Car Talk

Rob Fisher said:
Calling all car experts! Having bought my wife a new Golf I realised that technology has come a LONG way in cars and although my Merc GLE is only 2 years old the technology and especially the navigation and iPhone integration sucks.

I just test drove the VW Touareg 3.0l diesel and it one exciting vehicle to drive and the technology is bloody awesome! Thoughts?
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Tuareg and Cayenne is the same spec. vehicle of different brand under the same company umbrella.
slightly cheaper than the Cheyenne and well engineered.
honestly a good car to have and drive allday.
bmw- overated to what it used to be,now its mainstream comercial. cars don't last long,has a multitude of engineering related problems and the fact that most of it cant be sorted out in Za.
either due to technichian qualification's or technician with qualifications and little experience.either way the bmw might be driving itself but,the VW will take you a whole lot further.
 
I drive a VW gti, sister 328i, her hubby 320i my dad a 335i, mom a Landrover...

Come the weekend, all I hear is ‘Boeta jengz! Where’s ur car keys’ bottom line is that VW has truly come a long way and is really well engineered. Not taking away from BMW or any other big car manufacturers as to me it’s all honestly personal preference and a debate that will continue indefinitely, but my preference is VW and happy for you and the wife @Rob Fisher ... may you guys see many safe and happy miles in your new vehicles.
 
Amir said:
Love that wheel. Hope u got them to add in all the bells and whistles and I really hope u rattled them for price... that being said... many many happy miles to you and yours skipper
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Pretty much full house apart from the safety pack. It is such an exciting car to drive and the tech in the car is out-of-this-world!
 
Rob Fisher said:
The 2019 Merc GLE will come with the fancy stuff but the price is just over the top! Yes the Touareg is also hellish expensive but it's about R300,000 cheaper than the Merc and I would have to wait... I don't do waiting...
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Yoh R 300k difference. I love Mercs, but I love money in my bank more :) Tourareg are gorgeous anyway, and high quality, so I would've done the same.
 
Jengz said:
bottom line is that VW has truly come a long way and is really well engineered.
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Ya, but I miss the old VW pricing :)

A Gti was once a middle-class man's supercar. Well engineered, good quality but still "doable" in price. Now you need to be doing pretty damn well for yourself to be able to buy one. I suppose that's where the Polo comes in.
 
Rob Fisher said:
Pretty much full house apart from the safety pack. It is such an exciting car to drive and the tech in the car is out-of-this-world!
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That's an awesome deal right there... Safety pack and head-up display are wasted features unless you're in a super car so nothing lost there.
You're gonna love the tech and apple car play as well
 
Amir said:
That's an awesome deal right there... Safety pack and head-up display are wasted features unless you're in a super car so nothing lost there.
You're gonna love the tech and apple car play as well
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I would have loved the safety pack but that would have taken months and I actually turned most of it off in my Merc because it was annoying... The Apple Car Play is a real win! And the rest of the stuff and displays are insane... they say hand over is normally about 3 hours... but having tested the car on and off for a couple of days I think I will need only about half an hour. :p
 
Rob Fisher said:
I would have loved the safety pack but that would have taken months and I actually turned most of it off in my Merc because it was annoying... The Apple Car Play is a real win! And the rest of the stuff and displays are insane... they say hand over is normally about 3 hours... but having tested the car on and off for a couple of days I think I will need only about half an hour. :p
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Safety pack looks good on paper but in the real world its a bit of a pain to adjust to after all these years of driving without it. Granted I'm not speeding around in a GTI anymore but that distance control and auto breaking could actually turn out to be a nightmare. Before I turned the thing off completely I had an incident that made me vow to never use it again. The car thought it was smarter than me and sort of braked while i was overtaking at high speed which literally compromised the momentum I was relying on... Sounds reckless but it wasn't... Either way, no love lost without it.

Digital dashboard with Navi is a must... Suzuka wheels is a nice addition... Sports (R-line) kit is also a nice touch.
 
Wowee. New car! Amazing. It looks superb!

Wishing you all the best @Rob Fisher and safe driving with the new wheels !!

How does it stack up on the 'vape compartment' front? Does it have enough space for all the vape gear and accessories ? ;-)
 
Clouds4Days said:
Congratulations uncle @Rob Fisher . Many happy miles.:kitt-kit:


Dont stress about the Safty Pack as long as it comes with the extra Durban essentials namely upgraded sound system and adjustable suspension then you all sorted :-D
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Yup @Clouds4Days it most certainly has the upgraded sound system and the hydraulic suspension! Boom! :b1:
 
Silver said:
Wowee. New car! Amazing. It looks superb!

Wishing you all the best @Rob Fisher and safe driving with the new wheels !!

How does it stack up on the 'vape compartment' front? Does it have enough space for all the vape gear and accessories ? ;-)
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Thanks Hi Ho @Silver! It does indeed have space for enough vape gear... haven't really worked out what will go where... but I'll plan that on Saturday when I pick it up! ;-)
 
Rob Fisher said:
Thanks Hi Ho @Silver! It does indeed have space for enough vape gear... haven't really worked out what will go where... but I'll plan that on Saturday when I pick it up! ;-)
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Keen to see a photo of where the Storm Dvarws go!
 
Silver said:
Keen to see a photo of where the Storm Dvarws go!
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Will take pics on Saturday once I have worked out a Vaping/Driving plan. Actually, it's a lot easier these days... I go out with two devices both with Dvarw DL's on and one is in a Desce Bag ready to rock and roll and one is in my hand! :p
 
Rob Fisher said:
Will take pics on Saturday once I have worked out a Vaping/Driving plan. Actually, it's a lot easier these days... I go out with two devices both with Dvarw DL's on and one is in a Desce Bag ready to rock and roll and one is in my hand! :p
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congrats.
There's too much stuff going on in there. I don't think you would get sick(bored) of it any time soon.
+ resale value is good.
comfortable to drive all day and big enough on the inside to have a mini vape meet.
really good choice you made and you will soon be dropping off vapemail just so you can drive it more.
and once you get used to it you'll be sending it to @hands to do some custom artwork soon.
Chicken dinner!
 
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