| Are you one of the many drivers like me who loves | | | | Volkswagen Dealer and book a test drive. It is |
| driving but hates having to do the weekend shopping, | | | | probably one of the best drives you will ever |
| you know the scenario off by heart "how long dad are | | | | experience. The Touareg has 225bhp and can sprint |
| we nearly there yet"? And here you are stuck in a city | | | | from 0 - 62mph in less than 8.5 seconds which is |
| centre traffic jam going nowhere fast, and other | | | | pretty dammed good considering that this car is about |
| moans from the rear row of seats like "mum I'm | | | | 2 tonnes in weight, the wheels are 19 inch spoke alloys |
| hungry" like you're supposed to be a magician and | | | | which look really cool, and because it's an Altitude then |
| suddenly be in your local Pizza Hut, and more | | | | you get all the extra spoilers and twin chrome |
| comments like "he's annoying me tell him to stop it," | | | | exhausts and a whole host of other goodies that you |
| How many times have you heard these typical moans | | | | don't get in the standard models. This car is definitely a |
| from the little blighters and yet here you are sat in your | | | | head turner as the amount of people who look at you |
| pride and joy and simply not enjoying the drive that | | | | while you are sitting at the traffic lights probably |
| you've waited all week for. Maybe it's not your fault, | | | | wishing that they had one is unbelievable, everyone |
| maybe it's the fault of the garage where you bought | | | | tells you "nice car mate"! Or "nice wheels" and boy |
| the car, after all there was no mention about this from | | | | racers don't stand a chance in their heavily modified |
| the salesman you know "huh huh," as the salesman | | | | cars and their big fat exhausts blaring out sounds of |
| clears his throat "I'm afraid that although we will | | | | thunder, one guy in a sported up car came up beside |
| attempt to sell you one of our best cars we have, we | | | | me at the traffic lights and he shouted to me "nice car |
| cannot guarantee that you'll get peace and quiet from | | | | mate"? I told him that at least my car came with fat |
| the little brats on the back seat." No not a peep from | | | | exhausts that were standard fit. |
| him, where was this statement when he eagerly made | | | | By far one of the nicest things in the car for me is the |
| you sign your life away. | | | | interior, the finish is definitely one of the best, and it is |
| So what are you going to do about this situation when | | | | utterly peerless. It has four zone climate control which |
| every single weekend of the year you're going to be | | | | means that your partner can have warm air if they |
| harassed silly driving the family everywhere and let's | | | | want while you can have cool air at the same time, |
| not forget that you like me probably when you first | | | | and where my kids used to complain that they were |
| bought the car you wanted some powerful engine and | | | | too hot in the past now at the press of a button can |
| fancy alloy wheels and a nice sound system and yet | | | | also have the same cool air circling around them too |
| you still haven't really had that chance to use any of | | | | while they watch their favourite films on the DVD |
| them to your satisfaction other than to keep up with | | | | screen that unfolds from the ceiling and which now |
| the Jones's next door. | | | | keeps them happily entertained on long journeys or in |
| Over the years I have had various cars of all different | | | | the heavy city centre traffic, as for me up front I'm |
| shapes and sizes from my first car a Ford Capri that I | | | | more than happy sitting high above all the other traffic |
| bought at auction, it was a great car until I went on my | | | | in what can only be described as sitting in the most |
| first long drive up to the North of England and that | | | | comfortable leather seats I've ever sat on and which |
| was more or less the beginning of the end, another | | | | are heated too with 5 different settings from look |
| Ford that I bought a few years later was a Ford | | | | warm to very warm. I particularly like it when it is dark |
| Cougar, plenty of fun with plenty of engine torque and | | | | outside as the dashboard lights up like the cockpit from |
| 170bhp to boot but terrible if you're a rear seat | | | | one of the latest RAF fighter jets with interior lights |
| passenger as there was only space for 2 people in | | | | colours of purple and red and I also have a state of |
| the back and of course they were bucket seats too | | | | the art satellite navigation which not only covers the |
| which we all know that you cannot fit a child safety | | | | UK but most of Europe too on a wide screen and will |
| seat in to a bucket seat, it just won't work, no matter | | | | tell me everything from where to find the nearest |
| how hard you try, 4 doesn't go in to 2, so in those | | | | hotels in a 30 mile radius to finding a bank or a |
| days every time we went out as a family we had to | | | | restaurant anywhere in any city and in any country in |
| go in my partners slow but perfectly designed Nissan | | | | Europe. My partner also seems to be very happy as |
| Micra with its 1.0L engine but hey! No bucket seats in | | | | she likes the warm tone of the wood effect trim along |
| the back to worry about. | | | | the dash board and feels like she is being treated like a |
| Anyway three years ago I was looking for a car that | | | | lady in the luxury of this fine marque. |
| was going to be a little bigger with more space and still | | | | On the exterior is also what you would expect with |
| have plenty of grunt, something a bit more special, I | | | | high quality car like this with its metallic paint work and |
| also knew that it had to be good for the rest of the | | | | privacy glass windows and chrome finish around the |
| family too. I looked at various cars including saloon | | | | windows and bumpers, grill, twin exhausts and wheels |
| cars, MPV's and several different 4x4's when | | | | too. Not also forgetting that the Touareg has both |
| suddenly one day I had an accident, someone had ran | | | | front and rear sensor parking which makes parking |
| in to the back of me while I was parked up and as a | | | | problems a thing of the past. |
| result the other driver was at fault and their insurance | | | | The Touareg also has sleek dynamic looks, and |
| company offered me something bigger to drive as a | | | | although the engine is a diesel it's very quiet too, at |
| courtesy car. Well I always say "never look a gift | | | | speed you can hardly hear any noise other than the |
| horse in the mouth" there I was with my seven year | | | | wind rushing past. The automatic gearbox is very |
| old Volvo that I was struggling to sell and couldn't get a | | | | good too with 6 gears and it also is tiptronic which |
| good price for when next thing I know it's been written | | | | means that I can change into manual at any time |
| off and I received more money from my own | | | | although I don't see the point in this as the engine is so |
| insurance company than I was trying to sell it for in the | | | | incredibly responsive, I see little or no point in changing |
| first place. My courtesy car turned out to be a | | | | in to manual at any stage, what's more there is even a |
| Volkswagen Touareg 3.0L V6 TDI Altitude of which I | | | | sports gear which makes the transmission of the |
| instantly fell in love with. I had the courtesy car for | | | | gears longer in automatically changing and gives you a |
| about 2 weeks then extended the use of it at my | | | | more sportier drive. The fuel tank holds 100 litres of |
| own cost for about another 2 week's, I just did not | | | | Diesel meaning fewer stops on a long journey |
| want to part with it. All my neighbours thought that I | | | | With two children in the back there is still loads of room |
| had won the lottery or something and I foolishly told all | | | | and after the shopping has been done, now we never |
| my friends and colleagues at the office that it was my | | | | have to put the shopping in the back seats with the 2 |
| new car, so one thing led to another and I paid | | | | children like we used to have to do, the boot is |
| Volkswagen a visit and shortly after I was the proud | | | | incredibly large with 555 Litres of space with the seats |
| owner of my very own Volkswagen Touareg 3.0L V6 | | | | in their normal position this means you will easily get 3 |
| TDI Altitude. | | | | large suitcases in or 2 sets of golf clubs in, and if you |
| The Touareg is definitely the most luxurious of all cars | | | | want to carry any abnormal loads then with the seats |
| that I have ever driven and my advice is that if you | | | | folded flat you suddenly have a massive 1570 Litres of |
| are in the market to buy such a vehicle then you | | | | space. |
| should definitely take a trip down to your local | | | | |