Background
Having been born and brought up in a lower-middle-class family in Mumbai, we could not afford a car, nor did we need one given the awesome Mumbai public transport system. I never even learned to drive till very late in life.
Many years later having moved to Pune (via Bangalore) with a family of my own, I was really scared of taking my newborn in PMC buses and autos. Time was ripe to buy my 1st car, which was Maruti Alto K10 , what else?

Learned to properly drive this car and took the car all the way to Goa from Pune other than a few other trips. Dealing with Hinjewadi traffic made me a PRO
After about 3.5 years, I realized that Alto was not going to be sufficient for us, as my son was growing up and upgraded to VW Ameo, Highline, and Diesel. SA from VW brought an automatic vehicle for the test drive as the manual one was not available, and I was hooked on it. Personally, it was by far the best decision w.r.t cars as it eased my daily commute. I had tried a few other vehicles, but there was something about VW, which clicked and I purchased Ameo. In 6 years and 60K, I took Ameo on road trips to Indore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Goa other than numerous trips to Mumbai from Pune. Ameo was regularly serviced and tyres were changed at 50K
Present Day
By now, my son has grown up to a 9 YO. I am now a petrol-head and so is my family, esp my son. We are really interested in checking out new vehicles and were turning our necks at the sight of a new car. There were numerous occasions of considering a change in the car, inviting a strong rebuttal from the wife, as Ameo was still good and can serve for a long time. But, due to eternal inquisitiveness, had test-driven XUV 700, KIA Seltos, Nexon electric, and Skoda Kushaq, and nothing was looking like a perfect replacement for AMEO. Of course, I was very excited about Taigun and had seen its launch LIVE on YouTube. Was very excited about Taigun, when I saw the 1st one on road.
My mum has been complaining about ingress and egress from Ameo being a bit of pain off late, with age. We used to see numerous videos on YT about Taigun and also its comparison with Creta/KIA. 5 Star rating for German twins was the icing on the cake.
Cut to mid-Dec 2022. VW (BU Bhandari, Pune) completes annual servicing and sends a brochure /advt of exchange offers for year-end. I casually call up VW and check what the offers are. BU Bhandari, Pune was quick to respond. SA called up and they arranged for a test drive immediately. It was a GT Plus 1.5 TSI Petrol vehicle and it was as expected comfortable to ride. I found the interiors better than that of Skoda Kushaq. My mum found it easier to get in and out of Taigun, compared to Ameo, which had sealed the deal anyways. SA was cheerful and assured that the best price will be given for Ameo for exchange and additional discounts of Loyalty Bonus, Exchange bonus, and corporate bonus will be provided. I was earlier given a quote of about X Lakhs for Ameo, during my visit to another VW showroom (close to 6 months ago) to check out Taigun (didn’t test drive then as it wasn’t available).
When the SA asked for my selling price, I quoted (X+1) Lakhs. A senior evaluator was sent promptly to my house to evaluate the car and the price they offered was (X+2) Lakhs, which was a pleasant surprise that sweetened the deal + bonuses.
On Road Price of TAIGUN 1.5 TSI GT Plus AT was quoted to me at Rs. 229843.
Stars aligned. Wife relented. Colour was selected as Carbon Black Steel after much discussion within the family and VW Taigun 1.5 GT Plus Automatic - Carbon Black steel was booked. SA from BU Bhandari/VW was really helpful in the entire process and aligned very well and was a pleasure to deal with. I went for PDI (using the Team-BHP checklist) after it was brought in the warehouse. SA himself drove me to the same and I met with mechanics there, who were already working on upgrading and working on my car. This was the MY23 with Ventilated seats.
Ameo was picked up from my house exactly 6 years later (27th Dec 2016 - 27th Dec 2022) and we went to take delivery of Taigun on 29th Dec 2022, a day after our 12th anniversary. It was a smooth process throughout and absolutely no hassles of any kind from SA and/or VW. I think we in Pune are blessed to have BU Bhandari chaps as dealers. In my association with them over the last 6 years, I never had any issue with them and that is also another reason to confidently go ahead with Taigun, besides obviously liking the drive and feel of the car.
I did not buy the accessories pack from VW as none of them were useful, IMHO. I purchased the floormats from them separately, which I found were of the best quality compared to the ones I saw in the few accessories shop near my house. Also purchased a car door protector strip.
After bringing it home, I sent it to 3M Car care, Baner, Pune for a Ceramic coating and part PPF (Paint Protection Film) and was happy with the outcome. I was satisfied with the service I received from them too.
Thus having bought Taigun partly for my mum and family and partly for the driving pleasure (with all the latest technologies, which weren't part of Ameo) with the heart winning over my head I look forward to longer ownership of Taigun and many more road trips!
P.S.: This is my first attempt to write a longish (purchase) experience. Excuse me for any mistakes.