That articulation is insane! Makes them so capable off-road.

Thanks so much! There are heaps of dunes to explore here. I'm always looking for new spots to check out!

Daily driver? How about daily fixer?

@@nofyfb123 good answer!

@@nofyfb123 you have obviously never owned a VW Touareg . You must be a Toyota fan boy.

@@paulthomas2217 1. I indeed never owned POS. Why do I need to impersonate a guinea pig if you perfectly fit the role? Also, I spent over 15 years in the field as an Automotive Mechanical Breakdown Inspector and dealt with every single make/model sold in the US thus saw plenty of vw's in various states of [ridiculous] disrepair. These are OBJECTIVE reasons I never owned one. Subjective reason is that vw is your role model's hitler child, and I happen to be anti-nazi for a variety of reasons. 2. I am 63, and, therefore, am hardly a "boy" 3. I am not a Toyota fan - I have OBJECTIVE reasons to believe that Toyota makes the most reliable vehicles in the world. Out of 1,000+ vehicles I inspected every year, toyota was represented by maybe - MAYBE - one or two, and in most cases due to neglect or abuse. I will not talk about my personal experience because it's statistically insignificant. And finally, I had a short contract with vw a few years ago, and I witnessed first hand what kind of dysfunctional outfit it is. Hope it helps and you are welcome.

Thanks 👍

everything is reverse in australia lol

@@iyot1020Two wongs don’t make a right! 😏

Yes on that day, the rear sway bar were disconnected.

You're right, it was the right hand side sway bar bracket which became loose.

Yes A-trac works both front and rear. Also A-trac only works on 4L and at low speed - below 6kph. When both A-trac and rear diff lock are enabled, most of the time we can only notice A-trac working on the front wheels as both rear wheels will be turning at the same speed thus the sensors won't sense any loss of traction to activate A-trac at the rear.

@@Laval1 appreciate your information !

Road tyres at road pressure, too. With a driver who knows what a Touareg is doing in off-road modes, they are way more capable than shown here. For a start, jerky throttle then button off then back on throttle is not the way to get the best out of it, and low range was not needed with the monstrous torque the V10 has.

Yep. Buy tires and leave vw where it is.

When off-road, most of the time I'm not on automatic. Yes I was in 4 lo, 2nd gear when driving up steep dunes/hills.

Definitely agree! Safety first. We need to be more careful next time.

Its the PPD Performance

@@Laval1 nice

When climbing steep hills up or down, I usually use 4x4 lo both on sand and hard surfaces. On sand I do not use locker or atrac unless I'm crawling over big holes. When I drive on loose flat surfaces such as on the beach, I use 4x4 hi and I always disable the traction control so that to avoid the VSC and other traction aids to kick in and cause me to lose momentum.

How do you disable the traction control on High mode? My FJ does not have such a function

@@mantasr6649 Mine is a 2012 model, there is a VSC Off switch to the right of RR Diff Lock switch. Stop the car with engine on, press this switch for about 3-5 seconds, 2 warning lights will light up on the dashboard when disabled. When the car is turned off, all return to normal.

@@mantasr6649 what model is your Fj ?

@@mantasr6649 If you don't have the VSC Off button, you can unplug the ABS wire to the pump. I would only do this if absolutely necessary.

Totally agree.

Nah... the Touareg looked more like an issue of tyres and lack of throttle control.

You don't know much, do you?

@@einfelder8262 I do - I've seen vw's in various states of disrepair. Not Toyota.

@@nofyfb123 You're detached from reality. Here in Australia, you can't buy a Toyota engine out of a crashed car because they are all snapped up in advance to replace thousands of blown up D4Ds and V series.

@@einfelder8262 I may be detached from Australian reality but I am very well attached to American reality.

@@nofyfb123 Then I suggest you restrict your commentary to American reality, and keep away from Australian reality about which you clearly know nothing.