Thanks for everyone's input so far. My apologies for my absence. I tend to agree a lot with Stephan's point of view. In fact, I don't think the Jeep is an option anymore. I went to test drive as similar Jeep here in Rustenburg, and test drove the Touareg V8 as there isn't a V6 available to test here. Did about 10km city driving, 15km highway and 2km gravel. Comfort wise they are both very nice vehicle's. I enjoyed the Jeep just a little more than the Touareg, but not enough to make that a deciding factor. I dropped by our local Jeep / Mercedes dealership after the test drive to speak to a relatively honest sales person I have dealt with before on the new cars side. I have seen two comments saying I must wait longer for a Touareg with lower mileage. To be honest, you are right, but I am "gatvol" waiting. I have been patiently waiting for 9 month's now. The Escape model with terrain package is extremely rare and it feels like they are getting more and more expensive.
When I started looking I had 3 possibilities in the same price range as this Touareg, but with way less mileage. They were unfortunately in three different states and I couldn't get to them in time. The one in Jhb I literally missed with 10 minutes. It was sold while I was busy with the test drive. 9 Month's later, this is the first time there is one available again in my price range. In fact, as far as I can see it is the only one for sale in SA at the moment. If anyone knows of an Escape model for sale between R200k - R300k, please let met know. On the Toyota comment. I won't elaborate as I don't want to start another brand war. I am just not a Toyota fan at all. Dont' like the Hilux, don't like the Prado, nor the Cruiser. I will go through to Pretoria on Saturday to inspect the Touareg. Will let you know how it looks.
For most UK buyers, it’s a choice between two 3.0-litre diesels. The basic motor produces 201bhp and does 62mph in 9sec but we splashed out £1615 on the 242bhp version that lops 1.2sec from that standing start time for a meagre 1mpg penalty. And speaking of mpg, its claimed 39mpg combined fuel figure is nearly 10mpg better than my old Range Rover Sport diesel’s, thanks to a kerbweight some 400kg lower. Common sense suggests we should have gone for the basic SE spec: heated leather trim, navigation, Bluetooth and an eight-speed ‘box are all standard for £40,155. There’s an off-road-themed Escape version too, but to sample the version most UK buyers will choose, we stumped up another £2525 for the sporty Altitude. The colour palette is about as varied as food choices in a 1970s Warsaw supermarket, but the metal-look dash trim does differentiate it from the warmer wood decoration of the SE. Having rubbished the hybrid for its £60k price I thought I’d better go easy on the options for our TDI. I passed on the optional electric seats (£1340), four-zone climate (£670) and driver assistance pack (£2095) with its radar cruise, lane departure warning and multiple parking cameras. And I decided to take a big gamble by not ordering the £2075 air suspension package. After that I promptly fell off the wagon and splashed out on a full-length sunroof (£1120), Dynaudio hi-fi upgrade (£1095) and £1310’s worth of Bi-xenon cornering lights. The only worry is those air springs. Will my meanness come back to haunt me on the first stretch of bumpy road? We’ll find out soon.
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