[Newtown]

Originally Posted by scorpwarp23

Is upsizing to 215/55/R17 safe given the condition of Mumbai roads - I’m concerned the higher ride and potholes could hurt the suspension over time.

The overall deviation is within spec for this upsize project.

It will add:

6 mm to the height - On a Taigun which is anyway not too tall, this addition will not impact its driving manners.

6 mm to side wall (3 mm on each side) - This would give you a better ride quality.

[kns008]

Finally bit the bullet and made the booking for Taigun 1.5 GT Plus in Lava Blue. The wait times stated by the dealer (Volkswagen Bangalore South - JP Nagar) is at least 60 days.

Although I paid the booking amount a couple of weeks ago, I haven't received anything from the VW or the dealer. All I have is the photo of a Sales Contract Form with the price and paid amount stated. Is this normal?

Does it make sense to make another booking with a different dealer for the same color to increase my chances of getting the allotment? Please advise. Thank you!

[subrasri]

Originally Posted by kns008

Although I paid the booking amount a couple of weeks ago, I haven't received anything from the VW or the dealer. All I have is the photo of a Sales Contract Form with the price and paid amount stated. Is this normal?

I had made a booking end of Aug for the same colour combination and also only received sales contract form photo from SA. Still waiting for the delivery. The SA mentioned that production was halted in Sep for regular maintenance and will start end of Sep (don't know how true it is) but generally seems Lava blue in GT plus is taking time to be delivered. I am hoping to take delivery in Oct basis hopes given by my SA (fingers crossed!).

[Tanu3000]

Originally Posted by kns008

Does it make sense to make another booking with a different dealer for the same color to increase my chances of getting the allotment? Please advise. Thank you!

Hello,

I was in the same predicament as you in January 2022. I had made a booking for a Yellow Taigun GT+ at the VW - Elite Motors - JP Nagar showroom which never got allotted to them. I waited 5 months and finally took delivery of a red Taigun GT+ from VW - PPS motors - Nagavara. I had made 3 bookings totally (Elite Motors, Apple Auto and PPS motors)

In those 5 months the OTR for the Taigun GT+ jumped by almost Rs 1.5 Lakh.

Please make multiple bookings across multiple dealers to better your chances of getting the car sooner. Cancelling a booking and getting the booking amount(s) back is lengthy and painful but its better than not getting the car soon or swallowing a price hike (Like I did )

Cheers.

[kns008]

Thank you @Tanu3000. That's very helpful to know. Will go ahead and make at least another booking. I'm thinking PPS Motor, Lalbagh because they offered 35K cash discount upfront when I was just enquiring.

PS: Not sure if this is recent, but isn't VW JP Nagar Kun Volkswagen now?

[sagpatel]

Hi guys, now that new Taigun comes with an amplifier and a subwoofer, can we install it as an official accessory and not void warranty. This is a much needed upgrade as the current setup is just about average in terms of SQ.

[moto_noob]

Hi folks,
It is that time of the year when we have to renew insurance. My Taigun insurance expires next month.
I got calls from a lot of agents stating Tata AIG and also received a quote from Royal Sundaram. Yet to get quotation from others. However I am confused on the IDV to be selected.

Current (Bajaj Allianz)
IDV: 14.87L

Updated Quotes:

Royal Sundaran(direct):
IDV: 17.42L

Tata AIG(agent):
IDV: 14.5L

Royal Sundaram claims that we can increase the IDV without any issue.

Can we increase the IDV as suggested by RS?

[kns008]

Received an update from Kun Volkswagen, JP Nagar that the Taigun GTP in Lava Blue will be available for PDI sometime next week.

But the bummer is that they are no longer offering the 25K cash discount that they had offered while making the booking. Their justification is that since this is a new model (the one with electrical seats and subwoofer) they can’t offer any discounts.

So all in all, we will be paying 55K more than initially planned (25K discount and 30K increase on the ex showroom price).

We all really liked the lava blue colour and considering this will be our only car, it makes sense to spend 55K more for this particular variant? If we ask around in Bangalore, we might be able to find the previous model in Grey or silver that will cost us less.

At 23.5L should we be looking at other cars? What do you folks think?

[FAIAAA]

Originally Posted by moto_noob

Hi folks,
It is that time of the year when we have to renew insurance.
Can we increase the IDV as suggested by RS?

Try Acko and you will be pleasantly surprised. I use Acko for all my cars and have a great experience with claim and reimbursement.
IDV - yes you can change the suggested value within a range. Really upto you.

[greyhound82]

Originally Posted by moto_noob

Royal Sundaram claims that we can increase the IDV without any issues.

Can we increase the IDV as suggested by RS?

Whatever the IDV they follow their depreciation chart in case of Total loss. End of the day you have to pay more premiums without many benefits. See the below discussion

https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/india...your-take.html (Increasing your Car's IDV during insurance renewal -Whats your take?)

[asmr]

Originally Posted by moto_noob

Current (Bajaj Allianz)
IDV: 14.87L

Updated Quotes:

Royal Sundaran(direct):
IDV: 17.42L

Tata AIG(agent):
IDV: 14.5L

Royal Sundaram claims that we can increase the IDV without any issue.

Can we increase the IDV as suggested by RS?

My understanding is that the IDV is simply a ploy to get more premium, since they won't go by that number for any claims. I might be wrong and will be more than happy to stand corrected.

A note on the insurance providers. I did have Royal Sundaram as the insurer for the first year on my Taigun. I was shocked by the quote they gave for the renewal. It was almost 2X the amount I paid when purchasing the vehicle! I immediately felt there was something fishy.

Anyway, since I use my agent for all my insurance purchases, I switched to TATA AIG. Now I have received the quote from TATA AIG for the renewal and the amount is not very much less from what I paid last year.

[yesyeswe]

Originally Posted by Illuminati

Hi,

Has anybody got the Kushaq subwoofer fitted in the Taigun?

I really like to improve the sound quality inside the cabin and do not want to risk the warranty cover.

My SA told me that it is not possible, but I feel it should be plug-and-play as both are practically the same vehicle mechanically.

Any leads would be helpful.

Thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by sagpatel

Hi guys, now that new Taigun comes with an amplifier and a subwoofer, can we install it as an official accessory and not void warranty. This is a much needed upgrade as the current setup is just about average in terms of SQ.

Even though the cars are same(kushaq-Taigun) and the Subwoofer is being offered now in Taigun, there's a difference in the wiring harness, you can't even install the Subwoofer in kushaq ambition even though kushaq had the Subwoofer in the style variant.

Plus you would require the amplifier too which isn't there in the regular cars. The cars with the Subwoofer have amplifier and even the tweeters and the speakers have more power output, so it isn't just the Subwoofer which is contributing to the better sound output.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by abiswas27

Now this part is not supposed to fail so early, so the hunt for its cause ensued.
Finally they concluded that the part shorted due to water ingress from the plastic tray which is positioned just below the windshield and houses the wind screen washer nozzles.This part is constructed in two parts and are joined in the middle as can be seen in the attached picture. When its raining or using the windscreen washer or even washing the vehicle the water that flows off the windscreen collects in the tray before draining. the joint of the parts which is in the middle had developed a leak and some water was trickling down and falling directly over the servo motor which is situated exactly below the joint.

The solution was application of butyl tape to seal the leak.

The ASC acknowledged that this is the first time they have encountered such an issue.
Keeping my fingers crossed.

I too experienced such issue, water entered on my ABS control module connector and ASC accused me for driving in flood and even didn't acknowledged the warranty initially, later after intervention by VW corporate team and quite lot of noise and even doing an RCA myself along with service folks I was able to prove to them on water leaking through these plastic drain parts directly to the abs module connector even in a light rain or exterior water wash.

Something is really wrong with these drains, even in light rain I was able to see quite lot of water nearby battery tray, ECU , fuse box and ABS modules.

As you can see this image, all these water was accumulated in a test where we poured just few cups of water over the windshield.

[theoldcamper]

My first post in the forum. Been reading endlessly, pages after pages on the forum and tons of videos to understand what car I want to buy and what parameters to consider. This has been going on since 6-8 months roughly. It’s been just me alone, researching, buying the car for myself. Still, a noob, still don’t understand a lot about cars and accept lot of knowledge might be superficial.

I’ve decided to get the VW Taigun TSI 1.0L AT Topline. I did make a booking at Bangalore Motors but still looking for better offers. Unfortunately, I am not able to find the color I want in the passing by version which has more offers since dealers want to clear stocks, hence choosing the newer expensive (by 30K) and with lesser discounts.

Reasons (I like to think) to get a car:
1. Roughly. 50-50 miles on highway city. Looking so much forward to tour and do great trips.
2. Was frustrated with mobility in the city, with ride hailing services expensive and auto being too bad on the back and tiring. I’ve done a lot of bus rides as well. Led me really tired and having feeling zero flexibility
3. I come from a mindset groomed by upbringing where spending feels hard.
4. Deciding on a car of this budget (~20L OTR) was very tough, especially making this financial decision alone

Needs:
1. Safety was first priority, considering my dreams of doing lot of highway miles
2. Decent bootspace
3. Middle passenger headrest
4. Good seat ergonomics, thigh support
5. Was looking for a big vehicle for my ego satisfaction I think, Harrier, love the design, but just too expensive and no petrol, also with EV coming in, it’s just too expensive.
6. Good ride and handling
7. Low NVH, learnt this acronym and this really connects to me, as I don’t like noisy cabin or noises in general
8. Great design was really important, IMO Taigun is one of really well exterior styled vehicles for the body type and size of the car. I loved Kushaq and loved it’s front grill and mean face, but it felt like an eyesore which seemed will become unlikeable over time. Taigun’s front looked boring to me earlier, probably because of smaller form factor, but it grew on me, and I understood why, The whole body is really well sculpted and has a timeliness design. Anyone looking for a great long term classic this is the one.
9. Small but a sunroof for the airy cabin feeling
10. All sorts of cameras, parking sensors (not getting 360 or lane assist on Taigun)
11. I thought being able to see the bonnet helps in driving, but it didn’t make sense in the Elevate, but makes a difference on the scorpio.

Questions for everyone:

1. I am having doubts of whether I should opt for 1.5 DSG, I did not take the TD because it’s expensive and reading the forum about expecting issues on DSG in India. I also didn’t consider that I really want that much power, in the TD 1.0 felt alright. I am sure I will like 1.5 DSG more, but price plus the DSG gearbox issues scare me. Any suggestions?
2. Should I go for ceramic coating (not considering PPF) or not? If I follow the sacred instruction of right way of washing the car and doing wax/sealant sprays at home myself, can this help me preserve the newness for long?
3. Also was considering doing a ceramic coating DIY at home
4. What VW accessories are good to get? How are the mats? seat attachments? Car cover? (what I really liked on the website is the Beetle miniature cars)
5. Please recommend a pressure washer please + leaf blower please
6. Seen reviews of dashcams, not able to makeup my mind, I want to cover front, rear, may be even sides, with good quality and features. Please recommend.
7. Should I take SVP and Extended warranty?: I am getting a 4 year car lease, where I get tax exemption monthly for maintenance (consider if things don’t work I might leave the org in between as well)
8. Please recommend a set of accessories to get immediately after getting the car, I don’t want to over spend but kind of close on most of the things

Hoping to keep sharing my journey with my first car on this forum.

[Tanu3000]

Originally Posted by theoldcamper

My first post in the forum. Been reading endlessly, pages after pages on the forum and tons of videos to understand what car I want to buy and what parameters to consider. This has been going on since 6-8 months roughly. It’s been just me alone, researching, buying the car for myself. Still, a noob, still don’t understand a lot about cars and accept lot of knowledge might be superficial.

Hi Theoldcamper,

I tried to find this out, but I dont think you mentioned it.

• Is this going to be your first car?
• Do you know driving?
• Where do you stay in Bangalore?
• What cars did you consider before finalizing on the Taigun Topline?
• Is it necessary to spend 20L OTR on your car purchase?

Do let us know.

P:S: I stay in Bangalore and I own a Taigun GT+ DSG.

Cheers.