I really enjoy your videos and think you’re a decent guy with whom to do business with. However, the best thing about your videos is Jimmy the Magician’s work. Fella is a legend.
I paid £500 for my 2005 Porsche Cayenne with the same VR6 3.2 engine. It needed some tinkering and parts but has been a great car for the last 12months I've owned it. We bought a cool little T@B320 caravan to tow behind it and I've done the NC500. I'm building it into an overlander and are planning a Scandinavian roadtrip in it.
Gearbox oil is 3390 - not normal ATF, Mannol do a version that's been in my Volvo's for a few years and now the Cayenne. Transfer box oil is bit of an odd one (can't remember off the top of my head what I used) but wasn't expensive. Diff oils are 75/90w. My front diff bearings were noisy, splitting the suspension and dropping the subframe to swop the diff isn't financially viable if you're paying garage labour rates but was an easy weekend job. My propshaft was knackered - Meyle do a rebuild kit but I found a little used/nearly GKN (OEM) shaft on eBay for £120 which along with the front diff replacement removed any mechanical noises. We'll built easy to work on cars - but quite complex and expensive if you can't spanner yourself.
My Mum's on her 2nd Touareg and she wouldn't have any other car now. She loves them. At 74 years old with her current 2016 model it will see out her driving life. Great job Matt 👏
I have the Porsche Cayenne 955 with that engine in & to be fair they share a lot in common but you nailed it Matt, it is the sweet spot between old almost unusable 4x4s and modern SUVs. If you can get over the costs they make a great everyday car as you can do literally everything in them. Oh and I massively overspent on mine, £4,600 to buy and another £2.5k on top so don't feel too bad!
@tikkathreebarrels Yes and no really - the cayenne uses the engine and some components & other parts from the VW group so it's not a 'true' porsche but there is a notable difference between the two in terms of overall refinement. However if you just want that cracking engine and are not really fussed about the looks & refinement difference then the VW is a much better buy. For me though I am happy to pay the premium for the cayenne & I really do love the fact it's a bit silly & shouldn't really exist these days. Life is too short not to just buy a car that makes you smile.
Light switch is about 15 quid from china, you can also get new window switches for a few quid. When it comes to the centre console buttons, you either buy a set of vynil wrap stickers for them or get the buttons replaced. Either of these options would massively improve that interior 👌
With the Toureg and the ML for less money than a six year old Fiesta, I certainly wouldn't be doubting the costs Matt, pair of belting motors and hats off to Jimmy, paint looks like a mirror finish, the guy knows his craft , well done all round 👍
I had one of these in silver and it was a great car. You forgot to mention it has low range which 99 percent of soft road SUVs don't anymore. Those shitty German interiors are so bad the way all the surfaces degrade. Just look at how BMWs interior handles turn to black goo.
Best colour & rarely seen, had one exactly the same many years ago that bought my now adult son home from hospital when born. Dog/winter car duties nowadays is an 04 Cayenne Turbo that thankfully only does about 100 miles a month averaging 12 mpg😂. This platform of early Touareg /Cayenne are great workhorses
I paid €8500 for a lovely high Spec 2010 Lexus RX 450H yesterday. I'm now feeling better about my 28mpg average🙂. It's red too! 179000 miles but drives like new! Can't beat old skool!😎
As you're friends with Mike Brewer I seem to remember an episode of "Wheeler Dealers" the Maserati 3200 gt episode, where he Refurbished all the buttons in the car, so if you get on to him I'm sure he'll give you the contact.
Consider changing fluids in all different differentials (front, center, rear). For Cayennes atleast, the center diff is a known part to have issues if left unserviced.
The noise from the front could be the bearings in the front diff. Change the oil and if it has metallic particles, 100% the noise is from the bearings.
Well Matt it would appear that at least sometimes you make economically sensible decisions. Setting priorities, avoiding expensive touches that would never be economically viable. A very nice vehicle with an excellent spec. The 1400 quid invested was for necessities and putting things into perspective just ask yourself "How much would it have cost me to have this done on a Range Rover?"
I'd buy that for 3500! That will probably be more fun to drive than most brand new SUVs. The smile on your Matt's face when he puts his foot down is why he's keeping it. That and Jimmy's paint work 😂
I've said it before, I'm a massive fan of the Touareg. A mate of mine runs one with 'proper' tyres and it's surprisingly capable off road. They are roomy, comfortable, great for a long journey if you need to haul people or gear, and tons of torque.
A really nice car and definitely worth spending money on it to save it. The 3.2V6 is superb and very reliable My 2006 Golf R32 is spot on and sounds great always puts a big smile on my face. The widow switches and trim are a cheap easy fix to do yourself as well as the head light switch. Regarding the radio it might be worth looking on internet to find a good second hand replacement. Let us know on the next update Great channel Thank you
Lovely looking car. Credit to Jimmy the magician. My local body shop charges a lot for very little. My wife decided to change her auto gearbox fluid for her SLC cost me £500 and that was from a specialist. Perhaps things are cheaper up north. I’m sure Temu sell kits for VW’s that cover all of those worn switches. Great job Matt👍👍
I have a 20-year old BMW E46 and the switches and buttons are in so much better condition than this VW. What on earth did VW use to paint these? They are awful.
The transmission noise is very likely the front differential pinion bearings, Mk1 Touaregs had an issue with them. The Mk1 facelift onwards didn’t have this problem.
"You should never change just one suspension spring" I agree. I do however remember that when you had a Dacia you changed just one of the springs, and when I pointed this out you got the hump!
Great video and car. I bought a cheap (by the standards of my country) Touareg of the same Mk1 pre-facelift generation with the same engine about 4 years ago. It had been poorly kept by its previous owner, and was a bit of a dog reliability-wise when I first got it (wound up stranded in the middle of nowhere with a failed wheel sensor locking the wheels, and no Internet coverage to be able to look up if there was any way to disable it via a fuse or something). I did the auto transmission, 4WD system service, new brake discs and pads, new coolant, fresh service (and then regular servicing from there) and have had a few other repairs e.g. clock spring sensor and most notably doing one of the fuel pumps which had been done by the previous owner but they had used some knock off part to save $ ... the fuel pump was covered by the extended warranty I had purchased although it needed replacing about a week before the warranty expired so it was a fight with the company to get them to pay the $3000 for the repair work. Will be up for new tyres before EOY and another service as well. Now it has been looked after and 'caught up' somewhat on neglected maintenance it's a great vehicle and I intend to keep it a very long time, so pleased to see another one fixed up.
Glad to see your keeping it Matt. It's a lovely motor is that touareg. I agree the colour is great. The noise they make is incredible. It's pretty much a Porsche cayenne 3.2 V6. Just one that can handle the rough stuff
Nice choice for a real capable SUV, far away from actual useless anything-but-sporty-and-utility examples. No faulty antipolution systems. No ridiculous downsized engine. Easy to found and cheap parts. Really, really nice
Remember going for a spin in a work colleagues one of these about 10 years ago, and I’m sure he said it was a 5.0 V10 diesel! Unbelievable torque whatever it was!
Great car Matt, it'll be a classic one day in the same vein as a Merc SL; over-engineered, tank like beauty. One of the few SUVs with a lockable diff, it will go anywhere. There's a reason you see loads of mk1 Touaregs in Africa!
Volkswagens have always had a tendency to fog up in many situations?! Anytime Matt shows an older car that has lots of mold growing in it, it’s probably a Volkswagen. I know from experience. By now I know how to avoid that problem. Good luck Matt. One personal tip, have a chrome or black roof rack put on. That adds a nice finishing touch.
'I've massively overspent on...' is becoming a popular theme, hot on the heels of 'I bought a cheap...' and 'Should you buy a...' Great content, as always.
5:37 you could find replacement parts new or nearly new and just replace them, you’d probably pay more restoring than just simply replacing these parts
I often think to myself, why doesn’t Matt switch the air con on on? I soggy Britain it would stop those windows misting up. I have run the A/C permanently in all my cars for over twenty five years and never replaced any parts or had one fail on me. I only had one regassed shortly after I bought it.
I was very out of touch with cars for sometime, until buying a 2005 Cayenne, and a similar colour to your Touareg, which are almost one of the same, a lot of similarities, sounded amazing, though being the Cayenne S, it would. In the short time we owned it, the one and only service we had cost at a local Porsche specialist over £1000, I had to laugh when IO told my husband, as it's not the kind of money he was expecting, hey, if you can't afford to run it, don't buy it.
The headlight switch on my old Octavia, I just went to TPS and got a new one.. and same with the window switches. Although I think a bit of touch up paint will fix your issues with the stereo buttons.
You guys are lucky in the UK. After this video i went on autotrader and the tax for the V6 is €143 per month in the Netherlands.. The TDI costs €275 per month in tax
Ouch! Then again, look at the state of your roads compared with ours. You get what you pay for! I pay £590 per year for my M440i GC. When it's 5 years old, drops to £180pa.
The vibration is because the crankcase and rear diff need to be balanced. If when they've had the propshaft replaced and it not been marked the positioning of crankcase and the diff you still get the vibration. Its a pain to sort one bolt rotation at a time
I loved my VR6 touareg.....had to move to a q7 .....FOR THE BUTTONS ....the best way to repair them is to change them ...EBay is your friend ....they are cheap to buy and you can take only the faces of the buttons and keep your mechanical bits ...
@@gileshalliwell3591 there was a guy on the a2 Facebook group that was redoing the buttons for a fair price …not the cheap looking sticker solution but a new laser engraving
@@gileshalliwell3591 Any Audi/VW product of this era had peeling button surfaces. Its because VW used a "soft touch" paint finish to make the buttons feel nice and luxurious but they wore very poorly
I could never move to a q7 especially because the interior of it is pretty bland and ugly compared to the touareg, imo even the exterior is pretty bad looking
It definitely does not look 20 years old, and that V6 is lovely. Understated style only ever looks better with age, and the Touareg is a great example of that. Thought it was a bit boring and forgetful in its day, now it just looks rather stylish.
with the strange noise... you said Gearbox was done and a new prop-shaft was already in... but what about the rear differential? not sure what it has at the front, might be one of them thats built into the gearbox. at that sort of age your going to have wear and new fluid has quietened it down a bit. so my guess is it was the front Diff and new fluid has fixed it for now, might be fine for years
Great car Matt - very similar colour to my RR - which I've massively over spent on lol! Does the Touareg have a transfer box? Has that had an oil change?Just an idea. Cheers
Probably not a smart decision, but a superbly built vehicle!!… better than any MB or BMW of the same era! The paint clearcoat did suck, but the actual paint was superior to the other Germans… thick AF! Triple doors seals (from Audi)👍👍 The de-vulcanising interior trim is not a common issue, most likely a female (even male) driver with residual perfume/cosmetic product caused the eroding of trim quicker than normal. The actual fit’n’finish of this era Touareg is superb.
I had the Altitude model with the 3.0Tdi engine. Absolutely loved that car better than any LR product. I don't think you can do better for the money. Keep it 👍
Hey matt, those 20 year old workhorses are starting to get appreciated again by a large group of people. Would love to see a newer review of the E53 X5, this car is a legend!
Hi Matt, speak to Mike Brewer, he knows someone who can refurbish your old worn-out buttons in the UK, he uses a laser, I saw it on a wheeler-dealer episode.😊
The easiest way to fix the peeled off soft touch plastic is to buy new parts. Fortunately that car used a plethora of standard parts from the VW part bin. These are still cheap and available such as window switch assemblies and light switches. There are sticker kits that cover over the flaking plastic, but these never look as good as a replacement.
Hi Matt, perhaps add a page to your website showing your collection of collectables, specs and photos. Would be like a virtual tour and enable viewers to Ooh and Arr over them without having to take them out on the road. Maybe a link to the videos you've done on each one. The Japanese got the foot park brake sorted. Press down to engage, press again to release. Its actually quick and easy to operate.
We live in an era where many of us see £2800 (your spend on this car) as annual depreciation. Buy any SUV under 5 years old and Road tax is over £500. That car has years of life in it and anyone getting it for £3250 has purchased a real bargain. It looks fabulous and you’ve got the car properly sorted 😊👍
I have an old, high mileage SUV, and I enquired about having the ATF/Filter replaced at my local transmission specialist, and he actually advised me NOT to do it, on the basis that at this age, it might dislodge something important. He could've just said 'yeah I'll do it, that'll be £500 please', and I absolutely would have done it. It's running faultlessly btw. Dear Deirdre, what should I do?
Massive overspend... Matt is back on top form, falling in love for a lost soul. Hobby beats busuness. Mate, you must have the biggest drive in the country!
I like these. Almost a Porsche Cayenne for VW money. You should have fitted 4 matching part worn tyres though. They use haldex 4 wheel drive on these and that relies on matching tyres to work properly
It was either Paul Cowland or Drew Pritchard from Slavage Hunters Classic Cars, or it was Mike Brewer who had one done for a Maserati that had the sticky dash I think. It looked brand new when it was finished. Maybe if you messaged them they’d give you a nod
The way you describe the car while driving and then finally talking about keeping it out of the weather, reminded me of GTA days, where you stral cars from NPC's who drive them very slow, and when u floor it, they fly and you decide to keep it 😂
Light switches cost half nothing from VW. Wheeler Dealer did an episode on a Maserati during which Brewer found a company to fix the buttons like those you pointed to. Thanks for the video.
Mike Brewer once featured a car / computer electronics company that specifically restores switches to like-new with laser technology. I can’t remember the episode though. Why not message Mike, surely he’d tell ya 👍🏻
Are you looking for some fresh buttons for the dash? That's where I like to start when refreshing a car, as it's very obvious. Edit: Never mind. You've mentioned it. 🙂 (Does Ebay not have good replacement ones?)
I had the V10 R50 diesel version of the same car, was a nice car. Just a shame I had to get rid of it due to oil leaks and every job on the engine required the engine to be removed.
Matt, you can buy stickers to do the switches but I would replace them ,it’s hand cream or aftershave type things that destroy them, I had one 7 years but mine were perfect even at 150k miles, it was a great car but the gearbox or transfer box started whining and I had to part with it, traded it for a Nissan Murano which I never loved , got a 2010 ML now 😊
Matt ask Mike Brewer about the bottoms he used a company to fix the sticky set done on a Ferrari I think. They sprayed them white then black then a computer etched them to make them like new
An SUV Phaeton is the toerag😜 to me, & that isn't isn't a insult, 👇its a complement. 👍 The metallic red paint looks in tip-top condition! 👍 a set of large mudflaps would also improve the looks, & serves a purpose as well IMO. & Was it available with roof bars? No! That would be adding more unnecessary expense, plus you want to sort out the faded paint switchgear as well.
Thanks, I have an old car that I will probably never use again, it still has an MOT but is very scruffy, 18 years old , I would only dare sell it for spares and repair, so decided to take £250 from the scrappy and get rid, seems a shame, but it would only hang around and never be used. Yes your Touareg is very nice and I would use it.
I really enjoy your videos and think you’re a decent guy with whom to do business with. However, the best thing about your videos is Jimmy the Magician’s work. Fella is a legend.
That's my evening taken up looking at cars I don't need, thanks Matt! 🙄
I paid £500 for my 2005 Porsche Cayenne with the same VR6 3.2 engine. It needed some tinkering and parts but has been a great car for the last 12months I've owned it. We bought a cool little T@B320 caravan to tow behind it and I've done the NC500. I'm building it into an overlander and are planning a Scandinavian roadtrip in it.
Gearbox oil is 3390 - not normal ATF, Mannol do a version that's been in my Volvo's for a few years and now the Cayenne.
Transfer box oil is bit of an odd one (can't remember off the top of my head what I used) but wasn't expensive. Diff oils are 75/90w.
My front diff bearings were noisy, splitting the suspension and dropping the subframe to swop the diff isn't financially viable if you're paying garage labour rates but was an easy weekend job.
My propshaft was knackered - Meyle do a rebuild kit but I found a little used/nearly GKN (OEM) shaft on eBay for £120 which along with the front diff replacement removed any mechanical noises.
We'll built easy to work on cars - but quite complex and expensive if you can't spanner yourself.
My Mum's on her 2nd Touareg and she wouldn't have any other car now. She loves them. At 74 years old with her current 2016 model it will see out her driving life. Great job Matt 👏
I have the Porsche Cayenne 955 with that engine in & to be fair they share a lot in common but you nailed it Matt, it is the sweet spot between old almost unusable 4x4s and modern SUVs. If you can get over the costs they make a great everyday car as you can do literally everything in them. Oh and I massively overspent on mine, £4,600 to buy and another £2.5k on top so don't feel too bad!
Agree 100%
Are there real differences between the two or is it a matter of buying the badge you like more?
@tikkathreebarrels Yes and no really - the cayenne uses the engine and some components & other parts from the VW group so it's not a 'true' porsche but there is a notable difference between the two in terms of overall refinement. However if you just want that cracking engine and are not really fussed about the looks & refinement difference then the VW is a much better buy.
For me though I am happy to pay the premium for the cayenne & I really do love the fact it's a bit silly & shouldn't really exist these days. Life is too short not to just buy a car that makes you smile.
Light switch is about 15 quid from china, you can also get new window switches for a few quid. When it comes to the centre console buttons, you either buy a set of vynil wrap stickers for them or get the buttons replaced. Either of these options would massively improve that interior 👌
With the Toureg and the ML for less money than a six year old Fiesta, I certainly wouldn't be doubting the costs Matt, pair of belting motors and hats off to Jimmy, paint looks like a mirror finish, the guy knows his craft , well done all round 👍
He has sold the ML.
I had one of these in silver and it was a great car. You forgot to mention it has low range which 99 percent of soft road SUVs don't anymore. Those shitty German interiors are so bad the way all the surfaces degrade. Just look at how BMWs interior handles turn to black goo.
Best colour & rarely seen, had one exactly the same many years ago that bought my now adult son home from hospital when born. Dog/winter car duties nowadays is an 04 Cayenne Turbo that thankfully only does about 100 miles a month averaging 12 mpg😂. This platform of early Touareg /Cayenne are great workhorses
Don't blame you for keeping it Matt it looks great almost brand new. The V R 6 engine maybe thirsty but its a peach.
I paid €8500 for a lovely high Spec 2010 Lexus RX 450H yesterday. I'm now feeling better about my 28mpg average🙂. It's red too! 179000 miles but drives like new! Can't beat old skool!😎
Did you get the cream interior
@theCybershot123 Sure did!
As you're friends with Mike Brewer I seem to remember an episode of "Wheeler Dealers" the Maserati 3200 gt episode, where he Refurbished all the buttons in the car, so if you get on to him I'm sure he'll give you the contact.
Consider changing fluids in all different differentials (front, center, rear). For Cayennes atleast, the center diff is a known part to have issues if left unserviced.
Do what makes you happy, life's too short not to
2800 pound sterling car with no problems , peace of mind , its a winner all day long 👍
I bought some replacement buttons (a whole facia panel in fact) for £100 on ebay, probably from a low milage breakers yard car and its perfect.
Absolutely love this Matt. You are becoming a bit of an idol with this behaviour. Full respect. Great colour. Love that you've saved it.
Nice job.
How did you get on with your ‘bad debt’ issue? Hope you got it resolved.
The noise from the front could be the bearings in the front diff. Change the oil and if it has metallic particles, 100% the noise is from the bearings.
Well Matt it would appear that at least sometimes you make economically sensible decisions. Setting priorities, avoiding expensive touches that would never be economically viable. A very nice vehicle with an excellent spec. The 1400 quid invested was for necessities and putting things into perspective just ask yourself "How much would it have cost me to have this done on a Range Rover?"
I'd buy that for 3500! That will probably be more fun to drive than most brand new SUVs. The smile on your Matt's face when he puts his foot down is why he's keeping it. That and Jimmy's paint work 😂
I've said it before, I'm a massive fan of the Touareg. A mate of mine runs one with 'proper' tyres and it's surprisingly capable off road. They are roomy, comfortable, great for a long journey if you need to haul people or gear, and tons of torque.
I think that Andy from Transformotions may need one as his is knackered. It is in a lovely colour and sounds great. I get why youre keeping it.
A really nice car and definitely worth spending money on it to save it.
The 3.2V6 is superb and very reliable
My 2006 Golf R32 is spot on and sounds great always puts a big smile on my face.
The widow switches and trim are a cheap easy fix to do yourself as well as the head light switch. Regarding the radio it might be worth looking on internet to find a good second hand replacement.
Let us know on the next update
Great channel
Thank you
Lovely looking car. Credit to Jimmy the magician. My local body shop charges a lot for very little. My wife decided to change her auto gearbox fluid for her SLC cost me £500 and that was from a specialist. Perhaps things are cheaper up north. I’m sure Temu sell kits for VW’s that cover all of those worn switches. Great job Matt👍👍
You’ve got the little knob to fold and turn mirrors in the centre console, rare as hens teeth!!
Those scratched off symbols on the plastics would drive me utterly mad
Yep they would offend me too!
I have a 20-year old BMW E46 and the switches and buttons are in so much better condition than this VW. What on earth did VW use to paint these? They are awful.
The transmission noise is very likely the front differential pinion bearings, Mk1 Touaregs had an issue with them. The Mk1 facelift onwards didn’t have this problem.
Nice video
I bought 2009 T1 vr6 280hp collectors edition R50,best SUV for my opinion. My mechanic told me that is very good car overall.
"You should never change just one suspension spring" I agree. I do however remember that when you had a Dacia you changed just one of the springs, and when I pointed this out you got the hump!
Great video and car.
I bought a cheap (by the standards of my country) Touareg of the same Mk1 pre-facelift generation with the same engine about 4 years ago. It had been poorly kept by its previous owner, and was a bit of a dog reliability-wise when I first got it (wound up stranded in the middle of nowhere with a failed wheel sensor locking the wheels, and no Internet coverage to be able to look up if there was any way to disable it via a fuse or something).
I did the auto transmission, 4WD system service, new brake discs and pads, new coolant, fresh service (and then regular servicing from there) and have had a few other repairs e.g. clock spring sensor and most notably doing one of the fuel pumps which had been done by the previous owner but they had used some knock off part to save $ ... the fuel pump was covered by the extended warranty I had purchased although it needed replacing about a week before the warranty expired so it was a fight with the company to get them to pay the $3000 for the repair work.
Will be up for new tyres before EOY and another service as well.
Now it has been looked after and 'caught up' somewhat on neglected maintenance it's a great vehicle and I intend to keep it a very long time, so pleased to see another one fixed up.
Glad to see your keeping it Matt. It's a lovely motor is that touareg. I agree the colour is great. The noise they make is incredible. It's pretty much a Porsche cayenne 3.2 V6. Just one that can handle the rough stuff
Had our 2.5 tdi Touareg from new in 2005, done 100k no problems don’t ever plan on selling it until it become uneconomic to continue
Nice choice for a real capable SUV, far away from actual useless anything-but-sporty-and-utility examples. No faulty antipolution systems. No ridiculous downsized engine. Easy to found and cheap parts. Really, really nice
Remember going for a spin in a work colleagues one of these about 10 years ago, and I’m sure he said it was a 5.0 V10 diesel! Unbelievable torque whatever it was!
Great car Matt, it'll be a classic one day in the same vein as a Merc SL; over-engineered, tank like beauty. One of the few SUVs with a lockable diff, it will go anywhere. There's a reason you see loads of mk1 Touaregs in Africa!
Nice job. Great to see you saving the older cars. It's good to preserve motoring history - especially a car with a bonkers VR6 engine
10:17 tip- keep the ac on to keep the windows demisted
Volkswagens have always had a tendency to fog up in many situations?! Anytime Matt shows an older car that has lots of mold growing in it, it’s probably a Volkswagen. I know from experience. By now I know how to avoid that problem. Good luck Matt. One personal tip, have a chrome or black roof rack put on. That adds a nice finishing touch.
That's the 19mpg down to 15mpg😁
'I've massively overspent on...' is becoming a popular theme, hot on the heels of 'I bought a cheap...' and 'Should you buy a...' Great content, as always.
VW Touareg is the only car I regret selling. I had a 05 plate Diesel and it was a great car.
Great big bus and it looked awesome. £3k spent all round good deal and great colour.
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5:37 you could find replacement parts new or nearly new and just replace them, you’d probably pay more restoring than just simply replacing these parts
or even try a scrapyard
I often think to myself, why doesn’t Matt switch the air con on on? I soggy Britain it would stop those windows misting up. I have run the A/C permanently in all my cars for over twenty five years and never replaced any parts or had one fail on me. I only had one regassed shortly after I bought it.
glad to see the torareg fully fixed up. The parking brake should be used especially on automatic, otherwise the handbrake cable will seize up.
I was very out of touch with cars for sometime, until buying a 2005 Cayenne, and a similar colour to your Touareg, which are almost one of the same, a lot of similarities, sounded amazing, though being the Cayenne S, it would. In the short time we owned it, the one and only service we had cost at a local Porsche specialist over £1000, I had to laugh when IO told my husband, as it's not the kind of money he was expecting, hey, if you can't afford to run it, don't buy it.
The hand brake sounds like the one I had in a Merc C-Class. Quite easy to get used to.
The headlight switch on my old Octavia, I just went to TPS and got a new one.. and same with the window switches. Although I think a bit of touch up paint will fix your issues with the stereo buttons.
New light switch is about 10-20 quid online if you’re wanting to fix that, the other buttons may not be as easy of a fix but worth looking about.
Had a Touran of the same age and the interior around the switches also let down . The blue and red interior lighting was lovely though
Those light switches are on every VW of that era and beyond, hopefully that’s a £10 fix. As for the radio - pass
always wanted one but out of my price range , well done Matt fantastic job
You guys are lucky in the UK. After this video i went on autotrader and the tax for the V6 is €143 per month in the Netherlands.. The TDI costs €275 per month in tax
Ouch! Then again, look at the state of your roads compared with ours. You get what you pay for! I pay £590 per year for my M440i GC. When it's 5 years old, drops to £180pa.
The vibration is because the crankcase and rear diff need to be balanced. If when they've had the propshaft replaced and it not been marked the positioning of crankcase and the diff you still get the vibration. Its a pain to sort one bolt rotation at a time
I loved my VR6 touareg.....had to move to a q7 .....FOR THE BUTTONS ....the best way to repair them is to change them ...EBay is your friend ....they are cheap to buy and you can take only the faces of the buttons and keep your mechanical bits ...
Audi A2s were famous for buttons wearing…
@@gileshalliwell3591 there was a guy on the a2 Facebook group that was redoing the buttons for a fair price …not the cheap looking sticker solution but a new laser engraving
@@gileshalliwell3591 Any Audi/VW product of this era had peeling button surfaces. Its because VW used a "soft touch" paint finish to make the buttons feel nice and luxurious but they wore very poorly
I could never move to a q7 especially because the interior of it is pretty bland and ugly compared to the touareg, imo even the exterior is pretty bad looking
Among the many, many problems Mk1 Touaregs have, the front diffs fail and make the dry bearing grumbling noise you described
It definitely does not look 20 years old, and that V6 is lovely. Understated style only ever looks better with age, and the Touareg is a great example of that.
Thought it was a bit boring and forgetful in its day, now it just looks rather stylish.
Looks a beauty now Matt, nice work, that V6 sounds sweet as, keep the vids coming
I do the same with my Hyundai coupe, put in park and hope for best lol mind the handbrake is next to useless anyway 😂
Pre-2005, lower tax bracket and limited numbers definitely a keeper.
with the strange noise... you said Gearbox was done and a new prop-shaft was already in... but what about the rear differential? not sure what it has at the front, might be one of them thats built into the gearbox. at that sort of age your going to have wear and new fluid has quietened it down a bit. so my guess is it was the front Diff and new fluid has fixed it for now, might be fine for years
Great car Matt - very similar colour to my RR - which I've massively over spent on lol! Does the Touareg have a transfer box? Has that had an oil change?Just an idea. Cheers
Probably not a smart decision, but a superbly built vehicle!!… better than any MB or BMW of the same era!
The paint clearcoat did suck, but the actual paint was superior to the other Germans… thick AF! Triple doors seals (from Audi)👍👍
The de-vulcanising interior trim is not a common issue, most likely a female (even male) driver with residual perfume/cosmetic product caused the eroding of trim quicker than normal.
The actual fit’n’finish of this era Touareg is superb.
Maybe change the front diff/rear diff oils, and transfer box oil. I've just changed mine, and noticed a better improvement.
I had the Altitude model with the 3.0Tdi engine. Absolutely loved that car better than any LR product. I don't think you can do better for the money. Keep it 👍
You did the right thing by keeping it,looks Really Nice Now👍
Hey matt, those 20 year old workhorses are starting to get appreciated again by a large group of people. Would love to see a newer review of the E53 X5, this car is a legend!
Hi Matt, speak to Mike
Brewer, he knows someone who can refurbish your old worn-out buttons in the UK, he uses a laser, I saw it on a wheeler-dealer episode.😊
It's a great car and worth every penny. You need to do things that make you happy; life is too short. Have a great week, Matt.
'Cheap Touareg' sounds like 'vergan stew'. But she looks fine indeed, Matt!
The easiest way to fix the peeled off soft touch plastic is to buy new parts. Fortunately that car used a plethora of standard parts from the VW part bin. These are still cheap and available such as window switch assemblies and light switches. There are sticker kits that cover over the flaking plastic, but these never look as good as a replacement.
JJ on Cars recently repaired the interior buttons with a kit he bought. Look for his A2 video.
Hi Matt, perhaps add a page to your website showing your collection of collectables, specs and photos. Would be like a virtual tour and enable viewers to Ooh and Arr over them without having to take them out on the road. Maybe a link to the videos you've done on each one.
The Japanese got the foot park brake sorted. Press down to engage, press again to release. Its actually quick and easy to operate.
We live in an era where many of us see £2800 (your spend on this car) as annual depreciation. Buy any SUV under 5 years old and Road tax is over £500. That car has years of life in it and anyone getting it for £3250 has purchased a real bargain. It looks fabulous and you’ve got the car properly sorted 😊👍
I have an old, high mileage SUV, and I enquired about having the ATF/Filter replaced at my local transmission specialist, and he actually advised me NOT to do it, on the basis that at this age, it might dislodge something important. He could've just said 'yeah I'll do it, that'll be £500 please', and I absolutely would have done it. It's running faultlessly btw. Dear Deirdre, what should I do?
Sticky plastics in Gillingham would be able to do your buttons. I think they were on an episode of wheeler dealers once over.
That's the guy I was scratching my head over... He did that Maserati sticky dash buttons really well
@@Telecaster4959 hi should say Billingham not Gillingham hope it helps. Cheers
Massive overspend... Matt is back on top form, falling in love for a lost soul. Hobby beats busuness. Mate, you must have the biggest drive in the country!
Matt it’s a beautiful old vw. Very envious
It did look good when you bought it, but yeah.. It's looking sharp now. Good work Matt.
I had the same engine in a 55 reg Cayenne I owned for 7 years. Best car I ever had
Mat, you should get a forester next!
I like these. Almost a Porsche Cayenne for VW money. You should have fitted 4 matching part worn tyres though. They use haldex 4 wheel drive on these and that relies on matching tyres to work properly
It looks really well. Good choice to keep it!
It was either Paul Cowland or Drew Pritchard from Slavage Hunters Classic Cars, or it was Mike Brewer who had one done for a Maserati that had the sticky dash I think. It looked brand new when it was finished. Maybe if you messaged them they’d give you a nod
And yes this why I own a Porsche Cayenne Turbo, based off this platform.
The way you describe the car while driving and then finally talking about keeping it out of the weather, reminded me of GTA days, where you stral cars from NPC's who drive them very slow, and when u floor it, they fly and you decide to keep it 😂
If you get some "Iron out" on those wheels, they'd come up mint
High Peak Autos spends massive everywhere he goes, everywhere he goes!!!
those VR6 Engines are brilliant engines. Especially in a Golf R32! also in regards to the noise, has the Haldex system been serviced?
It looks like one of those new Porsches from some angles. Very desirable, even when it says '53' on the new reg-plates it's crying out for.
Light switches cost half nothing from VW. Wheeler Dealer did an episode on a Maserati during which Brewer found a company to fix the buttons like those you pointed to. Thanks for the video.
Mike Brewer once featured a car / computer electronics company that specifically restores switches to like-new with laser technology. I can’t remember the episode though. Why not message Mike, surely he’d tell ya 👍🏻
Are you looking for some fresh buttons for the dash? That's where I like to start when refreshing a car, as it's very obvious. Edit: Never mind. You've mentioned it. 🙂 (Does Ebay not have good replacement ones?)
I had the V10 R50 diesel version of the same car, was a nice car.
Just a shame I had to get rid of it due to oil leaks and every job on the engine required the engine to be removed.
Will be great for driving in this snow ❄️ Keep those heated seats on Matt... don't want you getting another cold. Touareg looks lovely.
Matt, you can buy stickers to do the switches but I would replace them ,it’s hand cream or aftershave type things that destroy them, I had one 7 years but mine were perfect even at 150k miles, it was a great car but the gearbox or transfer box started whining and I had to part with it, traded it for a Nissan Murano which I never loved , got a 2010 ML now 😊
Oh btw the colour looks stunning 😊
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Matt ask Mike Brewer about the bottoms he used a company to fix the sticky set done on a Ferrari I think. They sprayed them white then black then a computer etched them to make them like new
An SUV Phaeton is the toerag😜 to me, & that isn't isn't a insult, 👇its a complement. 👍 The metallic red paint looks in tip-top condition! 👍 a set of large mudflaps would also improve the looks, & serves a purpose as well IMO. & Was it available with roof bars? No! That would be adding more unnecessary expense, plus you want to sort out the faded paint switchgear as well.
For interior switches refurb check out recent wheeler dealer episode for the Maserati
Company in Peterlee does these
Never noticed these befor there actually quite nice
I went for lunch near your garage the other day and saw this parked up in the car park behind, instantly said to myself this was one of yours 😂
Thanks, I have an old car that I will probably never use again, it still has an MOT but is very scruffy, 18 years old , I would only dare sell it for spares and repair, so decided to take £250 from the scrappy and get rid, seems a shame, but it would only hang around and never be used.
Yes your Touareg is very nice and I would use it.
Which car