You may have heard of the saying, “Behind every successful man is a woman”. I would like to take this a little step further and say, “Behind every German car I’ve had is a daughter”. My first German car was a 2007 Audi thanks to her, and now my second German car is a 2011 VW Tiguan, again thanks to her.

Natalie, a.k.a. GolfGLSGirl, on the VW Vortex and Mike, a.k.a. Yzerman, also on the Vortex, are big VW addicts and are the co-creators of www.dubmodder.com the online interactive car customizer. So, I guess their influence and passion, and recent purchase of a 2010 Golf GTI in Candy White, has finally driven me down the VW road.

Well, I traded in my beloved and meticulously maintained 2007 A4 2.0TQ today for a 2011 VW Tiquan 2.0T 4MOTION – Comfortline (SE) in White Gold Metallic with the Sports Package (18” Alloy Wheels; Bi-Xenon headlights with Adaptive Front Lights; and Sports Suspension). It includes a huge Pano along with many other nice features. I have included a few shots below of it at the dealer’s, not good shots, but it gives an idea of what it looks like. Right now it is sitting on 16” winters.









The past three years have seen a lot of firsts for this 61 year old. The 2007 Audi was my first German car, joining AudiWorld was the first forum ever, now I have my first VW and first SUV. My plan is to remain a very active AudiWorld member and contribute whenever and however I can. I have had the chance to learn a lot from younger and wiser members, and at the same time, had a chance to “meet” a heck of a lot real nice people. I don’t want to lose the opportunity of interacting with all of them and future AW members.

The good news is at least I stayed in the VAG family.


The "Old Dogg"

 

So how do you find the driving experience with the Tiguan vs the A4. They seem to be rather different vehicles, but I remember the Tig was touted as the GTI of SUVs. Oxymoronic?

 

Having just picked it up yesterday afternoon and with only 50 kilometres on the clock, it is really too early to give a complete and fair assessment. However, I can honestly say that when I took a test drive in another similar Tiquan with 18's and sports package, I was really, really impressed on how closely it handled like the A4. It was glued to the road. The test drive took us over one really bumpy back road, and even with the stiffer suspension it handled really well. It didn't jar any kidney stones loose, lol.

I will remember to update here to let you and others know how things are going. The first task was to get it home safely. The second task is becoming familar with its handling, and only then will I have a good comparison. Of course there will be input from my wife as this will be her daily commute to work. These will be the opinions that really count .

 

CONGRATULATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Congrats Gary - Close enough to white

 

Best of luck - keep active on AW and let us know how the Tiguan experience plays out.