2013 VW Touareg TDI Sport 3.0 Diesel AWD SUV... MSRP $48600, year end sale, $40,200, paid cash. I will drive it for 12 years, if it doesn't get to stupid with VW's servicing something major, like the known propeller shaft rubber bushing failing at 5 years /60 k miles or a failed Bosch CP4.2 High Pressure Fuel Pump grenading the whole fuel and diesel injection system with shrapnel, or shards of metal as the pump eats itself alive, thank you, Bosch.
Keep in mind, I use it to tow a 4000# 21 foot travel trailer... your needs and YMMV, but I can live with the 16.5 - 18.8 MPG I get while towing. Most of my tow trips are big trips, 1000 to 1300 miles or more, each way.
