck (touch wood). I got a couple of light scratches for venturing into narrow tracks but if you stick to main tracks it should be OK.

I stayed at Yidney Rocks on Fraser and Jack (the local tow truck operator) reckon if I get in trouble I can go as low as 8psi to get out, glad I've never had to go down that low.

After sand, you'll find sand in all sort of places, I still had sand falling off the back even after 2 weeks and a couple of pressure washes.
Cheers

[Flipper Dog]

How did the vehicle get on on Stockton Beach? I'm planning a trip to Fraser Island in the near future. any Tips(tyre pressures - I note that the manual does not reccomend lowering on sand)

cheers

I started with what I thought was low tyre pressures at 20 psi (137 kpa) and was having some problems entering the soft sand tracks onto the beach. This may also have been due to taking it a little too easy and not using the vehicles full power, but I then lowered to about 15 psi (100kpa) and it was fine all day. Heaps of dunes to run up and down on and some soft very dry tracks.

Make sure you turn off ESP to allow some give in going up the dunes, turn it back on when coming down the other way, the HDA (hill descent assistance) works a treat for this.

I had sand for a while after the beach but found the best way was a high pressure hose after a good dry out and just blow it away.

[Sunshineviking]

Thanks Guys - I'm really looking forward to getting in amonsgt the dunes now

Lets hope the Touareg fairs better than my old V6 Freelander - poor thing was (literally) out of its's depth!

cheers - I'll post the report and some piccies after Easter !

[bobzed57]

Had a crack at Stockton Beach last weekend. Had good time although I don't know if I could be bothered to do it again. Here're a few photos, not all Tregs, but you get the idea.

http://s58.photobucket.com/albums/g250/bobzed57/Stockton%20LR%20Club/

Cheers