Long story short, I fell in love with Arteon at first sight. Booked test drive, everything seems to run smoothly. And they have Gemilang Deals too, 7 years free maintenance, same like my X1 and X3.

I never own Volkswagen before, my noob understanding is that they are more or less same as BMW. And based on my experience, usually car dealer will tune test drive car a bit, and when u get the real one, they might be slight difference.

Anyone owned Arteon here? How is the long term experience so far? I plan to buy it just for city drive, maybe to meet people or simply cruising aroung.

sure boh... why would they bother to do this.

And for sure a "used" test drive car will feel slightly different from a brand new one.

e.g your "experienced" GF vs virgin GF also feel different right

FYI, they dont have the time and money to tune test drive, the most activate or select sport mode (which most modern rides also can do nowadays) to let you feel more aggressive during test driving.

TS already got X1 and X3, then buy another BMW la, why go and buy VW?
VW more superior than your BMW in terms of ride?

Don't buy new one.

Get a 1-1.5 yr old. Instantly save 100k.

Current owner here since mid 2022. Previously owned a Tiguan MK1.5 year 2013, so I did have my fair share of dealing with peep-peeves of a VAG vehicle.

- Yes, the dealer would put on sport mode for test drive and put on RON97.
- I got a good deal, no SST, full price only RM248K, but only 3 years free maintenance with 5 years warranty. But mine is pre-IQ Drive, so I have to fork another RM3K to do upgrade to Adaptive Cruise Control outside (Euro Retrofit).

Pros:
- Fuel saving
- Premium cabin material, seats are super comfy
- Spacious, for all: self, front & rear passengers. Boot space is a CAVE!
- Multiple drive mode/profiles - can be really sporty and fast
- Frameless door and still good sound insulation
- Great sound system with subwoofer
- Easy to accumulate speeding tickets (is this a PRO?)
- Wireless Android Auto or Apple Carplay out of the box
- IQ Drive with Travel Assist (really takes the stress out of crawling traffic)

Cons:
- Currently the supplied 19" 245 40 Pirelli P-Zero tires are under recall for premature failure
- High maintenance: Oil change (fully synthetic 0W-30), DSG services, HALDEX (4Motion) services
- Known VW issues: ignition coil packs, quick-to-wear front lower arm bushing, ABS speed sensors, evap charcoal canister, plastic coolant pump, plastic oil sump bottom cover.
- When vehicle ages, oil leaks are common.

no issue for first 24 months... after 24 months you will have sensor failing which cost RM20 each like the water sensor, wheel sensor, light switch, and others. Nothing big if you can deal with small small item like this then ok ... the car is awesome and lovely just a bit "Princess Atitude" but wild in the bed.

Can go find on Facebook Volkswagen Arteon Owners Club Malaysia to check out more about ownership experience...

This brand and together with Mazda 6, can buy.... Used unit. Price just no logic used unit. Drop like no one need these cars

Well well you fell in love with it but VW themselves are falling out of love for it

https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/manufactur...%20discontinued.

https://www.drive.com.au/news/volkswagen-ar...-axed-globally/


https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/arteon-dead-rip.html

This post has been edited by EnergyAnalyst: Oct 20 2023, 09:00 AM

it is a gorgeous looking car. since TS Owner 2 BMW, i think he can tank all those extra maintenances.

So TS go for it, we will be cheering for you from sideline.

One get axed another get revived....

https://www.drive.com.au/news/rear-wheel-dr...rumours-return/

easily +2 years or worst not coming here at all, thanks to Slowpoke Bermaz

This post has been edited by ayamxxx: Oct 20 2023, 11:07 AM

both X1 and X3 are bulky. TBH I hated X1, it does look weird, but wifey love it, so happy wife happy life they say. Both SUV, now looking to own sedan.

Like I said, they do have the gemilang deal atm. so save some headache on maintenance.

this is great! thanks for the elaborated review.

I think I can live with that.

Sure, will look into it. thanks.

IKR? I saw it few time on the road, damn gorgeous. Went to showroom, with all the lighting and PPF, damn cun.

the RM3k one is just AEB+ACC or the full iQ Drive suite?

Those other issues mentioned, I dont think any Arteon owners have experienced it yet.. only happens on older gen VW's like the Passat B7's

RM3K gets you ACC. RM4K+ gets you IQ Drive Suite (Travel Assist). Yeah, those are older generation problems.... just sharing.

Pretty reliable? Considering 3rd party installation

So far 1.5 year in, still all good. ACC very useful during crawling jam, can relax a bit.

yay, suppork

saw one in blue recently. looks gorgeous!

would choose this over 3 Series