Comments on: Battle of the Exes: 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan SE AWD http://www.leftlanenews.com/battle-of-the-exes-2009-volkswagen-tiguan-se-awd.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Mon, 9 Nov 2009 02:19:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: idrinorbarsaku http://www.leftlanenews.com/battle-of-the-exes-2009-volkswagen-tiguan-se-awd.html/comment-page-1#comment-425217 idrinorbarsaku Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:39:42 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=12707#comment-425217 wtf is the point of getting a rav-4 if you are going to get front wheel drive??? I actually find your statements not believable because it's very clear to me which drives better....VW!!!! not to mention the vw awd is much better at off road since you ARE paying for awd. And you also can't compare a loaded tiguan to s stripped down rav or crv! It the same thing as saying "why get a loaded BMW 3 series when you can get a bunch of stripped down KIAs for the same price". wtf is the point of getting a rav-4 if you are going to get front wheel drive??? I actually find your statements not believable because it’s very clear to me which drives better….VW!!!! not to mention the vw awd is much better at off road since you ARE paying for awd. And you also can’t compare a loaded tiguan to s stripped down rav or crv! It the same thing as saying “why get a loaded BMW 3 series when you can get a bunch of stripped down KIAs for the same price”.

]]> By: bradleygt http://www.leftlanenews.com/battle-of-the-exes-2009-volkswagen-tiguan-se-awd.html/comment-page-1#comment-425141 bradleygt Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:33:37 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=12707#comment-425141 hey, i'm trying to be biased salesperson here, leave your opinions and facts behind! and yes I have drove all three myself. I just have never been on the Toy or Honda bandwagon. I personally find their vehicles bland, boring and not fun to drive. But like I said, thats why there are so many models so they can please us all! Good god its hard going from Chevy to Acura to now VW! although I will say by and large VW customers are some of the more fun and laid back I have worked with...and I will say that I was suprised with VW coming out 'now' with a mini-van and CUV. Personally I wouldn't look at VW for either model, but I am realizing that VW customers are by and large loyal, so if you're trying to upgrade from a passat to a CUV or van, at least we have one now have a good day :) hey, i’m trying to be biased salesperson here, leave your opinions and facts behind! and yes I have drove all three myself. I just have never been on the Toy or Honda bandwagon. I personally find their vehicles bland, boring and not fun to drive. But like I said, thats why there are so many models so they can please us all!

Good god its hard going from Chevy to Acura to now VW! although I will say by and large VW customers are some of the more fun and laid back I have worked with…and I will say that I was suprised with VW coming out ‘now’ with a mini-van and CUV. Personally I wouldn’t look at VW for either model, but I am realizing that VW customers are by and large loyal, so if you’re trying to upgrade from a passat to a CUV or van, at least we have one now

have a good day :)

]]> By: Borat http://www.leftlanenews.com/battle-of-the-exes-2009-volkswagen-tiguan-se-awd.html/comment-page-1#comment-425130 Borat Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:36:31 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=12707#comment-425130 Dear bradleygt, I actually drove all 3 vehicles before I open my proverbial trap. Despite assurance of Hers and His that VW is fun to drive, I could not find any more fun in Tiguan, then CR-V or RAV-4. Furthermore, interior of Tiguan is departure from Passat quality of interior. I love VW ergonomics, especially Passat, but this one is more of a poor cousin. As much as term "handling" can be applied to tall all purpose station wagons, it does not apply to any of the above. As far as value: any of resale tools will point to you that residual value of either Honda or Toyota is way above VW. For good measure it is true not only in US but in Germany(!) as well. As far as price, you can get stripper RAV-4 or CR-V for about 22K and Yaris (stripper again) listed for 11K. Ergo, 33K. Fully loaded CR-V (EX without leather and without GPS - which insanity for its price) is around 25K. RAV4 with 4 cylinders (and almost as much ponies for 2009) is around 27K (I love sunroofs). This is not champ change compare with 33K. For 29K you get RAV4 with 6 cylinders and 270 ponies and this one kicks big VW truck ass. Dear bradleygt, I actually drove all 3 vehicles before I open my proverbial trap.
Despite assurance of Hers and His that VW is fun to drive, I could not find any more fun in Tiguan, then CR-V or RAV-4. Furthermore, interior of Tiguan is departure from Passat quality of interior. I love VW ergonomics, especially Passat, but this one is more of a poor cousin.
As much as term “handling” can be applied to tall all purpose station wagons, it does not apply to any of the above. As far as value: any of resale tools will point to you that residual value of either Honda or Toyota is way above VW. For good measure it is true not only in US but in Germany(!) as well.
As far as price, you can get stripper RAV-4 or CR-V for about 22K and Yaris (stripper again) listed for 11K. Ergo, 33K. Fully loaded CR-V (EX without leather and without GPS – which insanity for its price) is around 25K. RAV4 with 4 cylinders (and almost as much ponies for 2009) is around 27K (I love sunroofs). This is not champ change compare with 33K. For 29K you get RAV4 with 6 cylinders and 270 ponies and this one kicks big VW truck ass.

]]> By: bradleygt http://www.leftlanenews.com/battle-of-the-exes-2009-volkswagen-tiguan-se-awd.html/comment-page-1#comment-425126 bradleygt Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:53:19 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=12707#comment-425126 borat, have you ever realized that some folks like to actaully DRIVE their vehicles and not just use them to get from point a to point b? and that value is based on what a customer percieves from driving and seeing all the features they get for the $? From my experience with VW, I have to say they are a very good value for the buck, IF you enjoy actually driving a car/suv the way they can be. with you being from europe and all, I thought you'd appreciate that :P and if you compare a fully loaded CRV or RAV 4 there are in a similiar price range, with not nearly as good of ride, looks or safety features. I don't personally care for cuv's, but for those who do, I think the Tiguan is a very good value. But again, thats why there are hundreds of different models out there for you to choose from :) borat, have you ever realized that some folks like to actaully DRIVE their vehicles and not just use them to get from point a to point b? and that value is based on what a customer percieves from driving and seeing all the features they get for the $? From my experience with VW, I have to say they are a very good value for the buck, IF you enjoy actually driving a car/suv the way they can be. with you being from europe and all, I thought you’d appreciate that :P

and if you compare a fully loaded CRV or RAV 4 there are in a similiar price range, with not nearly as good of ride, looks or safety features. I don’t personally care for cuv’s, but for those who do, I think the Tiguan is a very good value. But again, thats why there are hundreds of different models out there for you to choose from :)

]]> By: howsmydriving http://www.leftlanenews.com/battle-of-the-exes-2009-volkswagen-tiguan-se-awd.html/comment-page-1#comment-425123 howsmydriving Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:41:14 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=12707#comment-425123 Agreed, not good value. Agreed, not good value.

]]> By: Borat http://www.leftlanenews.com/battle-of-the-exes-2009-volkswagen-tiguan-se-awd.html/comment-page-1#comment-425117 Borat Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:34:09 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=12707#comment-425117 That's a lot of scratch for W on the hood and likes of CR-V or RAV4! You can get cheap RAV4 & Yaris for this much! That’s a lot of scratch for W on the hood and likes of CR-V or RAV4! You can get cheap RAV4 & Yaris for this much!

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