Well after putting new coils in the disco (thanks Phil) No1 daughter wanted to look and take a 4WD for a test drive, so in the car and a little drive to McGrath Volkswagen to test drive the new Volkswagen Amarok Trendline.
Of coarse I wanted to drive it as well, I must say I was very supprised and impressed, firstly at how much room there was inside the car, there is enough room in the second row seats to comfortably seat 3 tall adults, much more spacious than any of the other dualcabs on the market by a country mile, I put the front seat in a position that I was happy (5' 11" approx)with legs almost out straight, then got into the back, I had enough room to almost have my legs straight out, it didn't feel cramped at all, the rear seats were comfortable much better than any other dualcab I've sat in.
They are big and they look bloody brilliant, they have good power and torque, 120Kw, 400Nm, a bit slow off the mark in first, but once in second, they do get up and go, we drove one fitted with soft springs (VW comfort springs) they are smooth, with hardly any road noise, steering is precise with good feel AND it doesn't drive like a truck, it has a very easy clutch, gear change is notchy but still very good, good seating postion with an up and down adjustability, which makes it very close to the seating position of the Disco.
Overall, brilliant, would I buy one, hell yeah, is my daughter buying one, hell yeah, am I happy with her decision, you betcha
A bonus with this is,
From the ARB website
To coincide with the release of the Volkswagen Amarok, ARB is pleased to announce a full array of quality 4x4 accessories to further increase the functionality and performance of this vehicle, including deluxe bull bars, Old Man Emu suspension, canopies and roof racks.
Baz.
