da.hs
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Jul 28, 2012
- Location
- SK, Canada
- TDI
- 2010 Golf, DSG, silver (from new). 2010 Audi Q7 (from 2016), 2004 Touareg V10 (from 2018)
I might be switching jobs soon to one that would bring about 30000km/year, most of it on northern gravel "highways". Don't think my Golf would survive for too long: endless washboard and rocks sticking up and a high risk of getting stuck in winter snow and spring mud. Snow ploughs do work up there but they take their time to get to some places.
I have a truck and would use it for a while but thirsty and don't want to wear it out too fast - and cargo in the box gets covered with snow or dust, lids never really seal. Also have an 07 Jeep Wrangler which does the roads fine but a 2-door, can carry very little cargo.
So might be interested in an SUV next year - suggestions? VW Touareg and Jeep Grand Cherokee would be good in theory - but are complex and expensive and I guess could be extremely expensive to maintain if the roads wear them fast.
I've come to like the VW TDi - but winter is 6 months here and diesel may not be a sensible choice. Old diesels don't start in the cold, the new ones do but have other, much-discussed issues.
Interested in opinions...
I have a truck and would use it for a while but thirsty and don't want to wear it out too fast - and cargo in the box gets covered with snow or dust, lids never really seal. Also have an 07 Jeep Wrangler which does the roads fine but a 2-door, can carry very little cargo.
So might be interested in an SUV next year - suggestions? VW Touareg and Jeep Grand Cherokee would be good in theory - but are complex and expensive and I guess could be extremely expensive to maintain if the roads wear them fast.
I've come to like the VW TDi - but winter is 6 months here and diesel may not be a sensible choice. Old diesels don't start in the cold, the new ones do but have other, much-discussed issues.
Interested in opinions...