Buying The Cheapest V8 Touareg on Facebook | How Bad is It?
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- We bought the cheapest VW Touareg we could find on Facebook marketplace. Check out our new project Touareg. This will be a tow and all-around fun On-Off Road vehicle.
This vehicle barely runs, has a dead battery, a water leak, an oil leak, a plug in one of the tire side walls, and peeling everything. Follow along while we fix and refinish this Touareg.
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Reminds me of Apollo 13: "What do we have on the spacecraft that's good?"
Well, the rear sunshades work...
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Good Luck - we'll be following!
Or the launch of Apollo 12 (it got hit by lightning shortly after launch):
000:00:37 Gordon (onboard): What the hell was that?
000:00:39 Gordon (onboard): I lost a whole bunch of stuff; I don't know...
000:00:43 Conrad (onboard): Roger. We had a whole bunch of buses drop out.
000:00:51 Conrad (onboard): AC Bus 1 light, all the fuel cells...
000:00:56 Conrad (onboard): I just lost the platform.
000:01:02 Conrad: Okay, we just lost the platform, gang. I don't know what happened here; we had everything in the world drop out.
000:01:12 Conrad: I got three fuel cell lights, an AC bus light, a fuel cell disconnect, AC bus overload 1 and 2, Main Bus A and B out. [Long pause.]
000:01:21 Bean (onboard): I got AC.
Instablaster.
I had a glove box door latch problem on my 2004 Touareg...had to peel apart the door as it is glued together...re-secured one of the two springs and re-glued the door together... getting the two release mechanisms to release the glove box door was a chore, though...bought decals for the steering wheel & AC unit...they look great too! I love my Treg! Between this channel and TFL (and others), my Touareg might be increasing in value! Thanks guys!
I sold my V8 Touareg and the door pulls are plastic and breaks off fairly easy. The rear hatch switch will develop a short in the switch no matter what you do. We could never fix the leaky sunroof drains. And last but not least. An electrical issue with the brakes. Still stopped 99% of the time. Overall never got stuck and would get another one.
Get a 3.0 TDI, it is a tank
Great video, thanks! Really wish I had found and watched this BEFORE I bought my used V8 Touareg.
Regarding the roof rack keys. The locks are from Thule and you can purchase from them. Unless they discontinued somewhat recently. I bought a set from them two years ago for my 05 V6 with the same rack. I think I paid $20 for two keys.
ROOF BAR KEYS the 3 digit number is normally prefixed by the letter N, they are in Europe, they can be cut to code by your locksmith on a Silca LF12 blank
You guys are nuts, but this will be great content. If you can make it work...
The 4.2 is really reliable if properly maintained. But driving over 320.000 km without changing the chain tensioners is just asking for trouble. The way it runs it most definitely has skipped timing...
Meteor Media Good to know. My next timing belt for mine is due at 260,000kms, so I’ll get them to do that when they replace it
I totally agree! Timing chain jumped a link because those plastic tensioners fail- a common occurrence with VW engines of this era!
That's crazy I know where you bought this in Franklin NC that's awesome!
$870 to change mass airflow sensor?! Holly crap!!
Juan M. Diaz it has two MAF too
Saw a 2004 V10 in my area going for $3,000 in my area (Canada). Was at a dealer. Probably needed 10+ grand in repairs.
Even with all the money that I’ve sunk in my 2005 V8, I have yet to find a car that I enjoy more for the money
Just like TFL guys, Paul you have to one up them with a sick off-roader lmao😀
Off road!? Man, you guys should air it out on bags!! All that wheel well space can fit some sick wheels with lots of drop!
Plus, you mainly only see 'Tiggers' on air, Touareg slammed would be different!
Naw that's ghetto. Plus big wheels Touareg already exists. It's called Cayenne GTS.
Im surprised is came with the engine "trim". Generally vws are opened up so often they just get thrown away.
It would have been sold for 20,000 USD or more in Kenya.
Touareg stuff! Nice...next the Diesel...please. From a ‘14 Tdi owner
I encountered the same problem with missing roof rack keys with my ‘04. You don’t have to change them out. Contact Thule and you can get two keys for ~$5 and save some money overall.
then the vid hit and this suv would have sold for no less than 10 grand hahahaha
These vehicles stay reliable if you maintain them. They are refined hi tech cars and deserve to be treated as such. Don't go near one if you not willing to take an interest in it and do maintenance
I got my Touareg for $1000 running and driving with 205,000 miles
when does a car have that many miles in your country? here in Italy if a car has 120.000miles it has to be thrown away... speechless
bump biggest tease of 2019
if I would have owned an elevator at home, I'd be all over older beat up cars😂 fixing them up
hi all, I have a 2008 V6 Touareg and recently both of my side view mirrors stopped working. I've check the fuse boxes in the engine compartment as well on either side of the dash. And all are fine! Any idea on what might be the problem? Thanks in advance for any assistance anyone can provide.
Now do a video on the cheapest LAnd Cruiser on the internet, such video would be boring since the toyota would be in perfect conditions
Hello master l need Some help l have a 2006 Touareg v6 completely dead the start motor dead nothing noise battery 12 volts thanks l never worked with this kind of vehicles advise.
German quality at its best ha !
I'm subscribed
They all still plug tires
Upgrade the stereo. I have on mine it’s way better
Are the v6 models more or less or a problem??
Less
TDI is forever 💪
1:51
$6k for cayenne turbo
They are junk. You are almost guaranteed to have to replace the engine harness and rewire most other things.
Throw a 3.0t in the v8 toureg
Buy my Fahrenheit
Lmao fsi shit 😂
v8 lol buy v10
Twin turbo!
the newest trend all over the web.. people buying the cheapest *blank* they can find and fixing it.
hoovie started it
next up : This car burned to a crisp and left nothing but a shell. Can we overnight parts from japan and beat a ferrari ?
Great trend imo
I’m doing this with an actual human.
I had an 04 4.2, I guessed every issue. They all do the same thing lol. Absolute monsters in blizzards, great to have them for sure. Never had an engine issue though. Bet it has a battery drain on the cable harness.
Every VW does 😎.
@@visualblur 3.0 TDI is the best engine for this car
I had the upgraded wiring harness but still had battery drain so fitted an isolation switch on the negative side of the battery near the seat base so I can just reach over and switch it on/off for when I don't drive it much
@@dragospahontu v8 imo
@@Dickusification but it might be less reliable
Looks exactly like the one from TFL truck lmao
No no, the TFL truck had the locking rear diff and air suspension. This one does not. Locking rear diff with air suspension is rare.
Richard McClave must be regional. air suspension models are literally everywhere. pretty much all v8s have it
Try sourcing those roof bar keys through Thule. My OEM VW roof bars for my MK4 didn't come with keys so I ordered pre-cut keys with the same numbers on them as the lock cylinder and it worked out perfect!
Same for me kyle. The number on the lock is actually the key code. Ordered them from Thule like you. Problem solved.
Then tackle the V10 TDI. That would be amazing.
Jesus Robles I saw one for around 5000$ bet it won’t run
Blow up engine
I was thinking an LS-swap, but a V10 TDI sounds better
Better dann 6,2 Liter super?
Did you buy this cause of TFL?
Mike Macaraeg that was my thought as well
Aloha Mike! (Yeah, I'm in Hawaii!) My neighbor brought over a friend's 2004 Touareg last September, she knew I was looking for some cheap transpo to flip-I had no clue what the heck this Touareg thing with the V-Dub logo on it really was at all! It had 110,000 miles on her, but everything worked on it, well kept (one owner) new rubber all around, so I bought it for $2500! Only after I did some research, did I learn Learn that I had a real 4x4 (center & rear Diff lock)!!! NO WAY! All those You Tube vids of this beast outperforming land Rover and Wranglers...Well, I had to see for myself! My Treg low-crawled up & down anything I put in front of it...after picking up the pieces of my brain that were blown from that experience, I couldn't part with her... and what's funny is that I have not seen another Treg on the road here EVER...that really brings home the idea that this vehicle is special & unique...so happy with my Treg after one year of ownership! ALso, my car is a Wednesday car-made on a Wednesday...I really think that is why she's still low-crawling today! Best car experience ever! With the help of Bentley Publishing, I got all the tech support possible to maintain this very wrenchable beast...F%$# the dealerships, am I right? Damn-skippy! Aloha, bro!
Finally someone going make Volkswagen touareg fix vlog
Stumbled on this video because I recently found '06 Touareg for sale here, feels very, very solid (only driven 60 k milies) when I drive it, but I have heard about the running cost. I am annoyed of how much I want it, but at the same time it ticks all the boxes of what I want in an SUV. I will be looking forward to seeing upcoming videos of the Touareg :)
That door handle was the first thing to break in my Touareg lol
I hate how the trim and buttons are peeling off
This is a typical for all cars from the Volkswagen company including Audi and Skoda. You can barely find VW from 2004-2010 without this issue, at least here in Germany :/
Did you all buy the TFL Truck Touareg ??? Why not get the V10 TDI for towing ???
OLMEQ v10 tdi is a moneypit
@@becomematrix It's TH-cam, they can afford it !!! 😀
OLMEQ even youtubers are cheapskates
Almost $11000 in recent repairs and she accepted $1250, I'm guessing that's her last vw. It's almost like it was designed to be disposable. Wait until the auto transmission goes south.
My buddy has a 2005 V8 that is REALLY nice for sale for $500. Sounds just like this.
Why TF everything I like is unreliable? I love that thing but they are a nightmare.
That mirror button is not snapped off, that's how the shaft under the knob is shaped, it is just missing a knob.
'You guys' got a good deal no doubt because you have much deeper pockets but I would have avoided this....im fully tuned in tho,notifications on!
Same, but I want to see it slammed on air suspension!!
Can't wait to see what after market mods you guys can do to this!
Those are shitboxes, stay away from them!
@@Nikola_W211 Well then go and buy an used Touareg and find out how good it is. My 1991 Chevy Caprice has about 220000miles/350000km and is still on the original motor, transmission, differential, and all the powerseats, windows, aircondition, cruise control etc. still works. Good luck with that VW!
@@Nikola_W211 My first own car was a -97 Passat "highline" 1.8 those were dependable cars, this was in 2002. But the new stuff has had a lot of issues.
I thought V8 Tregs had a timing belt? Anyways. If you want a beast offroader SUV you bought the right one. I used my V10 TDI offroad daily and its absolutely unstoppable.
Mitchell Mounts Also unstoppable as the repair bills
@@apexseal2811 you're not wrong. But they get a bad wrap by people who bought them thinking they where going to be maintenancing a mk4 jetta 2.0. If you adjust their original MSRP to todays money the cost of repairs and maintenance of an 85kish vehicle is pretty in line with other german vehicles in that price range.
Mitchell Mounts Yep, pretty much.
I love the massive torque of the V10 TDI capable of towing a 747, but maintenance does scare the heck out of many owners, including the ones who know about the vehicle. As you probably already know, some "simple" stuff require the engine to be taken out because there is no space to work in.
I've thought about buying one of these, do you have some examples of actual upkeep costs?
Shane T Really, really expensive. Comparable with a Lambo
It's one of the most maintenance intensive vehicles of all time.
jalopnik.com/the-volkswagen-touareg-v10-tdi-was-more-of-a-nightmare-1822934503
Man.. bet it rides like a charm but oh boy when it comes to repairs it really digs into your pocket 🤭 notifications on 💯
T Blanco it does run like a charm , I have a 2017 Touareg that has been in a heavy wreck and I put over $15,000 in pieces to replace.
and is now ONLY worth $17,500 🙃
I had a skoda octavia with 1.9 TDI 90HP / ALH engine with 870000 km on board. I sold it to a friend. No rust, no problems and good compression. Probably the best engine ever build by VW.
ALH and AFN are two of the most reliable engines ever made!
Sold my 06 4.2 for 2,350. 124,000mi New timing chain and tensioners. Needed brakes and had a lean code. Loved it but man don’t plan on having a wallet with money.
My only takeaway is you should only buy an old Touareg if you own a VW repair shop.
Also, donk it!
Jjust got mine 06 Reg V8 with rear locker,,bad fuel pumps and the air suspension pumps out ,,found pumps 120 rebuild kit for compressor 40,,paid 400$ for her,,thing is AWESOME,,haters wil
Always hate,,,,lovers ,,,love
I have a 2006 V8 Touareg with the air ride. 130K miles. The dashboard electronics are bad. ABS light is bad. ABS is bad too. I took out the fuse to ABS. I bought it used in Florida for $6,500. I have no idea about time chain work. An oil change cost me around $1,000. I wish I could post photos here on youtube.
Awesome. I love Touareg projects! Subbed.
I want one of these so bad, i don’t know why. I am excited to see this series
I have an 06', my second T Rex. Love them. Got lots of special tools and years of experience now. They do have a handful of issues and very common failure points. Can't wait to see your progress and jobs
Is it the model with air suspension and all locking diffs model? I noticed no Navigation package
This isnt the air suspension you can tell cuz the further hole is empty. doesnt have air suspension control, because of that the car probably only has center locking diff. No front or rear. Usually nicely specced tregs when they had the air suspension they also had the other locking diffs
V8 Golf swap?
Hey so how is it now three years from now? Money pit? Mine was so I ended up w new Atlas R line
*V8*
I can't remember the last time I bought a 'dub that ran. LoL... I just picked up a cherry 2008 Jetta 2.0T , towed it home and had it running in about 3 hours. Some cheap parts sourced from everywhere across North America and even to China to fix deficiencies and now it's my everyday driver that I'm into completely for about $1400 (includes all parts and initial car purchase) and people drool over it when it's all shined up... 6 months ago I Bought a B5 Passat 1.8t for $150 in great shape but owner thought timing belt broke.... went to his house to buy it armed with my tickle trunk of parts. paid him,got my receipt and signed over the ownership to me and 10 minutes later I was driving it away while the owner stood there just staring at me open mouthed. LoL... Checked it it out for sludge and oil coking and it was clean as a whistle. I went through the provided service invoices and found it had a new oil pickup and pump installed 2 years ago as a preventive measure and lots of routines done to it.... Did a good once over on my hoist, changed the oil and replaced the timing belt, tensioner, rollers and water pump and then sold it for $1500 a few days later to a buddy of mine. It's super easy for techs to make money making runners out of the average persons mechanical nightmare.
This is how I got my last 4 cars for cheap.
I buy old VAGs with a long list of faults on the local safety and emissions test, source the parts for cheap, fix them and drive it for a few years until I get a better deal.
My current car is a 2001 Jetta, that I bought for $1400 (even 20 year old rust buckets are this expensive in my country). Spent about $200 on timing belt kit and a few other parts, fixed it and could've sold it for almost triple of my investment... Love it too much to sell though, so I'm gonna keep it until I go EV...
Great content but that vehicle is worth like 300 hundred Dollars
Same reason I got rid of my 4.2 L Q7... 2 years and $8,000 later ✌🏼let the next guy worry about it
How was the Q7 outside of the engine? I'm thinking about purchasing a TDI Q7 but I'll be putting like 40k miles per year (75% HWY) though
Shane T I loved it besides the upkeep, the thing was a beast in the snow, I live in Minnesota, so that was huge for me. I actually really miss it lol
Shane T I think you would really enjoy it.
I've always loved this vehicle and wanted one but damn after hearing all the issues I'm certain I'll never own one lol. I want reliability
Dave Chalifoux The 2009-2010 isn’t bad. Most of the known issues have been fixed. Except the terrible gas mileage because of the weight and 4WD
With that being said. Stay away! Got a 07 V8. Love the vehicle and was proud to have one until....the Bill's started rolling in. As I type it sits at the mechanics shop going on two weeks now.
My condolences. Blew 4 grand in repairs and maintenance on mine over the summer. Still needs some things fixed. What’s wrong with yours?
@@ogalief omg where do I start. 1st in was leaking oil really bad so I spent a mint trying to pinpoint where it was going from. Replaced almost every oil gasket to hear from the mechanic it has to be the upper oil pan my friend! This means dropping the engine and hours of shop time. Short story.. it was the oil cooler all along. Found that out when it blew while driving and dumping all oil over the road way. Got it repaired some $1500.00 later. Now a month later the the check engine light came in and the EPC light. Fuel system codes. Started with fuel filter, replaced fuel pumps, now looking at high side fuel sensor. Intakes were removed to find a piece of plastic broken off that was about to go into the engine. Not sure if the plastic is from timing chain guide rails or what! The saga continues... if I get it running properly enough to sell we may have to part ways and I pass it on to some other unfortunate soul.
They are super reliable if maintained properly but they usually fall into the hands of second or third owners who don't maintain them and don't realise how special they are
I worked at a dual dealership Audi/VW,in 2004 I did all the A8's and my coworker beside me did all the Touareg's,he was put on 24/7 suicide watch.Just saying.
I'm getting a code for transfercase p02053 and the console nob is blinking every now and then I'll get a rough down shift upon stopping has brand new battery! Any idea? I appreciate the imput
I bought one last year an 2005 4.2 same color picked it up for 2700 had a few issues put 5200 in for work lol body is perfect shape put new tires, brakes , rotors, control arms/w bushings ball joints, new starter, cylinder head work had bent valves , timing tentioners, put new fuel injectors, coils, sparkplugs new cats I replaced all while motor was out 1 had a small leak at flange just did all I bought as a project and just been going through it only 1 issue left!
“Often times people get pounded into the ground with payments” yup. Young & insurance won’t let me just buy a a new car. I’ve put 28k of repairs into my tdi but she’s never left me stranded. Going strong at 300k km!
"looking for a challenge..." lol
I drove my b4 vr6 passat wagon for 13 years had 260000 miles when I sold it And chain didn't sound like that.
I can’t wait let’s go!!!!
LS swap it
Thule do the keys for the roof rack got one very recently
We had our 04' for 14 years. 1st year quality problems, but really quite good for the remainder. never had to touch the motor in 200k miles - only replaced the plugs and belts once lol.
That V8 is pretty stout. Stay on top of the t-belt, coolant, and use good quality oil. It will run and run. All the interiors on these melt period.
i love video if you have buy Touareg V10 TDI
I bought one of these with less miles and in running condition for 900 and flipped it for a quick 1000 bucks. You’re nuts for spending that much
I just bought an 04' with 160k and needed a hangar and possible timing chain noise. 200 bucks. I can't wait.
Did any of these come with all three lockers or just the center and rear?? I’ve been in one really like them always wanted one,JW the diff lock selector looks like there’s options for all three lockers but only ever seen with center and rear I think.
Wow! Based on the comments here I should've gotten my Treg videos up a long time ago, time to get them posted I guess? We did an entire shade tree engine/transmission swap in one and it's still a bit of work in progress but it's coming along, the Treg was in such poor shape. On my other Treg we also redid all the interior labels and much of the scratched interior pieces as well, made it very livable.
Damn these old vw's just fall apart.
Should have tried to get a V10 TDI
Only thing that surprises me is that you can buy a car on facebook. Those engine covers are money. Best place to get the 2 vacuum actuators on the front of the engine?
Leak in the trunk is most likely the hatch spring cover on either side. The black plastic cover has a seal that goes bad and easy fix. All those buttons are easy to fix. Take them off, dip in acetone, clean, spray black and apply new sticker that can be found on Ebay.
Jumped time....bent valves. Cam chain tensioner disintegrated! Too bad. Money pit!
The Touareg is how I grew hair on my chest. All my years at VW, these were the cases I would get.
Funnest one I got was a VR6 no crank no start. Was the alarm siren connector flooded with water. Shorting the body can lines into single wire mode.
Good times!
Do you happen to know anything about the V6 3.0 TDI?
Can i pick your brain? I have a 05 v6 that im having issues with. Need help bad. Lmk
I have an 05' Touareg that is gorgeous on the outside/inside, but I have to get rid of it. It's too nice to scrap. do you want it??? Parts cars are always nice.
What’s wrong with it
@@Deutscheautoparts It needs a new timing chain tensioner and I've got a low oil pressure light. I only paid $200 for the thing. I just know that these are notorious for many problems. There is zero rust on or under this thing. If you're interested, fyi I will be keeping the calipers as they will be going on my MK1 Audi TT. Text or call if interested 443 523 2303
What are your thoughts on 2010 Touareg 3.0 TD with 110000mile on it. worth buying?
The engine is quite solid, except for the intake manifolds.
The most common problems with any Touareg is suspension related. Air compressor etc, bushings with seized bolts etc...
@@panzerveps How much do the intake manifolds cost? I'm thinking about buying a Q7 TDI but will be putting 40k miles per year on it (mostly HWY)
@@shanet7511 the main problem is the linkage between the actuators motors and the flaps (don't know the proper English name for them), and you can get a cheap repair kit for it. I'd recommend spending a bit extra on a proper 3rd party intake.
Give me a couple of days, and I could quote you the Norwegian price for replacing them.
Check out DiagnoseDan for a replacement video on the 2.7 tdi, which is basically the same engine.
Too bad they're so unreliable - I kind of like them... That was the time when an SUV still meant something... Most modern SUVs driving around in Europe can't even tow and are front wheel drive...
i can't think of a worse option for towing, a beat up diesel land rover would be more reliable
Looking forward to this build.