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sky_free
Apr 23, 2015Explorer
BurbMan wrote:
Friend bought a Tourag...very nicely appointed, drives great....but the dealer gets $200 for an oil change and "routine service", making me wonder if the design and engineering principles are the same even if the vehicle is better....designed to assemble cheaply, not repair cheaply.
I'll never own another one that's for sure.
I have a 2012 Touareg TDI with 80,000 miles on it. Oil changes are running about $129. It takes 9-quarts of synthetic, so it's going to be a little more than a small engine that takes regular oil. Fuel filters at 40,000 mile intervals run about $100. I find it pretty inexpensive to maintain. The interesting thing is that other than those 2 things there isn't much to service. We are still on the original brakes and it does not require transmission service. I had the brake fluid and coolant flushed at 80K and that's it.
If you want expensive service to complain about, buy an Audi :)
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