Hello all
Im doing research ahead of a likely change to a Tiguan sometime in 2017
I've had a vast variety of VW and Audi over the years, and currently have a Mk7 Golf GTD 6 speed in red (company car) and an Audi A6 Avant S-Line S-Tronic in pearl grey (our own car). We don't really need such a big estate with just my wife and I, but it's a great car for ferrying our large(ish) labrador around
The A6 is 3 years old in May. It's well equipped, the 190 TDI engine is smooth, but my wife wants something with a little more ground clearance for when taking the dog out into the countryside, but a full blown 4x4 is not needed. I'm also not that impressed with residual values on the A6 as the dealers have been offering big discounts in the last couple of years , with the result that there will likely be little or no equity left in the car by the time we change.
The new Tiguan ticks a lot of boxes for us, as I really like my Golf GTD and the tech of the latest MQB models. 4WD is not essential, but my wife really prefers automatics (and avoids my GTD), plus the increased space and capacity compared to the Mk1 Tiguan is useful...plus we both think it looks really smart
Rather than go PCP again (as residuals on the A6 have been worse than I thought), I'm going to do down the route of personal contract hire via my company car scheme providers who also offer private leases over 2, 3 and 4 years with no up-front deposit needed
What I'm thinking of ordering, at just over £400 p/m payment over 3 years is:
Im doing research ahead of a likely change to a Tiguan sometime in 2017
I've had a vast variety of VW and Audi over the years, and currently have a Mk7 Golf GTD 6 speed in red (company car) and an Audi A6 Avant S-Line S-Tronic in pearl grey (our own car). We don't really need such a big estate with just my wife and I, but it's a great car for ferrying our large(ish) labrador around
The A6 is 3 years old in May. It's well equipped, the 190 TDI engine is smooth, but my wife wants something with a little more ground clearance for when taking the dog out into the countryside, but a full blown 4x4 is not needed. I'm also not that impressed with residual values on the A6 as the dealers have been offering big discounts in the last couple of years , with the result that there will likely be little or no equity left in the car by the time we change.
The new Tiguan ticks a lot of boxes for us, as I really like my Golf GTD and the tech of the latest MQB models. 4WD is not essential, but my wife really prefers automatics (and avoids my GTD), plus the increased space and capacity compared to the Mk1 Tiguan is useful...plus we both think it looks really smart
Rather than go PCP again (as residuals on the A6 have been worse than I thought), I'm going to do down the route of personal contract hire via my company car scheme providers who also offer private leases over 2, 3 and 4 years with no up-front deposit needed
What I'm thinking of ordering, at just over £400 p/m payment over 3 years is:
- Tiguan SEL
TDI 150, DSG, 2WD
Standard 19" Victoria wheels
Pure White (fed up of grey and silver but flexible on colour otherwise)
Keyless entry/electric tailgate (useful with the dog)
Discover Nav & App Connect (I have the older Pro model in my Golf...not that impressed with the lack of connectivity in the early MIB1 units)
Black Ergo Active seats (used to have a Volkswagen CC with heated/ventilated/massage seats...that was brilliant!)
Park assist
Heated steering wheel (A6 has one...really good in the cold mornings)
Heated windscreen (if it can be specced)