Vw tiguan automatic

shambob12

HI. Thinking of buying a second hand automatic Tiguan. There's two available, same price. One has 17 inch wheels with sat nav. The other has 19 inch alloys but no sat nav. Are the 19 inch wheels noisy and would you lose comfort on the road. Any suggestions to which is better. Thanks.

Shefwedfan

shambob12 wrote: »

HI. Thinking of buying a second hand automatic Tiguan. There's two available, same price. One has 17 inch wheels with sat nav. The other has 19 inch alloys but no sat nav. Are the 19 inch wheels noisy and would you lose comfort on the road. Any suggestions to which is better. Thanks.

Bigger alloy means it will be harder on diesel/petrol....does it come with carplay/android thingy?



If not the sat nav is handy, I linked in other forum update to bring to 2019 for free....official update

JoeA3

The one on 19’s is most likely an R-Line model which would have a nice body kit and other styling bits and bobs along with the wheels upgrade. I’m surprised it doesn’t have Nav though, as a lot of them do have it, especially an R Line model.

The ride will be fine, with it being a “SUV” the tyres are still relatively high profile, plenty of side wall. Replacement tyres will be more expensive though. Fuel cost differences would be negligible.

Esel

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Bigger alloy means it will be harder on diesel/petrol...

How does that happen?

Shefwedfan

Esel wrote: »

How does that happen?

Plenty of article which confirm....


I only really took notice with electric cars when range is affected if you swap from the standard sized alloys to larger alloys. The size has affect but also the tyre


Cheap brands have affect on fuel consumption.


Just something to note


Personally the inbuilt Sat Nav would be a big yes versus not having one

Rusky rusky

Esel wrote: »

How does that happen?

They are heavier

Toyotafanboi

The built in nav is absolutely ****, you could easily do without, particularly when all the head units are android auto/ car play compatable which will allow you to use the actually good Google or Apple maps from your phone.

Shefwedfan

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

The built in nav is absolutely ****, you could easily do without, particularly when all the head units are android auto/ car play compatable which will allow you to use the actually good Google or Apple maps from your phone.

If it supports it, that's why I asked, if it doesn't the inbuilt sat nav is better

shambob12

JoeA3 wrote: »

The one on 19’s is most likely an R-Line model which would have a nice body kit and other styling bits and bobs along with the wheels upgrade. I’m surprised it doesn’t have Nav though, as a lot of them do have it, especially an R Line model.

The ride will be fine, with it being a “SUV” the tyres are still relatively high profile, plenty of side wall. Replacement tyres will be more expensive though. Fuel cost differences would be negligible.

Thanks. I'm not sure of the full spec for the 19 R line yet, still hasn't come into the garage. But the salesman said it doesn't have sat nav. I can probably live without the sat nav, but would be nice to have it.

My main worry is the loss of comfort on the 19s. The increase in road noise is also a concern, and the cost of replacement.

Is the R line really just about the look of the car? Both cars are comfort line, if the R line is only about making the car better looking, I'd rather the 17 as more comfort on the road and less costly to replace. Or am I over reacting about the 19s?

grogi

Esel wrote: »

How does that happen?

Few reasons:
- wider tyre - higher drag
- whole wheel is heavier. That means higher friction drag and more energy needed to put the car in motion
- different mass distribution in the wheel, which results in higher moment of inertia - more energy needed to spin the wheel up.

All three contribute to increased appetite. Between 17" and 19" there might be 5% difference in economy. Maybe even more in urban traffic.

bazz26

shambob12 wrote: »

Thanks. I'm not sure of the full spec for the 19 R line yet, still hasn't come into the garage. But the salesman said it doesn't have sat nav. I can probably live without the sat nav, but would be nice to have it.

My main worry is the loss of comfort on the 19s. The increase in road noise is also a concern, and the cost of replacement.

Is the R line really just about the look of the car? Both cars are comfort line, if the R line is only about making the car better looking, I'd rather the 17 as more comfort on the road and less costly to replace. Or am I over reacting about the 19s?

R Line are sporty trim level packs that VW offer in addition to the normal different trim levels. You can opt for interior R Line features, exterior R Line features or both. There is no performance gains with these packs, they are purely cosmetic.

Best thing to do would be to test drive both cars on the same roads and see which one suits you best. I would suggest driving them on a less than perfect road to make sure you feel the difference between both. If you do feel the R Line with the 19" wheels is a bit too hard for you then I would suggest test driving a Highline model too. Afaik the Highline model (without the R Line exterior) came with 18" wheels as standard so might be a good compromise between the two you are looking at. The Highline would also have better standard equipment than the Comfortline, has nicer seats and most came with the Tech pack which added the Panoramic sunroof and virtual cockpit afaik.