Quote Originally Posted by Ismurdegus View Post
Hi everyone,
I hope you're all doing well.
With the family growing, I'm in the market for a used Tiguan Allspace and need a 7-seater.

I'm considering a 2018/2019 model. I really like the diesel VW engines, but I've noticed there aren't many available for sale.
Do you have any recommendations on which engine to consider?

Also, are there any specific things I should double-check before purchasing this model?

Any known issues I should be aware of?


Thanks a lot for your help!
I recommend the diesels as the wife and I have one each. They are considerably more economical than the petrol engined ones, especially the 162 variant that is quite heavy on fuel based on feedback from a couple of workmates. They are using 11+ L/100 around city driving but this improves below 8.5L/100 on the highway readily.

By comparison we are getting around low 7s in the City and 6 or lower on highway runs. I just did a round trip the Bendigo from Melbourne for work and got 5.3L/100 for the 400k !

If you could extend yourself and get a 2021 onwards Elegance as they have the matrix LED IQ drive system and are much better in my opinion.