On Sunday morning, I just asked my father on his opinion on changing the 2009 Dzire Zxi our parents currently drive (Both my parents still drive).

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We were looking for a replacement for our 2013 Ford Figo TDCI which we had sold in Feb. We needed a car only by around October, but we started our hunt early due to the long waiting period now. Since our daily running is quite high (40 kms for me, 80 kms for my wife at her current posting), we had finalized on the Nexon EV. Even though we had almost finalized on Nexon EV, we checked out the following cars in the same price range on the same day:

MG Astor Turbo AT/ Astor NA CVT:

The Astor appeared to be luxurious inside out. And the Turbo AT drove well too. But we found the under thigh support to be a bit poor. Also it was a bit too out of the budget considering the FE and additional running costs over the price of the car.

We also test drove the 1.5 NA CVT. It had the rubber band effect going against it in addition to the poor under thigh support.

Honda City AT:

We did not test drive the vehicle but the City interiors did not appeal to me or my wife. Though there is a lot more space inside in the City, we loved the interiors of the Nexon much more than this.

Now, we had some time left with us for the Nexon EV test drive vehicle to arrive (It was out for a test drive for another customer and we thought we would rather get the test drive done the same day as getting time for a test drive together later would take 1-2 weeks). It was already late (around 6:15 pm), and we thought of checking out the Taigun as well. We immediately called EVM VW Cheranellur and the sales rep mentioned they are still open and we could have a test drive.

We headed to the EVM showroom, even though it was raining heavily. They were (Mr. Shibu and Mr. Sanoop) very courteous and offered a test drive of the car.We were interested in 1.0 AT only due to reliability concerns of the DSG. Loved the car, the overall space and comfort and it was fun enough to drive.

Now we were very impressed with the attitude of the sales team and they mentioned they have a very good offer from VW for the month of April (50k discount on Ex-Showroom price) ,and that it is the first time VW has given such a good offer. We were not looking for an ICE vehicle and we just asked whether they could arrange a test drive on the following Sunday at my home (20 Kms away), so that my parents could check it out as well. They promptly agreed.

We had asked the same question to the MG sales guys as well, but they said they do not work on Sundays so arranged one for the following Saturday.

On Sunday morning, I just asked my father on his opinion on changing the 2009 Dzire Zxi our parents currently drive (Both my parents still drive). He said he will think about it. Anyways, Mr. Sanoop came with the car for test drive (Really appreciate this considering his wife was admitted in hospital for delivery. He mentioned this when he came, otherwise we would have not asked him to come). Both my parents liked the car and we asked the exchange price for our 2009 Dzire and he offered a decent price.

We discussed this within the family and decided to go ahead with the Highline 1.0 AT Curcuma Yellow, considering the 50K discount and imminent price hike in May. Paid 10k advanced on the same day and completed the balance payment within 2 days. We got the car delivered on the following Saturday

The MG showroom arranged the test drive on the same day we took delivery of the Taigun (We had informed them that we booking the car would be unlikely upfront but they still came for the test drive). I casually informed the sales rep that he could have got a sale had he arranged a test drive on the previous Sunday.

So I would say, just because of the attitude of the sales guys at EVM VW, we bought a new car out of the blue. There was no plan to replace our parents car and it just happened very spontaneously. We still have the Nexon EV booked as our Figo replacement and the booking experience is a different story altogether.

This is the price break up of what we paid:

• Ex Showroom: 1439900
• TCS: 14399
• Insurance: 27500 (Including 50% NCB from Dzire)
• Road Tax: 188202
• TP & Fastag: 700
• Cash Discount: -50000
• Corporate Discount: -5000
• Total: 16,26,201

We did not opt for the accessories package costing around Rs. 10,500. Chose to order a mat online and get the mudflaps fitted later as they did not have the mat and mudflaps in stock separately. We also took the extended warranty for 5th and 6th year at 29,499, and the 3rd and 4th year service package at 16,499 (The 1st and 2nd year service package was already included as part of the April offer).

This is the first VW in our family. I hope we will have a trouble free experience with this. Also such was the experience with the sales team that we did not even cross check for better offers with other dealers.

Curious to know from other members if the behavior of a sales team has influenced a car purchase when there was never a plan for one.

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The LED bulbs are much brighter than halogen ones and I just love the way the LEDs blink.

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DIY: Upgrading to LED Turn indicators on the VolkswagenTaigun.

The tail-lights on the Taigun are really a masterpiece, I mean I love the way they light up at night! The LED strip looks classic. What definitely wasn't looking classic was the use of halogen bulbs in turn indicators. The assembly is huge but the space for turn indicators is small in it. I really think that the turn indicators would not be that clearly visible in daylight due to them being small and halogens!

So it was a time for DIY!

Searched YouTube for the removal process of tail lights on the Taigun but found none. Scared to do this on a month-old car, I finally plunged into it and gave it a shot!

The tools used were the same as provided in the spare tire kit:

• A trim removal instrument.
• Screwdriver (Sorry, I don't know what type it is, but present in your spare tire kit).

I'll let the pictures explain the process:

Be really careful about the plastic trims not to break them while removing and installing:

The seal says, "RETEST LAMP IF SEAL BROKEN" and not warranty void if broken:

Removing the plastic trims to get into the bulb housing:

Sorry, I literally Forgot to click pictures of the inside housing. That is a simple swap of bulbs though.

• LED bulb type: BA15S P21W.
• Bulbs sourced from Durvient.com

I was scared to see any error on the dash or hyper flashing of any indicator, but there was none. Everything works perfectly, attaching videos.

Everything just works fine. The LED bulbs are much brighter than halogen ones and I just love the way the LEDs blink. AMAZING.

I'd really like to thank fellow BHPian, Prerak. Prerak's upgrade to LED turn indicators on his Red GT TSI really encouraged me and I went ahead to order these.

That's it for now, folks!

Whats next? Probably LEDs for the reverse lights too!

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The turbo, gosh, let it kick in, and the car isn't just a Taigun anymore, it's like a therapy for me.

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3,000 kilometres / 40 days update:

Managed to clock 3,000 kms (in close to 40 days) in my Taigun 1.0 Highline MT. The car has completed it's run-in period very well, I have managed to drive it on almost all sorts of conditions and therefore, here are my observations / experiences so far:

• I love the way it handles on high speeds. I have done close to 120 / 140 kmph and it did not feel like it.
• This engine is a dream.I know it feels better in the Vento and the Polo. (A friend owns 1.0 TSI AT Polo and have driven it). I think it does a good job on the Taigun as well, especially in the manual guise. (I have also driven a friend's 1.0 TSI AT Kushaq).It picks up pace without letting anyone know / feel - it's the beep at 80 kmph which reminds me to slow down. The turbo, gosh, let it kick in, and the car isn't just a Taigun anymore, it's like a therapy for me.
• Torque and clutch? The clutch is not that light but it's manageable. Half-way through releasing the clutch, the revs automatically go up to around 1,100 rpm to prevent stalling. Moreover, we usually park all our cars inside in the driveway - and to get into the gate, the ramp is quite inclined. While reversing into the driveway, this car just requires clutch and no accelerator input, the revs automatically go up to 1,300-1,400 rpm and help it climb up. (Just to mention, our Innova Crysta 2.7 AT has it's wheels skidding / slipping like crazy if there's no momentum or if we stop it midway on the ramp).
• Brakes are very good. The ABS kicks in at a good time whenever needed. Have panic / harshly braked like two times and they're quite confidence inspiring. (One time a friend was following in his car, and he saw the brake lights blink - one of the safety features).
• The car hates small / immediate potholes and it feels like a crime when that 'thudd' is heard. Otherwise, the road noise + drive on bad roads is fair. (The tyre noise on this one is less than on my Corolla Altis 1.8 2019).
• While people call it outdated, I love the feeling of having a proper ignition + key fob combo. (No Push button start is what I mean) After 3 years, this just feels so old school and great! I hate technology sometimes.
• Plastic quality is definitely not great, but it feels okay. The gear lever creaking sound to which VW guys also admitted that it is a problem in all cars, hasn't been fixed yet.
• The car feels solid and a lot of people still turn to see it. (Looks like a mini Tiguan.) Recently, a silly Toyota Fortuner driver suddenly decided to move his car forward while my dad was reversing the Taigun out of a parking lot, we just got a mini inside bump on the bumper, and the towing hook cover - next to the reflector popped out, which we clipped back. The 2012 Fortuner's bumper popped out. I feel sad about it, we have two Toyotas, love them.
• The audio quality is amazing. I love every bit of it. Yes at some points, I feel it could be better but also think, tweaking the equaliser a little should do the job. Also, I don't know if it's the sun + heat or it's the screen which heats up. I also wish the Traction Control button was a physical button - probably should have been placed next to the Hazard lights button.
• The analogue speedometer feels amazing, it's a delight to watch the needles work. Also, love the fact that the speedometer lights dim whenever the car thinks / detects it's dark outside (to remind you to turn on headlights). Note: The car doesn't come with Automatic headlights. Also, the screen provides sufficient information and is quite customisable - like driving data, mobile phone data, and the song playing (and volume bar too).
• The halogen headlights work brilliantly well (and so does the cornering function). Better than the halogens of both - the Kia Seltos and the Honda City 2020 5th gen.
• I miss the power-folding ORVMs, VW guys have no clue when there will be a proper accessory or a fitment kit for it.
• VW OEM leatherette seat covers are great! Amazing fitting and they feel factory fitted. Whereas, Kia and Honda OEM seat covers definitely give a feel that they were installed like 5 years after the car was bought.
• The lighting and the whole setup (dashboard, interior colour, door handle illumination) feels premium, when you combine it with a VW logo and the performance, it just feels a segment above.
• There are no rattles, except for one. The driver's door - It only comes in light when there is a lot of bass coming out of the speakers or when the car is on an incline / uneven surface. It's not even prominent.
• The AC issue. Yes, it's an issue indeed. There is a whole thread going on about it. Link (Volkswagen Taigun : Ineffective air-conditioning) At this point, it's better to just keep waiting for a solution, and learn to live with it. As the car completed the run-in period, the behaviour surely changed, and now it's not throwing warm air as much, but there's still quite of it. Especially in slow moving traffic, but only when observed. I practice all habits like - Rolling windows down and letting the hot air exit (moreover, my parking is covered), making sure recirculation is turned on.
• Fuel efficiency (I use normal / unleaded petrol, all figures as per the car's system and with AC on at all times, 35% Highway + 65% city conditions).

Note: COCO here is referring to Company Owner Company Operated Fuel Pump.

• Topped up from COCO. Minimum/Maximum: ~12.3 / ~15.6 kmpl.
• Topped up from non - COCO. Minimum/Maximum: ~10.3 / ~12.9 kmpl.

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With the driving mix split equally between city and highways, there seems to be a significant dip in mileage even with XP95.

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Hey Team BHPians and esp. fellow Taigun owners,

Posting a quick update here on the eve of crossing 2500Kms in my Taigun.

I have been experimenting (if you can call it that) with multiple fuels in different driving conditions.

Here's the table I have built myself in Excel. I do use Fuelio, but I prefer to my own data consolidation and analysis. Let me know your thoughts on what you infer from the data here.

Here are my thoughts:

• The mileage during the initial 500Kms (100% city driving) is as expected on the lower side, I guess.
• Between December 2021 and March 2022, I had used mostly XP95 but the driving was also more on highways.
• With the driving mix split equally between city and highways, there seems to be a significant dip in mileage even with XP95. And that too with close to sedate driving.
• It has been only a couple of days & about 100Kms since I filled the tank with HP Power (the local IOCL pump was out of stock on XP95 and I thought I might try this instead) and but I am already seeing a 1.5-2Kmpl dip in the average mileage shown on the car's instrument cluster. The engine also feels sluggish and a bit knocky. Should I consider Proctane or STP addition and see how the numbers turn out?

I have also successfully installed a DDPAI Z40 dashcam (front only, with a Strontium Nitro A1 128GB Micro SDXC Memory Card) myself in the Taigun without hard-wiring and it has been performing wonderfully. Need to spend time to photo-document that experience here in this thread as well as share some clippings (I just put 1 clip on YouTube just this evening, as my first ever YT video!).

Cheers,

ASMR

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Volkswagen has also increased the prices of the Taigun and Tiguan by 2.5% - 4% depending on the variant.

Volkswagen is offering Engine Idle Start / Stop and Tyre Pressure Deflation Warning as standard across all variants of the Taigun.

These features are now available on both Performance Line and Dynamic Line trims, but at an added cost, as the carmaker has also announced a price hike of 2.5% - 4% for the Taigun and Tiguan, effective May 2, 2022.

Volkswagen claims that the Engine Idle Start / Stop feature helps improve fuel efficiency by up to 6% on the 1.0L Dynamic Line. The manual variant is said to offer a fuel efficiency of 19.20 km/l, while the automatic variant offers 17.23 km/l.

Volkswagen has also made some minor cosmetic changes to the Taigun. The Performance Line now comes with Wild Cherry Red inserts only with the Wild Cherry Red exterior colour. All other colour options come with Armur Grey glossy inserts.

The mechanical rear wiper is definitely an eyesore, and I always wanted to change it to the frameless one as in the Polo, but had some complications.

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DIY: Changed the ugly-looking rear wiper on my Taigun to the Polo one:

So this is a DIY I did on my recently purchased Taigun TSI. The mechanical rear wiper is definitely an eyesore, and I always wanted to change it to the frameless one as in the Polo, but had some complications. Let's start with the tools used:

• Ratchet.
• Flathead screwdriver.

Opened the cap and unscrewed the nut. Was very tight inside so used a flathead screwdriver, and from the sides pushed it outwards carefully by not damaging or scratching the windshield:

Now comes the tricky part. This wiper's blade is a bit too big and thus stuck at the center position of the spoiler. I first thought of cutting the excessive part but that would end up looking different so used my jugadu brain and with very difficulty opened up the center part of the wiper blade (The one which gets attached to the wiper arm). Moved it a few cms to the right side of the blade so that the left side can go into the wiper arm. Used mighty bond instant adhesive to stick the plastic part again and voila, it worked!

Ended up damaging the wiper blade a bit.

The red rectangle portion was the excessive part, which I adjusted by moving the center clip to the right. Now, while using the wiper doesn't get stuck anywhere and cleans the windshield smoothly.

Also added blind spot mirrors to the otherwise compact rear view mirrors. these are adjustable ones so they easily help me in parking and give me more confidence while doing a u-turn or overtaking at good speeds:

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A week before the lockdown in March 2020, we bought a 2020 Honda City top of the line ZX CVT. The car is now at 5,500 km only and in showroom condition.

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Folks - I write this to seek your advice.

My father who is 78, is an avid driver. A week before the lockdown in March 2020, he bought a 2020 Honda City top of the line ZX CVT. The car is now at 5,500 kms only and in showroom condition save a little mark on the rear bumper.

He has been wanting a Taigun ever since its launch. However this was not considered seriously as the differential of price (selling the City and buying the Taigun new) would make no economic sense.

The opportunity has now presented itself where the owner of a Dec 2021 VW Taigun 1.0 Comfortline Automatic wants to sell their 1,500 km driven car. I will be going with my father to see the car today.

Personally I think it is unwise to sell a top of the line Honda City that is almost brand new and get a Taigun with lesser creature comforts. I feel the loss of 4 air bags, no LEDs at all, no start stop, no auto lighting are some of the biggest misses of the Comfortline.

Although I am trying to talk him out of it he is very excited to have a higher and a slightly larger car that is easier to get in and out of.

Request your points of view and if this makes any sense at all. Cars at our home have been more heart than head always but this change seems a little too much for me to digest.

Thanks for your thoughts in advance.

Here's what GTO had to say on the matter:

Give the old man what he wants! Voted for the Taigun. I normally don't recommend selling cars so early in their life, but if you are selling used and in turn, buying used...the depreciation loss is evened out.

Find another Taigun for your old man. Also take him for a spin in the Kushaq if he likes it more.

Get a full PPI done and and follow our used car checklist (including service history, checking past insurance claims etc.). Not much can go wrong in an almost brand-new car, even if the owner neglected it. Be sure to check for rat damage though, they can be scary to fix, especially if rats made the abandoned car their home.

Here's what BHPian libranof1987 had to say on the matter:

Can you afford the change? Yes, the switch doesn't make sense financially, but does it affect you significantly? If not, let the man have his way.

The used car market is crazy at the moment, so you could actually get a decent price for the City as well.

Here's what BHPian ike had to say on the matter:

Voted for buying the Taigun. You wouldn't want to think later that you should have got him what he wanted when he could still drive.

Here's what BHPian dieseltuned had to say on the matter:

Why is the owner selling the Taigun so early in the life cycle (not even 6 months), Please check its service history if possible when you see the car, I am always vary of VW shenanigan.

Since your dad will be primary driver and he likes the Taigun, if financial hit is not significant than let him get his desired car.

At his age with all due respect I think he deserves what he is asking for.

Regards

Dieseltuned

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We came to an agreement that if the chrome trim is removable, vinyl wrap would be the better option. If not, then spray painting would be the only option.

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Dechromed the bumpers of my Taigun 1.0L TSI Topline MT:

I recently got the bumpers of my Volkswagen Taigun dechromed. I got it done at Car Cosmetics, Mysore - my friendly neighborhood car accessory shop. We came to an agreement that if the chrome trim is removable, vinyl wrap would be the better option. If not, then spray painting would be the only option. I was not very comfortable getting the trim painted on a 2 month old car. But then we realized that the chrome panels were detachable, albeit it was quite difficult to remove considering the sheer number of locks and since it's made of very very thin plastic.

Sharing some pictures of the dechroming process:

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Been driving the car for 3 years and being an enthusiast myself, I knew I wouldn't settle for a non-fun to drive car.

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Replaced our 10-year-old Polo with a Taigun:

Hello members,

We had a Volkswagen Polo with the least enthusiast engine, the 1.2 petrol Highline. The car started showing its age and came up with huge maintenance bills. We decided to upgrade to something better. Been driving the car for 3 years and being an enthusiast myself, I knew I wouldn't settle for a non-fun to drive car. Being a keen reader of this Taigun forum, it helped me gather confidence for this product. All said and done, got a good exchange price for the Polo and a good discount on the Taigun Topline TSI MT Curcuma Yellow.

We got the car delivered on the auspicious day of Gudi Padwa. Took the delivery and went straight to the mandir for Puja. Had a Taigun Highline AT in front of ours!

Well, not all things end well.

The very next day driver's side window refused to roll down. Tried multiple times, and it rolled down and stopped mid-way. I was surprised and disappointed as to what went wrong. Took the car to the service center and they diagnosed it with a faulty window winder motor.

Anyways, they have put the order for the part and would receive it within 3-5 business days. Meanwhile, they closed the window and advised me to not roll down.

I'm okay with the issue as it could definitely be a manufacturing defect and the service guys completely accepted it and handled the situation very professionally.

Till now the car has done only 160 kms and I'm yet to experience the true potential of a TSI engine.

Any questions related to purchasing or overall experience are welcomed.

Attaching a picture of our 10-year-old Polo and new car, the Taigun:

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Earlier, Skoda and Volkswagen had replaced the auto-folding ORVMs with manual ones.

Earlier this week, we had reported how Skoda was no longer offering automatic climate control on the mid-spec Kushaq Ambition. It seems Volkswagen has also been hit by the chip shortage and has decided to remove the feature from the Taigun.

It is said that VW has deleted automatic climate control from the Taigun Highline trim, which doesn't come as a surprise, as the company had followed in the footsteps of its sister brand when it had replaced auto-folding ORVMs with manual ones back in January this year.

Like the Kushaq, the mid-spec variant of the Taigun is expected to get the same basic manual AC module with three rotary controls for the temperature, blower speed and direction.

The move is likely to affect the pricing and customers of the Taigun Highline variant can expect a discount.

Thanks to the Team-BHP fan (he prefers to remain anonymous) who sent this information in. Heartfelt gratitude for sharing it with other enthusiasts via this Team-BHP share page!