T&T OFFICIAL New Vehicle Prices & Discussion Thread

agent007 · Postby **agent007** » November 18th, 2020, 3:20 pm

^^^^A4 Q5?

Pirate · Postby **Pirate** » November 18th, 2020, 3:22 pm

Typo.
Was supposed to be just Q5

Capleton · Postby **Capleton** » November 18th, 2020, 3:51 pm

agent007 wrote:Is it jerky or clunky like a DCT?

When driving in manual mode, it's actually much smoother, since you would be anticipating the gear change. In auto mode, it's not really jerky, but I guess clunky is a better word to describe it, maybe even quirky!

aaron17 · Postby **aaron17** » November 18th, 2020, 6:47 pm

Small cars are worst in car accidents.

aaron17 · Postby **aaron17** » November 18th, 2020, 7:26 pm

SLVR1 wrote:^^ tbh I have always found TTTL to be lacking in features etc. when it comes to their vehicles compared to Honda and some others. That is why I have always passed them over despite the Toyota reputation for reliability.

Less features= less things to break hence more reliable.

A172 · Postby **A172** » November 18th, 2020, 10:32 pm

brand new 2020 G20 MSport

Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » November 19th, 2020, 9:23 pm

A172 wrote:brand new 2020 G20 MSport
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What's the retail on this?

A172 · Postby **A172** » November 20th, 2020, 3:32 pm

Gladiator wrote:
A172 wrote:brand new 2020 G20 MSport
PXL_20201118_190932069.jpegPXL_20201118_215156717.jpegPXL_20201118_173246873.jpegPXL_20201118_191133354.jpeg

What's the retail on this?

https://www.facebook.com/rvitrinidad/po ... 6157653747

Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » November 20th, 2020, 9:39 pm

A172 wrote:
Gladiator wrote:
A172 wrote:brand new 2020 G20 MSport
PXL_20201118_190932069.jpegPXL_20201118_215156717.jpegPXL_20201118_173246873.jpegPXL_20201118_191133354.jpeg

What's the retail on this?

https://www.facebook.com/rvitrinidad/po ... 6157653747

Thanks....

Pirate · Postby **Pirate** » November 22nd, 2020, 1:43 pm

Edit.

Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » November 22nd, 2020, 10:15 pm

So what's the deal with those BMW X5s. Do they all give trouble once is diesel? I see quite a few second hand ones at reasonable prices.... is it worth the buy?

agent007 · Postby **agent007** » November 22nd, 2020, 11:26 pm

Can't speak too much about those new Q5s but in terms of a used diesel X5, I would say, permanently social distance yourself from that vehicle.

Capleton · Postby **Capleton** » November 23rd, 2020, 9:31 am

agent007 wrote:Can't speak too much about those new Q5s but in terms of a used diesel X5, I would say, permanently social distance yourself from that vehicle.

I do concur, run as far as you can and stay there. Well unless your plan is the replace the engine and tranny with that of an SR or QG....lol

Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » November 23rd, 2020, 8:55 pm

Capleton wrote:
agent007 wrote:Can't speak too much about those new Q5s but in terms of a used diesel X5, I would say, permanently social distance yourself from that vehicle.

I do concur, run as far as you can and stay there. Well unless your plan is the replace the engine and tranny with that of an SR or QG....lol

Thanks for that bit of advice ...

Pirate · Postby **Pirate** » November 23rd, 2020, 9:18 pm

randolphinshan · Postby **randolphinshan** » November 24th, 2020, 7:33 am

Pirate wrote:
Pirate wrote:Hey guys. Looking for some feedback on a 2018 - 2019 Audi Q5:

Anyone has feedback on the transmission (7-speed DSG units) , Everything resolved from earlier issues?
Any bad down shifting feel when in traffic or slowing down at a stoplight?
AirCon issues with these models sorted as well?
Anything additional to look out for maintenance wise?
Thanks!
?

Bhai is trouble you want owa ? It seems you want to spend more times in a mechanic shop than driving on the roads. These cars are not known for high reliability and even the dealers seem to focus on new car sales rather than parts and service.

If you want to buy it buy it NEW and sell after a few years. Look if you want to buy something used buy a good B14 and done yea.

scotty_buttons · Postby **scotty_buttons** » November 24th, 2020, 9:36 pm

randolphinshan wrote:
Pirate wrote:
Pirate wrote:Hey guys. Looking for some feedback on a 2018 - 2019 Audi Q5:

Anyone has feedback on the transmission (7-speed DSG units) , Everything resolved from earlier issues?
Any bad down shifting feel when in traffic or slowing down at a stoplight?
AirCon issues with these models sorted as well?
Anything additional to look out for maintenance wise?
Thanks!
?

Bhai is trouble you want owa ? It seems you want to spend more times in a mechanic shop than driving on the roads. These cars are not known for high reliability and even the dealers seem to focus on new car sales rather than parts and service.

If you want to buy it buy it NEW and sell after a few years. Look if you want to buy something used buy a good B14 and done yea.

Believe it or not, b14 parts hard to come by these days too

agent007 · Postby **agent007** » November 25th, 2020, 1:49 am

Pirate wrote:
Pirate wrote:Hey guys. Looking for some feedback on a 2018 - 2019 Audi Q5:

Anyone has feedback on the transmission (7-speed DSG units) , Everything resolved from earlier issues?
Any bad down shifting feel when in traffic or slowing down at a stoplight?
AirCon issues with these models sorted as well?
Anything additional to look out for maintenance wise?
Thanks!
?

If the Q5 DSG is anything like the Skoda Yeti DSG then consider the following advice in the picture:

Your saving grace with the Q5 is, I think it’s a wet clutch and not a dry. What does this mean for you? You probably get an additional year before it goes bezerk on you.

My automotive motto is, “stay from from diesel (except trucks and pickups) and stay far from anything dual clutch”. Good luck!

scotty_buttons · Postby **scotty_buttons** » November 25th, 2020, 6:35 am

So far late 2018 Audi A5 B9 with wet clutch DSG, no issues.
Daily driver but hardly in any traffic.
I like this transmission a lot. My second favourite only to the ZF in BMWs.

agent007 · Postby **agent007** » November 25th, 2020, 11:14 am

scotty_buttons wrote:So far late 2018 Audi A5 B9 with wet clutch DSG, no issues.
Daily driver but hardly in any traffic.
I like this transmission a lot. My second favourite only to the ZF in BMWs.

The vibe I get from you is, you’re the kind of guy that, if you sense anything off with your car, you will attempt to get right into the issue and do whatever it takes to mitigate any further risks.

Then we have the posers who get into those type of vehicles and they can’t afford to do the necessaries and then blame euros on a whole under the label of unreliability. Now we know very well, some euros are just plain money pits but I hope you get my point.

I think once your wet clutch has the mineral oil and software update, it would last many years trouble-free, especially with highway miles.

Tucson DCT owners though, all I can say is, when the used car market has them bountifully as used options, I say to those owners, may you all get the necessary luck to tief up somebody head who is non the wiser and palm off your troubles. In this Information Age we’re living in, it means that those vehicles would be tough to sell because you can’t fool people so easy anymore unless they truly dotish.

scotty_buttons · Postby **scotty_buttons** » November 27th, 2020, 3:36 pm

agent007 wrote:
scotty_buttons wrote:So far late 2018 Audi A5 B9 with wet clutch DSG, no issues.
Daily driver but hardly in any traffic.
I like this transmission a lot. My second favourite only to the ZF in BMWs.

The vibe I get from you is, you’re the kind of guy that, if you sense anything off with your car, you will attempt to get right into the issue and do whatever it takes to mitigate any further risks.

Then we have the posers who get into those type of vehicles and they can’t afford to do the necessaries and then blame euros on a whole under the label of unreliability. Now we know very well, some euros are just plain money pits but I hope you get my point.

I think once your wet clutch has the mineral oil and software update, it would last many years trouble-free, especially with highway miles.

Tucson DCT owners though, all I can say is, when the used car market has them bountifully as used options, I say to those owners, may you all get the necessary luck to tief up somebody head who is non the wiser and palm off your troubles. In this Information Age we’re living in, it means that those vehicles would be tough to sell because you can’t fool people so easy anymore unless they truly dotish.

Dais me self. I can’t stand driving a car and some little thing wrong/off. Need to have everything working in good order. Kinda OCD when it comes to vehicles.
This wet DSG (DL382/DL501) is an updated one from the previous models; so hoping those issues sorted out.

16 cycles · Postby **16 cycles** » November 28th, 2020, 7:36 am

reliability of VAG transmissions...

https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/askhj/answ ... olkswagen-

Danielcapse · Postby **Danielcapse** » November 28th, 2020, 7:42 am

Hi all, new to the site and new to the Nissan patrol. I have just brought to 2017 Patrol Ti. Wondering if anyone has fitted a UHF to theirs? Im sure there is probably already a thread but I cant find one.

agent007 · Postby **agent007** » November 28th, 2020, 11:40 am

Hey welcome, are you from down under or you imported one into TT? Is the Ti a 5.6? Sorry for the questions, you dont get to communicate with someone with a Patrol very often lol

Concerning the antenna, there was a discussion on CB radio here a while back but if you want details on same, you can reach out to REACT directly.

Dizzy28 · Postby **Dizzy28** » November 30th, 2020, 10:28 am

Gladiator wrote:So what's the deal with those BMW X5s. Do they all give trouble once is diesel? I see quite a few second hand ones at reasonable prices.... is it worth the buy?

My pardner has one that is not yet 3 years old ( the nicely trimmed one with the Harman Kardon system with seat back screens, bluray plaer etc) and is level pressah in he tail with the engine being the primary issue.
Been down for almost 1/2 year and there is a constant back and forth with Lafast who refuse to accept any liability for the engine instead blaming his service schedule (which he admittedly didn't stick to rigidly but also didn't overly exceed).

rebound · Postby **rebound** » November 30th, 2020, 2:03 pm

They will screw him even if he went 1week over the scheduled time when large warranty claims involved.

Dizzy28 · Postby **Dizzy28** » December 1st, 2020, 8:23 am

rebound wrote:They will screw him even if he went 1week over the scheduled time when large warranty claims involved.

I have seen the quotation............large is joke.
Its costing more than my Tucson cost brand new.

Joshie23 · Postby **Joshie23** » December 1st, 2020, 10:03 am

Dizzy28 wrote:
rebound wrote:They will screw him even if he went 1week over the scheduled time when large warranty claims involved.

I have seen the quotation............large is joke.
Its costing more than my Tucson cost brand new.

Yikes. A new base Tuc is $255k.

An engine replacement costing over $255k?

Postby **Dave** » December 1st, 2020, 10:10 am

The labour charge on a Q7 was over 80k. I didn't venture to ask what the charge was for the engine. Was all discounted to zero as was under warranty.

Dizzy28 · Postby **Dizzy28** » December 1st, 2020, 3:47 pm

Joshie23 wrote:
Dizzy28 wrote:
rebound wrote:They will screw him even if he went 1week over the scheduled time when large warranty claims involved.

I have seen the quotation............large is joke.
Its costing more than my Tucson cost brand new.

Yikes. A new base Tuc is $255k.

An engine replacement costing over $255k?

$350k

(And my Tucson cost $280k in 2015- [2.0l 4x4 version])