Re: Volkswagen Taigun Review Hello Everyone,
Really excited to be part of this ever growing community, I have been a follower of Team-bhp for a long time and finally got approved just in time for my new Taigun to be delivered.
I have booked a 1.0 MT Topline from Kun Volkswagen in Carbon Steel Grey color.
This is a big step-up for me, as the Taigun replacing my 8 year old Ritz Zxi (2014), we have relatively low usage and in 8 years the Ritz had clocked only 36764 kms, most of it being highway runs between Pondicherry, Chennai, Trivandrum, Kottayam and Bangalore. It was an awesome car, but a few instances of aquaplaning (on Michelin's ) during Bangalore runs and especially since we now have a kid on board, had to rethink on the safety aspect.
In the last 6 months, me and the missus would have test driven cars from quite a few of the major manufacturers. I will not be going into the engines or other details since more experience and knowledgeable reviews are already present, this is a solely my views and my TD experiences (me being someone who can't make up his mind, and by the time that I do, the product is no longer in the market)). Tata - Nexon & Harrier :
Great Cars, especially the Harrier, loved the road presence, but was way above our budget, and being a diesel and considering our usage didn't think it was the right fit, the Nexon was rejected since we already own a 1st gen Nexon (4-star GNCAP) and my dad isn't very happy with the service in Trivandrum and Kottayam, hence dropped. Mahindra - Thar and Xuv 700:
XUV 700 dreams were killed due to the long wait times and the AX5 was again out of the budget, I loved the THAR not the missus, reason being the lack of luggage space. Again the road presence and the drivability of both the cars were excellent. Hyundai - Creta & Verna
Creta was great to drive, but the safety factor was a concern, the Verna was rejected because it was too low for me to get in and out. Kia - Seltos - Sonet:
Never got a test drive from the showroom, because they didn't even respond back, however did drive them from my family friends who had recently purchased them, good cars, not great rear seats, again safety was a concern. Maruti Suzuki - S-Cross
We loved the car, this is the car we wanted to have, when we heard the news of the 2022 model coming to India we decided to wait for it, but alas the news in May that it would not be launched in India, and the discontinuation of the old S-cross, broke my heart and pushed me over the edge to make up my mind and get a new car. Volkswagen - Taigun -Virtus
The Virtus was too long for me, great car, but I really felt a difference between the doors of the Vento and the Virtus, the Vento's door were literally built different, heavier and felt more sturdy, had a friend with a Vento come over to the showroom with me and he confirmed the same with the SA, who also agreed that the Vento's doors are better quality and heavier.
We had originally test drove the Taigun back in Dec-21, loved it then but had turned it down due to budget concerns and I only wanted the 1.5 GT, after much consideration and after driving my friends Vento 1.0 TSI AT, I decided that the 1.0 might be best suited since going forward 90% of my driving would be in the city with the occasional highway drives. We were concerned about the EPC issues, rattling, roof liner and the A/C issues, but after reading through the reviews and also have a cousin who is pretty happy with his 1.0 AT, we decided to go ahead and book the Taigun last week. Even though there isn't a NCAP rating yet, we felt more confident on the Taigun and considering VW’s past built quality we decided to go ahead. Also my cousin confirmed that VW has been listening to customers and taking feedback.
So now we are waiting for delivery the SA already has a 1.0 MT in Grey readily available, payment was completed on 8th Jun back and from our side. Registration is yet to start, bit of trouble with address on my ID, since multiple id's have different address due to me moving around.
Questions:
1. I wanted to know if the 1.0 MT gear knob is illuminated like to AT, couldn't find any videos or pics online or on the forum (apologies if i have missed) ?
2.Do you really think that the sun-film is a necessity, will it give me better cooling over the tinted glass (Chennai is currently 39'C right now) am worried of the tint being torn out by Kerala police as well.
3. What other functional accessories would you recommend I get from the dealer, and what all from outside? Am planning to have the horn changed post the 1st service.
Thanks again to everyone, especially the admin and moderators for accepting me into the community.
Cheers
Last edited by Gannu_1 : 12th June 2022 at 17:11.
Reason: cos > because, wat > what, sevrice > service. Please avoid SMS lingo while posting and proof read the posts before submitting
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